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What’s happening in Afghanistan one year after the U.S. withdrawal?
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15 minutes
Released:
Aug 30, 2022
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One year after the U.S. troop withdrawal, Afghanistan faces a collapsed economy, humanitarian crisis, and a Taliban regime essentially unchanged from that of 1996-2001. Madiha Afzal discusses the Taliban's restrictions on civil society, the segregation of women and girls from public life, and the need for more creative policies to alleviate Afghan people's suffering without helping the Taliban. Show notes and transcript: https://brook.gs/3TuLZug Follow Brookings podcasts on Apple or Google podcasts, or on Spotify. Send feedback email to podcasts@brookings.edu and follow us and tweet us at @policypodcasts on Twitter. The Current is part of the Brookings Podcast Network.
Released:
Aug 30, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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