Have International Strategies Regarding Afghanistan Weakened or Strengthened the Taliban?

What impact have Western sanctions, international aid, and regional diplomacy and trade had on the Taliban’s internal dynamics, governance capacity, and international relations? Are the Taliban weakened or strengthened as a result of these strategies since 2021? Join this webinar panel to learn about our research findings.

The Kroc Institute’s Afghanistan Program for Peace and Development collaborated on a study with the Libertas Council to examine the impact of international strategies on Afghanistan from August 2021 to December 2024. Led by Sibghatullah Ghaznawi, the study assessed their influence on the Taliban’s governance, internal cohesion and response to these strategies. Join us on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. ET.

Speakers:
Moderator: Laurie Nathan, director of the Mediation Program at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs

Introductory remarks: Aref Dostyar, director of the Afghanistan Program for Peace and Development at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, and a Global Fellow at the Libertas Council

Panelists:

Sibghatullah Ghaznawi, associate research scholar, Arnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Columbia University

Muqaddessa Yoursih, senior advisor at swisspeace

Concluding remarks: Emily Ann Milnes, chief of staff, Libertas Council

Co-Sponsor: Libertas Council

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