Afghanistan and Regional Security: Scenarios for the Future

... and risks, including those of a terrorist and extremist nature, for the broader Central Eurasian region. That said, since the Taliban [ 1 ] swept to power in August 2021, security in Afghanistan has significantly improved, a fact that is now almost universally ... ... situation can unfold in several different ways, and each scenario can reshape the existing terrorist threats and risks for the SCO and CIS region in some manner. The first scenario can be described as moderately optimistic. Many countries, particularly ...