Afghanistan Marks Anniversary of Taliban Takeover

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Position: RESEARCH TEAM
on Tue, 08/16/2022 - 12:50

 

The BIC notes the one-year anniversary of the return of Taliban rule in Afghanistan, and continues to be concerned  at the continued repression of citizens, particularly women and girls whose freedoms to be educated and work have become severely restricted, as well as the escalating poverty crisis causing millions to go without food. 

 

The BIC's Political Analyst, Ben Lowings, said:

 

Promoting regional connectivity should be a EU priority for Afghanistan

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Position: Senior Commentator on Geopolitics on Thu, 08/05/2021 - 10:00

For many, it is a disaster foretold. As America ends the longest of its “forever wars”, foreign troops leave Afghanistan after twenty troubled years and Taliban militants seize more and more territory amid fears of rising bloodshed and destruction, the emerging international consensus is simple: another state collapse in Afghanistan at the hands of the Taliban would be a danger both to the region and the world.