{"id":370613,"date":"2026-08-16T13:00:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-comes-after-five-years-of-pressure-on-afghanistans-rulers-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T13:00:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T12:00:30","slug":"what-comes-after-five-years-of-pressure-on-afghanistans-rulers-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/what-comes-after-five-years-of-pressure-on-afghanistans-rulers-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"What comes after five years of pressure on Afghanistan&#8217;s rulers? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/jlRckBmx97w\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"What comes after five years of pressure on Afghanistan's rulers? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jlRckBmx97w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Five years after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, the country remains internationally isolated but diplomatic engagement with Kabul continues. Russia is the only country to have formally recognized the Taliban government, while other states maintain varying levels of contact. Ashley Jackson, Co-Founder of the Centre on Armed Groups, argues that Western governments spend too much time trying to change the Taliban and should focus instead on supporting Afghans living under its rule.<br \/>\n#dwnews <\/p>\n<p>Chapters<br \/>\n00:00 Taliban mark five years in power<br \/>\n01:26 The impact on Afghan women and girls<br \/>\n02:13 The case for pragmatic engagement<br \/>\n03:02 Ashley Jackson: Resistance under Taliban rule<br \/>\n06:07 What leverage does the world still have? <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Five years after the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan, the country remains internationally isolated but diplomatic engagement with Kabul continues. 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