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Afghanistan: what does life look like after one year of Taliban rule?

AFP, 15 Aug 2022
One year on from the Taliban's stunning return to power, Afghanistan is in crisis. With national reserves frozen in foreign banks and the Taliban struggling to morph from an insurgency to administrative force, the country is now home to what the United Nations calls the worst humanitarian crisis in the world. Those with the means –- and many without –- have fled the country, or are desperate to leave. Some in the country are relieved by the overall decrease in violence, while others have found their lives shattered. No country has officially recognised the new government.
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