The Taliban have an ‘Emirate,’ if they can keep it
The Taliban have completed their takeover of Afghanistan, but it remains to be seen whether they can exercise their own rule with several nations seeking to capitalize on America's absence.
Mullah Baradar Akhund, a senior official of the Taliban, seated with a group of men, makes a video statement, in this still image taken from a video recorded in an unidentified location and released on August 16, 2021(photo credit: SOCIAL MEDIA/REUTERS)BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
