How Will the Taliban Rule This Time?

<p>Since the Taliban took over Kabul, Afghanistan’s capital, last month, many have wondered what kind of rulers they will be.</p><p>The memory of the Taliban of the 1990s — the public executions, the whippings in the streets and the harsh rules preventing women from leaving the house unaccompanied — has filled some with fear.</p><p>This time around, what will their rule mean for ordinary Afghans?</p><p>Guest: Matthieu Aikins, a writer based in Afghanistan for The New York Times.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Since the fall of Kabul, Taliban officials have been<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/01/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-victory-governing.html"> scrambling to take up the functions of government</a>.</li><li>When the last of the American troops left Afghanistan, the Taliban celebrated victory. But the scenes of triumph<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/31/world/asia/afghanistan-taliban-airport.html"> were clouded by the prospect of famine and financial collapse</a>.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.</p>