It is now five years since the Taliban takeover on 15 August 2021. Hassan Abbas’s The Return of the Taliban: Afghanistan after the Americans Left (2023) is one attempt to understand the Taliban from within. Abbas’s central argument is that the Taliban is a fractious movement, divided by personalities, interests, and approaches, including hardliners based largely in Kandahar and more pragmatic figures associated with Kabul. He encourages readers …
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