After 20 years, Taliban is set to return to power in Afghanistan

PBS News Hour - World

English - August 15, 2021 21:41 - 2.55 MB - ★★★★ - 79 ratings
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The Taliban is set to return to power in Afghanistan, 20 years after being ousted by U.S.-led military operations. What will Taliban 2.0 look like for Afghans? For more on what kind of government will take over from the Ashraf Ghani government, Arian Sharifi, former senior advisor to Afghanistan's most recent foreign minister, joins. PBS NewsHour is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders