Taliban marks two years since return to power in Afghanistan

The country’s economic and humanitarian crisis is a stark worry for many Afghans, even if, like Herat rickshaw driver Abdulwase Qadri, they express relief at the end of the fighting. “Security has been provided in these two years,” the 35-year-old said. “But the work environment is not favourable for young people.”Women in particular have seen avenues to work closed, most recently with the shuttering of thousands of beauty parlours across the country. Non-governmental groups have marked the anniversary by again denouncing the Taliban authorities’ treatment of women.