The Daily Guardian https://thedailyguardian.com/stubborn-taliban-and-future-of-afghanistan/ https://yespunjab.com/afghanistans-future-by-asad-mirza/ https://scoopnews.in/det.aspx?q=114968 The manner in which the Taliban have been able to retain power in Afghanistan and their latest decisions show that to save millions of Afghanis from impoverishment and death, international community will have to adopt a new approach. While the nearly one-year old Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) government trundles on in the absence of international recognition, financial support and faces international backlash on its mostly anti-women and minorities decisions, reminding one of its earlier harsh tenure, the IEA government has not given up on efforts to cajole the international community whilst trying to engage with its neighbours and regional powers at an equal level. AFGHAN LOYA JIRGA Last week a three-day assembly of Islamic clerics and tribal elders, called Loya Jirga, was held in the Afghan