The Taliban came back into power after the fall of Kabul in August 2021, twenty years after a U.S.-led intervention ousted the group from power. Hosna Jalil was born in Ghazni province in 1992. She was the first woman to reach a ministerial position in Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior Affairs, at the age of 26.

We spoke with Hosna about growing up under the Taliban regime and on her path into politics. Hosna also shared her views on what the European Union should do vis-à-vis the Taliban regime and how can it help Afghans on the ground in the current circumstances.