True colours: inside the 3 September Guardian Weekly
How will the Taliban rule Afghanistan? plus Angela Merkel’s political legacy. Get the magazine delivered to your home
As the last remaining US troops left Kabul this week, focus turned to what form the Taliban government of Afghanistan will take. While the group has insisted it wants to engage with other nations and allow citizens more freedoms than in its previous incarnation, last week’s deadly Islamic State suicide attack at Kabul airport highlighted some of the problems the insurgents-turned-incumbents face. Emma Graham-Harrison reports, while Jason Burke considers the moral dilemma facing the west in choosing its Afghan friends and enemies.
Over the past 16 years, Angela Merkel has led Europe’s leading power through challenging and tumultuous times. As Germany’s chancellor enters her final days in office, Philip Oltermann reflects on the substantial legacy Merkel leaves in several diplomatic spheres, and how a scientific mind has guided her political principles.
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