Afghanistan’s former education minister, a female activist who climbs mountains and a German foundation director dissect the Taliban’s impact on the Central Asian country on the semi-anniversary of its return to power.

Host Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson speaks with guests:

• Ellinor Zeino, Southwest Asia regional program director at the Konrad Adenauer Foundation.
• Rangina Hamidi, Afghanistan’s former education minister and professor of practice at Arizona State University’s Thunderbird School of Global Management.
• Activist and mountain climber Shogufa Bayat Haidari.

This show was produced by Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson and Dina Elsayed.