A quarter-century after the attacks that drew America into Afghanistan, the country endures under Taliban governance — a nation shaped by twenty years of foreign intervention now ruled by the very force that intervention sought to displace. CBS News correspondent Imtiaz Tyab returned to document not the war itself, but its aftermath: the collision of inherited infrastructure and reversed freedoms, of institutions built and lives unmade. Afghanistan stands today as a testament to the gap between what nations intend when they intervene and what they leave behind when they depart.
25 Years After 9/11: Afghanistan Under Taliban Rule Today
Millions of Afghans face humanitarian challenges, economic collapse, and restricted freedoms under Taliban rule following the war and U.S. withdrawal.