How Will the Taliban Rule This Time?

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🗓️ 7 September 2021

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Since the Taliban took over Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, last month, many have wondered what kind of rulers they will be. The memory of the Taliban of the 1990s — the public executions, the whippings in the streets and the harsh rules preventing women from leaving the house unaccompanied — has filled some with fear. This time around, what will their rule mean for ordinary Afghans?

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0:28.4	Matt, now that the United States has entirely withdrawn from Afghanistan, the question I think
0:38.2	just about everybody has is what kind of rulers will Taliban be.
0:43.7	Hey, this is like a lot of gunfire happening right now.
0:52.0	I can hear that.
0:53.0	Wow.
0:54.0	Yeah.
0:55.0	I think they have announced something, guys, but it's definitely going to be a recording.
1:06.9	It sounds a lot like the gunfire or that erupted after the last American flight had left.
1:12.6	It's a good year.
1:14.6	It's very intense, but it's happy.
1:18.8	I think.
1:19.8	Wow.
1:20.8	That is really, really.
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