Afghanistan under the Taliban: Power dynamics, regional relations, and US policy

Wednesday, September 11, 2024, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. EDT
Online only: https://www.brookings.edu/events/afghanistan-under-the-taliban-power-dynamics-regional-relations-and-us-policy  

On September 11, 2001, al-Qaida based in Afghanistan launched the deadliest terrorist attack on the U.S. homeland. The United States subsequently overthrew the Taliban regime and significantly weakened al-Qaida. However, in the aftermath of the Trump administration's deal with the Taliban and the subsequent withdrawal of U.S. troops in 2021, the Taliban again took power in Afghanistan. Now, three years into the Taliban's rule, what does governance in the country look like? How have women and minorities been affected? What is the current terrorism and counterterrorism environment in the country and how is the region adapting to the Taliban’s rule? 

On September 11, the Brookings Foreign Policy program’s Initiative on Nonstate Armed Actors will bring together leading experts to analyze Afghanistan’s evolving political and security landscape, the shifting regional dynamics, the impact on marginalized groups, and the implications for U.S. policy.    

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