Second term of Taliban in Afghanistan: Risks and opportunities

Afghanistan, which is one of the central addresses of the global power struggle and therefore hosting the "Great Game" between the Russian Tsardom and England in the 19th century, draws attention as the area where the "New Great Game" is staged in the modern period. As part of the New Great Game, the United States intervened in Afghanistan after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. However, the Washington administration failed to build a healthy regime during the 20-year occupation period in Afghanistan. Accordingly, the Taliban, which was overthrown as a result of the American intervention in 2001, dominated Afghanistan again after 20 years. The second Taliban era is interpreted as a very important development in terms of regional and global politics. Because the effects of the developments in Afghanistan, which is in a critical geopolitical position providing the Middle East-South Asia-Central Asia connectivity, are not limited to Afghanistan. There is a differentiation between regional and global actors, especially in the face of the Afghan Problem. While the regional states focus on turning the crisis in Afghanistan into an opportunity by including the Taliban in international projects; global actors, on the other hand, approach the issue through values ​​such as terrorism, security, human rights and democracy and focus on the risks associated with the Taliban government. For this reason, both the domestic, regional and global effects of Afghanistan-centered developments are examined. In this thesis, in the context of Afghanistan-centered developments, the second Taliban era is discussed within the framework of risks and opportunities.