The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan after almost 20 years on the ground has stoked fears of a resurgence of the Taliban.
They have reportedly seized one district after another in recent days, overrunning bases housing Afghan government troops.

Experts are also concerned that the US withdrawal also gives al-Qaeda an opportunity to rebuild its network and once again be able to plot attacks around the world.
We speak to Prof Paul Cornish, visiting professor at LSE Ideas, London School of Economics, an Associate Fellow at the Council on Geostrategy, and a specialist on Afghanistan.

The withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan after almost 20 years on the ground has stoked fears of a resurgence of the Taliban. They have reportedly seized one district after another in recent days, overrunning bases housing Afghan government troops.
Experts are also concerned that the US withdrawal also gives al-Qaeda an&nbsp;opportunity to rebuild its network and once again be able to plot attacks around the world. We speak to Prof Paul Cornish, visiting professor at LSE Ideas, London School of Economics, an Associate Fellow at the Council on Geostrategy, and a specialist on Afghanistan.

John Maytham is a trained actor who made the switch to radio over 20 years ago when he joined the news team at Radio 604.

He then swapped reporting for anchoring an AM drive time show at a national talk radio station.

Once he set the bar for South African news and talk radio he accepted the challenge to join Primedia Broadcasting and help establish the newly founded CapeTalk, fulfilling the role of both News Editor and Breakfast Host.

He was the first host to switch on the mic on 14 October 1997.

Years later, he was also the first radio broadcaster to do a Google Hangout in South Africa.

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