Unfortunately, I give it about a year before it's destroyed.
The Taliban is relentless at taking down all that was built there....I doubt it will last for long if the Taliban overtake the area.
Unfortunately some cultures may covet being free but once within their grasp they don’t have the capability to know what to do with it. Especially when they see “comfort” in the familiar” even if it’s brutal. Being a “victim” of a harsh leadership affords one numerous “excuses” for not doing the hard work to overcome, and that includes fighting for your own freedom and laying down your own life if need be.
Apfganistan has many old war Lords who basked in their positions by compromising with the Taliban and they’ll like regaining the power and comforts they once knew......added to that much of the population is high doesn’t give me a lot of hope for the nation.
It’s kind of like India’s nation.....there brains get fried via the religious practices and rituals there, not to mention the teachings. So they have little “ambition”...most of the advances happening in India are those accomplished by mostly foreign workers and leadership.
We’re constantly attempting to “rebuild” nations and cultures to something they’re not....most become debtor nations for that. Heck Obama’s trying to do that here and look where we are!