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World Service,19 Apr 2025,26 mins
The Fifth Floor: Inside the Taliban's surveillance network
The Documentary PodcastAvailable for over a year
There are over 90,000 hi-definition CCTV cameras in Kabul, watching everyone’s movements. What are the Taliban using this footage for? Âé¶¹Éç Afghan Services' journalist Mahjooba Nowrouzi was granted exclusive access into the country’s top security control room. Plus, Âé¶¹Éç Mundo's William Márquez on the history of Charles Darwin's house, and Mayuresh Konnur Gopal reports for Âé¶¹Éç Marathi on the geological and historical relevance of India's Lonar Crater Lake. Presented by Faranak Amidi Produced by Alice Gioia, Caroline Ferguson and Hannah Dean (Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)
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