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Taliban Redux: Afghanistan 3 Years After the Fall of Kabul

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Taliban Redux: Afghanistan 3 Years After the Fall of Kabul

Zahra Joya and Shanthie D’Souza unpack the Taliban regime, its suppression of women and minorities, and the wider consequences of its rule on global terror and geopolitics.

Taliban Redux: Afghanistan 3 Years After the Fall of Kabul

On August 15, 2021, the Taliban seized Kabul, bringing an end to the U.S.-backed Afghanistan National Government. Join Beyond the Indus host Tushar Shetty as we evaluate Afghanistan three years into the Taliban regime. We are joined by noted feminist Afghan journalist Zahra Joya and South Asia strategy and defense expert Shanthie D’Souza, as we unpack the Taliban regime, its suppression of women and minorities, its impact in governing Afghanistan, and the wider consequences of its rule on global terror and geopolitics.

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