India’s quiet engagement with Afghanistan and Pakistan’s airstrikes against TTP positions inside Afghan territory reveal a triangle of competing interests. The Taliban sit at the centre, playing each neighbour against the other with considerable tactical skill.
The Taliban have governed Afghanistan for years now. The international community's attention has moved on. What remains is a population — particularly women and girls — living under one of the most restrictive governments on earth, mostly out of sight of those who promised to care.
