After four years, the Taliban has succeeded in establishing a presence at diplomatic missions in several European countries. It now hopes to elevate these ties to a higher level of political engagement.
At the same time, European diplomats have stepped up their visits to Kabul, and the Taliban aims to shift its diplomatic operations from Qatar back to the Afghan capital.
Meanwhile, political and military opposition to the Taliban appears increasingly demoralized.
In Berlin, a group of Afghan women staged a protest against the Taliban’s diplomatic representation. Despite such dissent, the international community seems to be cautiously and gradually moving toward engagement with the Taliban.
In this context, we conducted an exclusive interview with Dr. Aziz Bariz, a member of Oxford University, which we now share with you.
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