Five Years Into Taliban Rule, Afghanistan Seeks to Ease International Isolation
The Taliban are courting regional powers and Western governments for trade, aid and sanctions relief as rights abuses keep most countries wary.
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Five years into Taliban rule, Afghanistan seeks to ease international isolation
In the five years since the Taliban seized back power in Afghanistan, the country's worsening human rights record has drawn sanctions and aid cuts. But despite refusing to officially recognise the fundamentalist movement's government, some countries are concluding that engaging with the Taliban has become unavoidable.
Five years ago, the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan. How are the people in the country doing now?
Five years after the Taliban reclaimed Afghanistan, they are also increasingly gaining ground on the international stage. They are conducting trade talks with neighbouring countries, and they are talking to the EU about deportations. Pragmatism prevails, despite the catastrophic human rights situation.
Five years after their return to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have managed to crack some of their diplomatic isolation but without obtaining the international recognition they demanded.
Afghanistan's Taliban break out of international isolation five years after returning to power
Neighboring capitals now engage with Kabul over regional trade routes, while American and European officials are negotiating with the regime in the name of counterterrorism and the return of failed asylum seekers to Afghanistan.
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