Watch: End of the Afghan Republic, Rise of the Islamic Emirate?

In this episode of National Security Conversations, Happymon Jacob speaks to A.S. Dulat (former special director of the IB, and former chief of the R&AW) and Lt. Gen. Asad Durrani (former director-general of the Inter-Services Intelligence, Pakistan, and former director-general of Pakistan Army's Military Intelligence) to discuss the unfolding events in Afghanistan.

In quick succession, the Taliban forces have taken over most of the major provincial capitals and are now entering Kabul from all sides, according to the Afghan interior ministry. According to a Taliban leader in Doha, the fighters will wait away from the main district centres till a peaceful handover is complete. They have also been ordered to refrain from violence and offer safe passage to those wishing to leave Kabul. As the last bastion of the Afghan government falls, what will be the fate of Afghanistan and its people, and the consequences of the Taliban rule for the region?

Watch the two-part conversation below.

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