The Taliban’s capture of Kabul exactly 12 months ago capped a lightning advance through the country. The ease of their victory surprised everyone, including the fighters themselves. What has a year under Taliban rule meant for the country?
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskFor Mahmood, a watermelon farmer in Baghlan province, north of the capital, things are looking up. Shortly before the Taliban took over, his house was targeted by government forces, who thought it was being used as a militant hideout. They approached the property and opened fire. Mahmood rushed his family to safety at the back of the building. It was not unusual for farmers to get caught up in the fighting.
” for Afghans, the new Taliban behave a lot like the old lot, who ruled the country from 1996 to 2001. The Ministry of Virtue and Vice has been reconstituted and its morality police are out in force, harassing men who trim their beards and women who are not covered from head to toe. And the Taliban are still offering haven to their terrorist friends. On July 31st an American drone strike. In two decades under an American-backed government, many had grown accustomed to a degree of freedom.
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