19 min

53- Taliban Takeover: What Happened‪?‬ PRIO's Peace in a Pod

    • Social Sciences

The past week has been a shock for Afghanistan and the world watching. In a matter of days, the Taliban took over regional capitals one by one, entering Kabul on Sunday, August 15.
How could this have happened? Was it foreseeable – and preventable? Research Professor Kristian Berg Harpviken shares some initial thoughts on today’s episode.
Related materialKristian's PRIO Blog post "What happened to Afghanistan's security forces" 
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The past week has been a shock for Afghanistan and the world watching. In a matter of days, the Taliban took over regional capitals one by one, entering Kabul on Sunday, August 15.
How could this have happened? Was it foreseeable – and preventable? Research Professor Kristian Berg Harpviken shares some initial thoughts on today’s episode.
Related materialKristian's PRIO Blog post "What happened to Afghanistan's security forces" 
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19 min