A Taliban suicide bomber struck the entrance to the Afghan parliament on Monday and gunmen tried to storm the heavily guarded compound, setting off a gunfight with police.
The attack comes at the same time that the Taliban has been taking part in peace talks around the world.
Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with South Asia political expert Daniel Markey for a look at those talks and the latest on the state of the Taliban.
Guest
Daniel Markey, senior research professor at Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies. He tweets @MarkeyDaniel.