With the fall of Kabul in August 2021 and the Taliban's reinstatement of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, women across the country had to find ways to cope with their lives being turned upside down swiftly and unexpectedly. While the new regime has not directly fired female government employees, it has restricted women from entering the workplace. Thembisa Fakude is a Senior research fellow at the Africa-Asia Dialogues. He has contributed a chapter in a recently released book titled - Afghanistan: International and Regional Perspectives launched two days ago. He joins us now on Zoom from Istanbul, Turkey. For more news, visit sabcnews.com and also #SABCNews on all Social Media platforms.