Taliban vowed to change Kabul. The city may be starting to change the Taliban.

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Some soldiers, like Hassam Khan, 35, say they can hardly imagine having to move back. Khan said he initially struggled to adapt to the city. He said he felt that Kabul residents feared him, and his eyes hurt when he stared at a computer for too long. But access to electricity, water, English classes and computer science lessons have changed his mind. “I like this life,” he said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/02/19/afghanistan-taliban-kabul-city-life/