Afghanistan 20 Years On 

Since the Taliban retook control of Afghanistan on August 15, the country has descended into economic and humanitarian catastrophe. Law and order has broken down, crime is rampant. As winter approaches, starvation is stalking people who have no jobs and no money. The new rulers of the country face countless challenges they appear unable to meet. Their own internal factional struggles combined with a growing resistance as former military combine forces with the local ISIS franchise are raising fears that current levels of violence could explode into civil war.
In the fourth in our series Afghanistan 20 Years On, we have gathered together a panel of experts to address the reality of the Taliban’s Afghanistan, what is happening and why, how long it can last. And, if it implodes, what might come next.
Lynne O'Donnell
MODERATOR: Journalist and Author
Speakers:
Shaharzad Akbar
Chairperson at Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission
Chris Alexander
Former Canadian Ambassador to Afghanistan
Tamim Asey
Former Deputy Minister of Defence
C. Christine Fair
Professor in the Security Studies Program at Georgetown University
Major General (Retd) Charlie Herbert
Security Sector Reform Consultant
Waliullah Rahmani
Director of Khabarnama Media
Omar Sadr
Political Science Professor at American University of Afghanistan