Afghans fear return to the past after Taliban victory
By DW
21 August 2021 |
12:46 pm
The militant group said it would form an inclusive government and protect citizens' rights, but many Afghans fear that the new Taliban regime will not be very different from the hard-line government in the 1990s.
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