Hanif Sufizada got caught in Kabul as the Taliban took over. A scholar and resident of the US who works at the University of Nebraska in Omaha, Sufizada describes his experience trying to leave.
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When the US invaded Afghanistan in late 2001, Afghans had endured 22 years of war. The Taliban were on the rise. Little has changed after an additional 20 years of war and suffering.
Two decades have passed since the US invasion of Afghanistan toppled the Taliban’s Islamic extremist regime. Despite efforts to update its image, the group still holds hard-line views.
Without women’s inclusion and meaningful participation, any peace agreement between Afghanistan and the Taliban will lack legitimacy.
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Associate Professor of Political Science and Middle Eastern Studies, Indiana University
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Education and Outreach Program Coordinator, University of Nebraska Omaha
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, Centre for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, McGill University
