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The Taliban wants the world's trust. To achieve this, it will need to make some difficult choices

  • Written by: Niamatullah Ibrahimi, Lecturer in International Relations, La Trobe University

“We want the world to trust us.”

In the Taliban’s first press conference since seizing control of Afghanistan, this message was intended to allay fears of what a return to power could mean for the country.

In the wake of the Taliban’s stunning sweep across Afghanistan, attention is now focused on whether it can translate its...

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