01356nas a2200169   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002653002200043653002700065653002500092653001400117100001900131245006800150300001200218490000700230520094900237       2021                            d10aforeign relations10alinguistic nationalism10apoliticized religion10atribalism1 aMirwais Balkhi00aA Reciprocal Relation: How Taliban and the World See Each Other  a107-1210 v203 a<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>