Episode Notes:

It’s been almost three months since the Taliban retook Kabul following the withdrawal of U.S. forces. To discuss developments in Afghanistan since then, we’re joined by Dr. Madiha Afzal.

Madiha is a fellow in the Foreign Policy program at Brookings and the author of Pakistan Under Siege: Extremism, Society, and the State. She previously worked as an assistant professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park.

[ 00:46 ] Recent developments

[ 08:49 ] Afghan media

[ 10:33 ] Security and the Islamic State in Afghanistan

[ 13:30 ] Western policy choices

[ 16:26 ] Looking ahead