Afghanistan, Afghanistan, and the Soviets

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Afghanistan has been at war for at least forty years. It began in the late seventies with what effectively culminated in a russian occupation, and sowed the seeds for not only the talivan, but alcida and a lot of the islemist terror groups we see to day. The country at some point that serveys have said up to 80 % of afghans have been displaced at one point in their lives. So it foundly, profoundly, shapes your sense of all, your sense of security, your senseo what you are willing to tolerate and how you navigate life afghanism.

While the Taliban have the power of violence on their side in Afghanistan, they nonetheless need civilians to comply with their authority. Both strategically and by necessity, civilians have leveraged this reliance on their obedience in order to influence Taliban behaviour. In this week's episode Ashley Jackson author or Negotiating Survival speaks to Rosamund Urwin about her new model for understanding how civilian agency can shape the conduct of insurgencies. They also discuss Taliban strategy and objectives, explaining how the organisation has so nearly triumphed on the battlefield and in peace talks. While Afghanistan’s future is deeply unpredictable, there is one certainty: it is as critical as ever to understand the Taliban—and how civilians survive their rule. To find out more about the book and to order it click here: https://www.hurstpublishers.com/book/negotiating-survival/

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