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With the Taliban Back in Kabul, Regional Powers Watch and Wait
The Taliban’s return to power raises questions not only about how the movement will use its newfound authority but also about what Afghanistan’s neighbours will do in response.
- Crisis Group experts offer a 360-degree view of these countries’ initial reactions and what is behind them.
On 15 August, the Taliban capped their drive for power in Afghanistan by taking Kabul, the country’s capital, for the first time since they ruled most of the country from 1996 to 2001.
With the previous government’s collapse, the group is now the de facto power throughout the country and is in the process of forming a new government and revamped state system…