The somber second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Kabul will occur in mid-August. In two years, the answer to the question, “Will the Taliban be as bad as before, when it was in power in Afghanistan from 1996-2001?” has become clear: The Taliban is worse. Despite promises to the contrary, the regime has adopted policies that have resulted in its opponents being targeted and killed, women and girls treated inhumanely, and young and old left to watch their dreams vanish.
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