A Road Trip Through the Taliban Heartland – BBC Newsnight

One year after the Taliban took control of Afghanistan, most girls secondary schools remain closed, poverty and malnutrition levels are rising. But the end of the Taliban insurgency also means the war-ravaged country is now more peaceful than it has been in decades.

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BBC Pakistan and Afghanistan Correspondent Secunder Kermani travels across Afghanistan, starting at the town of Sangin, where more British soldiers were killed than any other, and then to Helmand, and Kandahar to investigate what life is now like for residents.

Secunder speaks to the Taliban Deputy Governor of Kandahar and those living under Taliban control. But as those who criticise the Taliban face arrest, or worse – does the fear remain?

Many are asking has the Taliban changed since they were last in power? But can the real change be seen in Afghanistan’s society?

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