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Rafsanjani's Diaries about the Taliban

Rafsanjani's Diaries about the Taliban

The late politician's diaries have a lot to teach us about the regime's decision-making process.

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Aug 30, 2021
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In 1998, Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani had been out of the presidency for two years, yet one of the most powerful people in Iran and the chairman of the expediency council. His daughter, Faezeh, recently published a volume of his diaries as a book, In Search of Expediency. The book includes a fascinating tale of the fall of Mazar-i Sharif to the Taliban …

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