The Taliban are still consolidating their government in Afghanistan, after taking over the country. However, they are facing huge problems, from threats coming from branches of Al Qaeda and Daesh that confront the new power, to economic and humanitarian disasters, with a huge famine crisis and the exodus of expertise manpower. Influential neighbours, mostly Pakistan and Iran, but also Russia and China, are now, probably more than they already were before, exerting their own influence over the new regime. So, what short-term scenarios could one expect?
