Taliban Face Massive Governing Challenges in 2022 as Poverty and

Taliban Face Massive Governing Challenges in 2022 as Poverty and Rival Militants Surge

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The Taliban’s takeover of the Afghan government in 2021 brought the biggest shift in that country since the US invasion 20 years ago. On this episode of Overwatch, ISW Research Director Matt McInnis sits down with ISW Afghanistan Researcher Peter Mills to talk about what to expect in Afghanistan in 2022. Peter will provide his prognosis for the Taliban government as well as share some specific inflection points that he’ll be watching for.

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