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Amin Saikal, Emeritus Professor of Middle Eastern Studies, Australian National University; The University of Western Australia; Victoria University

The Taliban has brought Afghanistan close to collapse, but resistance is growing

Five years after returning to power in Afghanistan, the Taliban’s rule remains as ultra-extremist as ever.

Acting in the name of a self-centred version of Islam, the group has made no effort to modify its hardline ideological beliefs in favour of a more humane and inclusive approach to governing.

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