For Nurzia Rashid and her husband Rahatullah Qalandari, anxiety about Afghanistan’s Taliban regime is overshadowed by more immediate concerns: where to find the next meal for their six children.⁠ ⁠ ‘It doesn’t matter to me whether the Taliban’s return was a good thing or bad thing,’ said Rashid, who doesn’t support the Islamist group’s ultraconservative world view. ⁠ ⁠ ‘What matters is that we’re hungry.’⁠ ⁠ The Taliban’s return has been experienced very differently across regions, ethnic groups and genders. ⁠ ⁠ For some, the relative calm after the Islamists’ 20-year insurgency is a welcome opportunity to rebuild lives. ⁠ ⁠ Others live in fear of persecution or have lost hard-won freedoms such as the right to education for teenage girls.⁠ ⁠ Our correspondent Benjamin Parkin went to Afghanistan to interview local citizens to find out how things have been a year after the Taliban’s return.⁠ ⁠ Tap the link in our bio to read his piece.⁠ ⁠ 📸: Oriane Zerah/FT⁠ ⁠ #Afghanistan #financialtimes #Taliban #hunger #UN #Asia