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Afghan media mogul Saad Mohseni: 'We have to engage with the Taliban'

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FRANCE 24 spoke to Saad Mohseni, the chairman and chief executive of the Moby Group, a conglomerate which owns several media outlets in Afghanistan. He believes the world should "engage with the Taliban", saying "there's an opportunity for them to moderate their policies". Mohseni noted that to his surprise, Afghanistan's new masters have so far let Moby Group's journalists carry on working.

Added on the 13/09/2021 15:45:00 - Copyright : France 24 EN

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