The writer is the former head of Afghanistan’s central bank
In 1980, during the middle of the night, my family departed Afghanistan with no belongings. Forty-one years later, I left in almost exactly the same manner. History rhymes everywhere, but especially so in Afghanistan.
Now we must deal with the fallout. The Taliban were able quickly to take control of the country. Now they must show if they can govern. There are reports that the Taliban Economic Commission has begun to meet, but have only made peripheral decisions such as banning scrap metal exports. Only on Monday was a new central bank governor appointed.
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