Afghanistan – The Taliban now controls the Afghan economy. Here’s what that means (Atlantic Council)

Alex Zerden

I joined the war in Afghanistan in its seventeenth year as the Treasury Department’s financial attaché at the US embassy in Kabul, landing at Hamid Karzai International Airport in August 2018 with a sense of purpose and mission—albeit tempered by years of policy whiplash and myopia. Having spent years working on illicit finance issues, Afghanistan sadly presented an endless priority list of major threats to tackle: terrorism financing, money laundering, economic sanctions evasion, narco-trafficking, and corruption.

The Taliban now controls the Afghan economy. Here’s what that means. – Atlantic Council

Marco Emanuele
Marco Emanuele è appassionato di cultura della complessità, cultura della tecnologia e relazioni internazionali. Approfondisce il pensiero di Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. Marco ha insegnato Evoluzione della Democrazia e Totalitarismi, è l’editor di The Global Eye e scrive per The Science of Where Magazine. Marco Emanuele is passionate about complexity culture, technology culture and international relations. He delves into the thought of Hannah Arendt, Edgar Morin, Raimon Panikkar. He has taught Evolution of Democracy and Totalitarianisms. Marco is editor of The Global Eye and writes for The Science of Where Magazine.

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