Initial Taliban moves fail to convince Afghanistan’s neighbours by Mideastsoccer published on 2021-09-14T08:43:19Z The Taliban’s record in recent weeks on making good on promises to respect human and women’s rights as well as uphold freedom of the press is mixed at best. Afghanistan’s neighbours and near-neighbours are not holding their breath even if some are willing to give the Central Asian country’s new rulers the benefit of the doubt. A litmus test of Taliban willingness to compromise may come sooner than later. Genre News & Politics