The Taliban can’t ‘return’ because it is already there and in control of 2/3 of the country.
There is no central government there, not in the sense that we think of a national government. There is what we propped up ... a weak government that basically controls Kabul and maybe a few other cities. That’s it.
Most of Afghanistan is controlled by local chiefs and ‘headmen’ and always has been. Many of these are ‘taliban’ which just means they are hard line on Islamic law.
Please, please, please everyone read up on Afghanistan. Read the history. Read from people who have been over there. There is a ton of first-hand information being published all over the place fromm people who have actually been there and know what is going on ... plus many historians who have documented the history of the place. These are not secrets that no one can find out about.
Regarding new publications, I don’t know what’s a good source and what’s propaganda.
Do you have any recommendations?