The Afghanistan that the Taleban now rule is one of the poorest nations on earth, and there is no sign that things will get better any time soon. The Taleban's policies do not point in that direction.
Taleban rule is harsh, especially for women.
But harsher still is the condition of the economy. Once-prosperous Afghanistan is now among the poorest nations on earth, with one of the highest rates of infant mortality and one of the lowest life expectancies. First the war with the Soviets, then the in-fighting among Afghans have laid waste much of the country. More than half of Kabul is in ruins, and desperate Afghans have set up stalls amid the rubble, where they sell all manner of items, including their household possessions. The main concern of most Afghans is where their next meal is coming from, or the next drink of water in a parched land where rivers have dried up.