Show 242 - Roh Yakobi
Matt Forde's Political Party
The Political Party
4.7 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 30 August 2021
⏱️ 88 minutes
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Summary
This is the most emotional episode of The Political Party ever recorded. Roh Yakobi was tortured by the Taliban when he was just 12. In this deeply moving interview he tells us his remarkable life story, including the brutal reality of being governed by the Taliban. He also speaks of his despair for his family and friends, particularly his female cousin, now that the Taliban are back in control. Roh is now a fellow at the Human Security Centre, having moved to Wolverhampton. A Labour member, his experience of growing up in Afghanistan has had a profound effect on his politics and his analysis of the West's foreign policy is devastating.
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| 0:42.7 | Hello and welcome to the Political Party. |
| 0:53.8 | Today's guest is Raya Kobi, who's a fellow at the Human Security Centre. |
| 0:57.9 | Roe grew up in Afghanistan and this is his incredible story of living under the Taliban |
| 1:05.2 | being tortured by the Taliban coming to the UK, joining the Labour Party and all the lessons |
| 1:13.0 | that come from his upbringing, who his father was. |
| 1:17.0 | I mean, this is an incredible story and at times very, very emotional. |
| 1:21.9 | The most emotional episode of this I've ever recorded. |
| 1:26.7 | So just be prepared for that because Roe talks about in detail how he was treated by the |
| 1:33.4 | Taliban, how his family were treated by the Taliban and the despair that he now has |
| 1:38.4 | that the Taliban are back in charge of Afghanistan. |
| 1:41.2 | So this is raw, this is personal. |
| 1:44.1 | It's also highly articular and insightful and full of magnificent political analysis. |
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