SPECIAL: The Fall of Kabul - 1 year on. With Mariam Wardak, Hasib Noor, and Graeme Smith & Timor Sharan (Crisis Group)
Episode Outline
On August 15th, 2021, the globe witnessed one of the most redefining geopolitical events in a place that in itself reshaped 21st-century foreign and international policy. The fall of Kabul by the Taliban's rapid advance resulted in the US-supported government collapse and the Taliban's takeover, undoing 20 years of progress and rights/freedoms of Afghans. This special panel episode of TGG reflected on the changes to Afghanistan 1 year on. Questions/themes covered include:
Since the takeover, and as international attention has shifted elsewhere, how have conditions in…
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