Event Recording / Asia 05 March 2024 1 minute The Taliban’s Neighbourhood and Regional Diplomacy with Afghanistan (Online Event, 5 March 2024) In this event, Crisis Group experts and external speakers discuss the ways governments around Afghanistan are engaging with the de facto authorities on pressing issues. Share Facebook Twitter Email Linkedin Whatsapp Save Print As many Western powers cement isolationist policies towards the Taliban due to the group’s draconian restrictions on the rights of women and girls, countries in Afghanistan’s neighbourhood have little choice but to deal with them.In this event, Crisis Group discuss its recent report “The Taliban’s Neighbourhood: Regional Diplomacy with Afghanistan”, which looks at the ways governments across the region are engaging with the de facto authorities on pressing issues such as cross-border militancy and water-sharing while exploring economic opportunities to get trucks, trains, railcars, gas and electricity moving across borders. This panel discussion brings together Crisis Group’s Analyst on Afghanistan, Ibraheem Bahiss, alongside distinguished speakers, Shivshankar Menon and Fatima Gailani and will be followed by a Q&A session. Loading Video Related Tags Contributors Fatima Gailani Afghan political leader and women’s rights activist; previously president of the Afghan Red Crescent Society; and Crisis Group Trustee Shivshankar Menon Former Foreign Secretary of India; Former National Security Advisor; and Crisis Group Trustee Ibraheem Bahiss Analyst, Afghanistan Pierre Prakash Program Director, Asia PierrePrakash More for you Commentary / Asia Rethinking Talks with the Taliban Podcast / Europe & Central Asia The Moscow Attack, Afghanistan’s Islamic State Branch and the Ukraine War