One month into power in Afghanistan, the Taliban have begun showing signs reminiscent of their previous rule under which priority was given to governance based on Islamic law and women were repressed.What has emerged so far in an interim government launched by the Taliban is far from the kind of "inclusive" government the international community had hoped to see, which would include members of ethnic minorities and women.Whether world powers and others would formally recognize the new government remains an open question. There are concerns that Afghanistan might be left isolated, and that a…READ FULL ARTICLE
