Also read our other stories about Afghanistan
* With the Taliban in control of Afghanistan, many Afghans fear a return to the ultra-strict regime of 20 years ago. Reporter Arjen van der Ziel traveled through the country at the end of 1997 and describes in this story what he heard and saw.
* The government is clear about this: the Dutch efforts in Afghanistan have made a difference in the lives of Afghans. Nevertheless, the question of whether the NATO missions were useful a more nuanced answer, researchers find.
* Afghans anxiously await what the Taliban will do now that they have power. Especially in provincial towns the reins are already tightened. “The Taliban say one thing to the media in Kabul and do another in the rest of the country. I can’t possibly trust them.”
–
