@article{23140,
  keywords = {foreign relations, linguistic nationalism, politicized religion, tribalism},
  author = {Mirwais Balkhi},
  title = {A Reciprocal Relation: How Taliban and the World See Each Other},
  abstract = {<p>On August 15, 2021, the 20-year war against the Taliban, led by the US/NATO alliance and the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, ended with a dramatic Taliban takeover of power in Afghanistan. For the second time, they announced an acting government in Kabul. The re-emergence of the Taliban in the political arena of Afghanistan necessitates an analysis of how the Taliban and the countries involved in the Afghanistan conflict view each other. What will be the nature of reciprocal relations between the Taliban and other concerned states? How does the Taliban view the different regions that have engaged in Afghanistan over the past 20 years? Moreover, how do various capitals perceive the Taliban, a question frequently asked by media and think tanks? While global actors have viewed the Taliban with different attitudes, how will they perceive them in the future? This article attempts to answer most of these questions.</p>
},
  year = {2021},
  journal = {Connections: The Quarterly Journal},
  volume = {20},
  pages = {107-121},
  doi = {https://doi.org/10.11610/Connections.20.3-4.06},
  language = {eng},
}