In this episode, Antony Loewenstein examines five years of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, reflecting on the 20-year US-led war, its devastating impact on Afghan civilians, the West’s failure to reckon with its own actions, and the country’s current political and economic crisis. He explores the Taliban’s treatment of women and girls, divisions within the movement, the role of the West and the International Criminal Court, and why engagement with Afghanistan may be more effective than isolation.  Ask me a question here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDJgrNigh0SvGaGaVIwBo4vePw12F1wv0IBGwAppKbD79s2g/viewform?usp=publish-editor
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Produced by Lena Helou and Lem Zakharia.

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