How Pakistan Tried to Facilitate Talks with the Taliban | Ayaz Wazir | Ambassador Diaries | Ep 08

As a young man from Wana, Waziristan, Ambassador (R) Ayaz Wazir did not know what life in the foreign service would entail. From facilitating talks between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance to criticizing Pakistan's role in the War on Terror, hear him recall his close brushes with death throughout a career that spanned 35 years. 00:00 Preview 00:58 1973 Joining the FSP 03:49 1979 The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan 08:07 Hosting President Zia ul Haq in Vienna 10:54 1997 The Battle of Mazar-i-Sharif 16:20 1997 Peacemaking between the Taliban and Northern Alliance 21:32 2001 Pakistan's Entry into the War on Terror 23:41 Lessons from the Service TCM’s journey since 2017 has been about telling stories that people want to hear, which mainstream media has been neglecting for decades. We want to disrupt the status quo by delivering engaging content that empowers impassioned voices and impacts social change. We are defined by integrity, grit, and ingenuity, and this is what drives us. Support independent journalism in Pakistan and get exclusive access to the full-length version of our videos:   / thecentrummedia   ------------------- Subscribe to TCM Original: https://bit.ly/2A3pOXz Subscribe to TCM: https://bit.ly/2Tu6AkW ------------------- Follow us on Facebook:  / tcmoriginalsofficial   Facebook:   / thecentrummedia   Facebook:   / redbytcm   Tiktok:   / tcmoriginals   Twitter:   / thecentrummedia   Instagram:   / thecentrummedia   Instagram:   / tcmoriginals   Instagram:   / redbytcm   WhatsApp Channel : https://bitly.ws/ZkQC ------------------- Join our Facebook community: https://bit.ly/35oeLVs ------------------- Website: http://thecentrummedia.com ------------------- About The Centrum Media The Centrum Media (TCM) has the credit of Pakistan’s first digital news network specializing in visual storytelling. Being a premier online platform, TCM strives to enhance the online experience of the new generation, ranging from hard news to feature stories. TCM creates original content and curates simultaneously from multiple sources. We will take you where the real stories happen but often go untold and unseen in the shortest possible time having more information. Unlike the traditional media, TCM aims at sharing diverse stories across multi-platforms aimed at the people who consume news through mobile and social stream. We take up the challenge in the digital arena to present the news in the most imaginative and innovative ways. Your on-the-go lifestyle forces us to bring the news directly to your pocket devices.