Afghanistan: Taliban face mounting challenges ahead

Name: Afghanistan: Taliban face mounting challenges ahead
Uploaded: 2021-08-31T09:14:52+00:00
Duration: 2 min
Description: Celebratory gunfire resounded across Kabul on Tuesday (August 31) as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn, after the withdrawal of the last US troops.The transition presents an enormous test for the Islamists in a desperately poor, diplomatically isolated country.

Issued on: 31/08/2021 - 11:14

Celebratory gunfire resounded across Kabul on Tuesday (August 31) as Taliban fighters took control of the airport before dawn, after the withdrawal of the last US troops.The transition presents an enormous test for the Islamists in a desperately poor, diplomatically isolated country.