Knowing the country and the region well, dr. Sergei Andreyev explains why the takeover of power was unexpectedly fast, what the main challenges of the current leadership in Kabul are and what consequences can be expected in the near future. In the last part of the conversation, the neighboring Tajikistan is discussed, whose instability is another important issue in the region. The host is György Máté Vigóczki, the Russia expert of the MCC Geopolitics Workshop.