This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian. By Dr Patricia Gossman and Fereshta Abbasi SINCE the Taliban returned to power in 2021, Afghanistan has once again come under scrutiny for consistent allegations of human rights violations perpetrated mainly by the group. At the same time, given that Afghanistan was completely dependent on foreign assistance before 2021, aid cutbacks, sanctions, and banking restrictions imposed by foreign governments – including the United States – have fuelled an economic and humanitarian crisis in the country since the Taliban’s return. While donors should continue to press Taliban leaders to end their violations…