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Taliban 2.0 aren't so different from the first regime, after all

  • Written by Atal Ahmadzai, Visiting Assistant Professor of International Relations, St. Lawrence University
imageThe Taliban retook control of Afghanistan in August 2021, without major opposition. Photo by Mohd Rasfan /AFP via Getty Image

The international community is closely monitoring the Taliban, after the group re-seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021.

There is legitimate reason for concern. The Taliban are again ruling through fear and draconian...

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