The Taliban and the Global Backlash Against Women's Rights

taliban  Pakistan and its intelligence service have more influence over the Afghan Taliban than any other country or intelligence organization, writes Bruce Riedel  The Taliban are mostly local, accepted by the Afghan population Most are basically farmers They know what they stand for, and they view

Even as many diplomats shun the Taliban regime, protesting its treatment of women and girls, emissaries of countries near Afghanistan have The second crucial dynamic will be terrorism and militancy The Taliban is unlikely to get a better handle on the Islamic State in Khorasan

One year ago, on 15 August 2021, the Taliban entered Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul and captured control of the country  Many Western-backed Afghan government leaders fled, while thousands of their compatriots and foreigners fearing Taliban rule scrambled to find