What next for Afghanistan? Taliban on the offensive ahead of US withdrawal

Will history repeat itself when the #US leaves #Afghanistan? The Taliban continue to advance ahead of a drawdown that could be finalised in a matter of weeks. The insurgency's even reached the gates of #Kunduz, far from its traditional base in the south. As we illustrate in an excerpt from our exclusive report, the #Taliban already control vast swathes of the countryside. Is their return inevitable? Does it signal an end to women's rights and civil liberties as was the case in pre-9/11 Afghanistan? 

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