Before The War - Afghanistan, with artist Samira Kitman

<div> <p dir="ltr">In this special episode of Conflict of Interest, we hear what Afghanistan was like for a young girl growing up in Kabul before the Taliban retook power - a girl who dreamed of being a famous artist. Calligrapher and miniaturist Samira Kitman discovered art as a young woman, allowing her to travel the world before threats to her freedom and fear of violence forced her to flee her home. </p> </div> <div><strong> </strong></div> <div dir="auto">To see a visualisation of Samira's story in comic book form, <a href= "https://www.iwm.org.uk/iwm-institute/conflict-of-interest/before-the-war"> head to @thefakepan on Instagram</a>.</div> <div><strong> </strong></div> <p>To learn more about the Afghanistan War and the September 11th attacks, check out the episodes on our main podcast feed</p>