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Dr. Weeda Mehran speaking during EFSAS Webinar on Afghanistan and the region post Taliban take over

08-09-2021

Dr. Weeda Mehran, Lecturer at the University of Exeter, specialising on warlordism, conflict and peacebuilding in Afghanistan, explained how the Taliban has been seen as a violent State actor that no longer enjoys the support of the Afghan community. Thus, if wanting to remain in power, The Taliban has to mediate between providing governance services and using violence to consolidate control, otherwise it will face uprisings. Dr. Mehran illuminated how the narrative of tolerance that the Taliban attempts to provide is not reflected in practical behavior, and that this is particularly visible from its newly formed cabinet, which is extremely exclusive and thus devoid of any ethnic minorities or women. 

Dr. Weeda Mehran speaking during EFSAS Webinar, ‘Afghanistan and the region post - Taliban takeover'. 

 

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