The militant Islamist regime has introduced a series of oppressive laws restricting rights for women and girls.
- Non-resident Research Fellow, Graduate School of Development, University of Central Asia
Three years ago the Taliban promised it had changed. It is now clear that it hasn’t.
The west wants to prevent a humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan. But every move towards engagement with the Taliban is met with further oppression.
The National Resistance Front controls large swaths of territory in the north-east of Afghanistan.
Scott Lucas, foreign policy expert, and Kambaiz Rafi, political economy researcher, discuss potential developments in Afghanistan under the new Taliban government.
The Taliban faces a huge struggle to impose its rule on a country that has always proved difficult to govern.
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