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Kite fighting 1960 afganistan7/24/2023 The Taliban have sought to reassure Afghans and the international community that they have the answers to manage Afghanistan’s many problems and save the country from further catastrophe.īut how to respond to the Taliban takeover has divided Afghan and global opinion. They face an economic and fiscal crisis, as well as drought, a pandemic, and mass starvation. Since the withdrawal of all American and military and diplomatic personnel in August, the Taliban have struggled to establish the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, their version of a state ruled by Islamic religious scholars interpreting and applying sacred law ( shari‘a). Having demonstrated their skill as insurgents, the Taliban now confront the challenge of governing this complex country and establishing a stable government. Senior Taliban members pose proudly at the presidential palace after their takeover in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 15, 2021. They even recruited a steady stream of young men willing to kill themselves and others in suicide missions. operations killed tens of thousands of Taliban, the insurgents replenished their ranks. Taliban scouts improvised explosive devices along supply routes. Armed with light weapons and radios, they moved stealthily across demanding terrain on motorcycles and trucks in hit-and-run operations. They did so without satellites, air power, or heavy artillery. Over the past twenty years in Afghanistan, the Taliban fought this alliance to a standstill in a grinding guerilla war. Their stunning victory in August 2021 over American and allied forces-arguably the most powerful military coalition in modern history-has deepened the mystery. Who are the Taliban? The question has confounded international society for more than a quarter century.
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