Prince Turki Al Faisal discusses his role in ’The Afghanistan File,’ chronicling Saudi Arabia’s involvement with Afgha

Reading the Middle East with Gilles Kepel

HRH Prince Turki Al Faisal Al Saud, who served as head of Saudi Arabia's General Intelligence Directorate from 1979-2001, discusses his book, The Afghanistan File, reflecting on the early support for the Mujahideen against the Soviet occupation, the rise to power of the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and their threats to the kingdom and the West, and his meetings with Osama bin Laden.

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