Taliban victory sparks hopes of peace in rural Afghanistan
France24 says In the villages that once bore the brunt of Afghanistan’s frontline fighting, the Taliban victory has broken a cycle of air strikes, gun battles and funerals.
The hardliners’ takeover of Kabul and the sudden collapse in August of the US-backed regime shocked the world and upended the freedoms of Afghans, which were particularly enjoyed by the urban middle class.
But away from major cities, where little of the international aid worth billions of dollars ever reached, many believe the Islamist movement’s rule could bring a stop to the fighting and the hope for an end to corruption.
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