I was quite impressed at their competence and moderation during the reconquest of Afghanistan. They managed to take the country swiftly, with minimal bloodshed/

I was quite impressed at their competence and moderation during the reconquest of Afghanistan. They managed to take the country swiftly, with minimal bloodshed/destruction and while keeping some existing structure/bureaucracy in place with a relatively smooth passation of power. The whole "siege" of Kaboul was a masterstroke, let the West and those that want to leave, leave in peace, don't do anything rash, secure the capital as the government/NATO troops retreat, ensure the peace and calm, don't impose your new measures all in a sudden, try to get back to "normal" as quickly as possible, .... At this point, they have international legitimacy: the West gave them the country knowingly and unless the Taliban do something particularly stupid, they aren't coming back anytime soon, China and Russia look keen to deal with them, the former Afghan government yielded the power "gracefully". If internal strife is kept minimal, at this point they have a strong and stable platform to change things. Let's hope they use this newfound stability for the better of the whole population and have a Vietnam-like trajectory.