Taliban leaders hold key posts today, continuing roles from 1996–2001, despite past detentions and international sanctions.
By Abdul Sattar Khan

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Taliban Rule And The Illusion Of An Interim Government In Afghanistan Five years after taking power, the Taliban’s so-called interim government continues to rule without elections, representation, or accountability

Many Taliban ministers served in the first regime, were detained by the US, and later became negotiators in Doha.
By Abdul Sattar Khan

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