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In this blog, John W. McArthur, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Brookings, interviews Visiting Fellow Naheed Sarabi. She served as the deputy minister for policy in Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance from 2017 to 2020, the Ministry’s highest-ranking professional woman in the pre-Taliban administration. John McArthur (JM): Many people are describing the Sustainable

In this blog, John W. McArthur, director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Brookings, interviews visiting fellow Naheed Sarabi. She served as the deputy minister for policy in Afghanistan’s Ministry of Finance from 2017 to 2020, the Ministry’s highest-ranking professional woman in the pre-Taliban administration. John McArthur (JM): Many people are describing the SDGs

When the Taliban returned to power last August, many wondered if the previous two decades of progress and change in Afghanistan would temper the group’s previously draconian policies. But despite some initial rhetoric that hinted in the direction of reform, the Taliban have recommitted — rather than reconsidered — their repressive approach to governance. Over the last 11 months, the group has instituted massive rollbacks for women’s rights, as well as pushed marginalized groups further to the periphery in a country mired in economic and humanitarian crises.

Join USIP for a discussion on the economic situation in Afghanistan since the U.S withdrawal, the travails of the Afghan private sector and prospects for the future. Experts from the World Bank will outline their newly released reports and — joined by other Afghanistan experts — discuss the key problems facing private businesses, as well as what Afghan authorities and international partners can and should do to prevent further economic deterioration.