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SUMMARY:Dynamics of Power in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan: Challenges and Survivability
DESCRIPTION:On Monday\, April 7 at 12 PM\, Ali Ahmad Jalali will present\, “Dynamics of Power in Taliban-Ruled Afghanistan: Challenges and Survivability.” This talk will explore Afghanistan four years after the Taliban’s return to power and examine the country’s ongoing instability despite relative peace. Jalali will discuss how the Taliban’s harsh policies\, including the suppression of dissent and the exclusion of women from public life\, have contributed to Afghanistan’s international isolation and economic crisis. He will also address the tension between the Taliban’s hardline ideology and the practical demands of governance\, particularly the power dynamics between Kandahar and Kabul. In this presentation\, Jalali aims to evaluate whether the Taliban government can survive amidst internal dissent\, economic hardship\, and isolation without embracing reform. \nAmbassador Ali Ahmad Jalali is a Distinguished Professor at the Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies and has served as Afghanistan’s Interior Minister and Ambassador to Germany. He previously worked for over 20 years at Voice of America\, covering Afghanistan\, South and Central Asia\, and the Middle East. A prolific author in three languages\, his recent works include A Military History of Afghanistan and Afghanistan National Defense and Security Forces. \nThis event is part of the series\, Voices of People of Afghanistan: Exploring the Past\, Present\, and Future at the Center for Governance and Markets.
URL:https://cgm.pitt.edu/event/voices-of-people-of-afghanistan-exploring-the-past-present-and-future/
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