Now Comes the Hard Part: Can the Taliban Govern Afghanistan?

November 05, 2021 01:21:49
Now Comes the Hard Part: Can the Taliban Govern Afghanistan?
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Now Comes the Hard Part: Can the Taliban Govern Afghanistan?

Nov 05 2021 | 01:21:49

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Show Notes

For the Taliban, it seems that defeating the Afghan military and overthrowing the elected government as U.S. troops departed was the easy part. Now, the insurgency faces the daunting challenge of governing a weak and divided country. On November 4, USIP hosted a discussion with Afghanistan experts on how the Taliban are likely to respond to internal and external pressure to govern more inclusively as conditions inside Afghanistan worsen, as well as what the United States and the region can do to avoid the worst consequences of failed governance and mitigate a looming disaster.

Speakers

Stephen Brooking Former Peace Process Special Advisor, U.N. Assistance Mission in Afghanistan

Naheed Farid  Chairperson of House Standing Committee for Human Rights, Civil Society and Women Affairs

Lotfullah Najafizada Director, TOLO News

Scott Worden, moderator Director, Afghanistan and Central Asia Programs, U.S. Institute of Peace

 

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/now-comes-hard-part-can-taliban-govern-afghanistan

 

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