EPISODE 4 Humanitarian assistance, the state of the media and the Taliban’s quest for recognition.

The Taliban leaders expected that the international community would soon accept the reality of the change of rulers in Kabul. They counted on prompt diplomatic recognition to open up access to the international finance needed to run Afghanistan. Instead, no country has recognised the Islamic Emirate and official development assistance remains cut off. Episode 4 asks what Afghanistan’s new isolation has meant for all those struggling with the country’s humanitarian crisis. Features guest interview with an Afghan journalist and civil rights activist.