A full month has passed since the Afghan Taliban took over the capital, Kabul, from August 15 to the present.

With the formation of the Afghan Interim Government, domestic order is gradually being restored.

In one month, what changes and changes did the Taliban bring to Afghanistan?

Taliban took over Kabul for one month, the situation gradually stabilized

　　On the 14th local time, Kabul hosted the first Muay Thai martial arts competition since the Taliban controlled it.

　　Muay Thai is a fighting technique originated in Thailand and a sport that is popular all over the world. It is very popular in Afghanistan. Afghan Muay Thai fighters also won three gold medals in a competition hosted by the Muay Thai Federation of Uzbekistan in December 2019.

Muay Thai student Modasier Amar Sheiler:

We will never give up sports. I hope to conduct more training and represent Afghanistan in international competitions in the future and display our national flag in front of the world.

　　In addition, as banks and currency exchange points have resumed operations, Afghanistan’s domestic financial system has begun to circulate, which is expected to gradually drive economic recovery.

Kabul restaurant operator:

There was almost no business in the first few days when the Taliban took over Kabul, and it is better now.

Kabul restaurant customers: The

price has not changed, the price and service are the same as before, everything is the same as before, but the market is not so lively.

Hope it will get better.

Darez, reporter of the China Central Radio and Television Station in Kabul:

After the Taliban took over Kabul, the situation is gradually recovering.

Many small business operators believe that as the overall economy recovers, business conditions will improve.

　　Prior to this, Afghanistan has resumed flights between the three major cities in the country and the capital Kabul.

About 90% of the functions of Kabul International Airport have also been restored, and airport staff have resumed work one after another.

According to local media reports, the Afghan National Airlines is negotiating with countries including India, the UAE, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia to resume air navigation, and it is expected to resume in the next few weeks.

　　According to Iran’s Fars News Agency, commercial charter flights from Iran’s Mashhad to Kabul, Afghanistan have resumed.

On the 15th local time, the first commercial chartered plane carrying 19 passengers arrived in Kabul.

In addition, a total of 26 passengers will return to Mashhad from Kabul on the same plane.

The economic blockade poses challenges to the livelihood of Afghanistan

　　On the surface, the social order and people's lives in Kabul are gradually returning to normal.

However, because the United States and other Western countries have adopted economic blockade measures against Afghanistan, such as freezing assets and suspending aid, which has brought huge difficulties to the new Afghan regime, three-quarters of Afghans are facing a crisis of food shortages.

　　A large part of the assets of the Central Bank of Afghanistan are held in the accounts of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and US financial institutions. Due to US sanctions, billions of dollars of overseas assets of the Central Bank of Afghanistan have been frozen.

The U.S. Treasury Department stated that it will not relax restrictions on the Taliban's access to international financial markets.

The International Monetary Fund also recently frozen hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars in emergency reserves, which were originally planned to be provided to Afghanistan.

Headquarters reporter Obaid:

Many people we interviewed said that they could not find a job and had no money.

And because the central bank is short of money, people can't get it out if they have money.

Kabul resident

Samim:

What reason does the United States have to freeze our assets? This has brought us an economic crisis and difficulties in investment and other areas.

I went to the bank to line up at 6 o'clock the day before yesterday, but it was only after 3 o'clock in the afternoon.

　　UN Secretary-General Guterres said that after the Taliban took control of Kabul, many Afghan people may face a food shortage crisis at the end of September due to the sudden interruption of aid from foreign countries, and the entire country of Afghanistan may even face the possibility of economic collapse.

McGrotti, the

representative of the World Food Program in Afghanistan

:

Three-quarters of Afghans are already borrowing food. They eat less and less nutritious food, and basically give up meat, dairy products and vegetables.

UN High Commissioner for Refugees Grandi:

Lack of assistance will lead to large-scale displacement.

Although I have not seen such a thing in the past few weeks, such a thing will happen once the economy collapses.

The Taliban took over Kabul, full moon, Afghanistan, these changes and the same happened

　　For a month since the Taliban took over Kabul, the headquarter reporter Zhou Xuan has been following the situation in Afghanistan. What changes have he observed in Afghanistan?

What aspects have not changed?

　　Today, a full month has passed since the Afghan Taliban took control of the capital, Kabul.

Looking back over the past period of time, we have witnessed the changes in Afghanistan, and we have also seen the changes in Afghanistan.

Change

U.S. troops leave Afghanistan in a hurry, no more foreign troops

　　The biggest change is the withdrawal of foreign troops headed by the United States from Afghanistan, and Afghanistan has entered a period of no foreign troops.

With the withdrawal of the Western countries headed by the United States, the forces of the former Afghan government quickly collapsed on the battlefield, and the Taliban also took control of Kabul on August 15.

Taliban expresses willingness to establish diplomatic relations with other countries

　　Moreover, we have also observed that, unlike the Taliban regime from 1996 to 2001, this time the Taliban conveyed their political ideas through a series of press conferences, expressing the hope that they can establish a good relationship with other countries in the world on the basis of equality and respect. The willingness of diplomatic relations, and promised to completely draw a line with terrorism including al-Qaeda and extremist organizations, and not allow anyone to use Afghanistan’s land to engage in terrorist activities and endanger the security of other countries.

　　However, many things remain unchanged in Afghanistan.

constant

The domestic situation in Afghanistan is still not completely stable

　　First of all, the domestic situation in Afghanistan has not yet been completely stabilized, and there are still hidden concerns.

The United States, which started the war in Afghanistan under the banner of anti-terrorism, did not eliminate terrorist organizations in Afghanistan. Instead, under their connivance, the number of terrorist organizations increased rapidly.

Although the security situation in Afghanistan has calmed down after the U.S. military withdrew, extremist organizations are still entrenched in Afghanistan, posing a huge security risk.

Afghanistan's economy remains fragile

　　Second, the Afghan economy is still fragile and dying.

Due to years of war and turbulence, Afghanistan’s economic foundation is extremely weak, and it needs to rely heavily on international aid.

According to statistics from the World Bank, the total amount of international aid received by Afghanistan in 2020 accounted for 42.9% of the gross national product, reaching nearly half of the level.

After the Taliban took control of Kabul, the sudden interruption of foreign aid made Afghanistan's fragile economic situation worse.

Afghan people still live in hardship

　　Third, the lives of the Afghan people are still difficult.

Now, high prices of goods and shortage of jobs still make life difficult for most people.

Although the domestic financial system has gradually opened up, because it has not yet integrated with the international financial system and billions of overseas assets have been frozen, the Taliban currently do not have enough funds and capabilities to improve people's livelihood.

　　Here I give you an example. It costs 1,400 Afghanis to buy 10 liters of cooking oil on the local market, which is equivalent to RMB 116. The monthly income of the local people is about 40 to 50 US dollars, which is about 260 RMB. To 320 yuan, it is equivalent to buying a barrel of 10 liters of oil, we have to spend half of the salary, it can be said that stabilizing prices and improving people's livelihood still has a long way to go.

　　The Afghan people also hope that all parties in Afghanistan can reach a consensus and form a government that "pulls Afghanistan back from the cliff."

Only in this way can the Afghan people who have suffered for a long time have a future.

Expert: Stabilizing the situation in Afghanistan Taliban faces challenges

　　The future of Afghanistan is still full of uncertainty.

　　Afghanistan has experienced long-term wars, economic stagnation, and poor livelihoods.

According to statistics, the unemployment rate in Afghanistan is as high as 38%, about 72% of the people live below the poverty line, and the Afghan economy depends on foreign aid.

Judging from the current situation, what measures will the Taliban take to solve people's livelihood problems?

　　In addition to economic issues, another thing that everyone is very concerned about is the current security situation in Afghanistan. On September 6, the Taliban announced that they had completely controlled Panjshir Province, but the local resistance led by Ahmed Masood refuted the news.

A commander of the Resistance said that the entry of the Taliban into Panjshir Province does not mean that the fighting has ended.

Will the resistance force make waves in the future?

How much influence will it have on the situation in Afghanistan?

　　On these issues, Li Shaoxian, Dean of the Chinese Academy of Arab States at Ningxia University, gave his own views.