As the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan approaches, the international community is grappling with how to deal with the country’s new regime. The Taliban’s recent acquisition of billions of dollars’ worth of U.S. military equipment has led some diplomats to argue that a nuanced approach relying on politics over military intervention and sanctions is necessary to secure meaningful progress.
On April 3, former Ambassador of Pakistan to the United States Husain Haqqani spoke at the Hudson Institute with Adela Raz, former ambassador of Afghanistan to the United States. They agreed that sanctions aren’t the answer.
