Taliban caretaker government: Ex-Guantanamo detainees and one of FBI’s most wanted men appointed
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban caretaker government: Ex-Guantanamo detainees and one of FBI’s most wanted men appointed

CNN  

CNN — The Taliban on Tuesday announced the formation of a hardline interim government for Afghanistan, filling top posts with veterans of the militant group who oversaw the 20-year fight against the US-led military coalition. The Taliban named Mohammad Hassan Akhund, a close aide of the Taliban’s late founder Mohammad Omar, as acting prime minister and Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the group’s co-founders, was appointed his deputy. Zabihullah said in a statement that the new government would protect “the country’s highest interest” and uphold Sharia law as interpreted by the Taliban. Women omitted from new government The announcement Tuesday came a day after the Taliban claimed control of the last holdout Afghan province and amid the biggest street protests since the militant group seized control of Afghanistan in mid-August, taking over the capital Kabul and storming the presidential palace without firing a single shot. “Following today’s news of the exclusion of women in the new Government announced by the Taliban, I join with many around the world in expressing my disappointment and dismay at a development that calls into question the recent commitments to protect and respect the rights of Afghanistan’s women and girls,” said Pramila Patten, the acting head of UN Women, urging the Taliban to comply with its obligations under constitutional provisions and international treaties to guarantee equality to all citizens.

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Taliban’s Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed: Why it matters
1 week, 2 days ago

Taliban’s Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed: Why it matters

Al Jazeera  

The most high-profile assassination in Afghanistan since 2021 has sparked questions over divisions within the Taliban. The deceased minister was a senior leader within the Haqqani Network, the Taliban’s closest ally which has jointly controlled power in Afghanistan since 2021. There are many different power bases within the Taliban-led administration, Jackson agreed, and the Haqqanis, she said, “are the most …

Afghan Taliban Minister Khalil Rahman Haqqani, six others killed in blast; all you need to know
1 week, 6 days ago

Afghan Taliban Minister Khalil Rahman Haqqani, six others killed in blast; all you need to know

Live Mint  

Afghan Taliban Minister: At least seven people died in an explosion in Afghanistan's Kabul including Taliban's acting minister for refugees, Khalil Rahman Haqqani. "We lost a very brave Mujahid," his nephew Anas Haqqani told Reuters, using the Taliban's term for its fighters, meaning a holy warrior. Khalil Haqqani became a minister in the Taliban's interim government following the withdrawal of …

Taliban attends U.N.-led meeting on Afghanistan, with women excluded
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Taliban attends U.N.-led meeting on Afghanistan, with women excluded

LA Times  

Zabihullah Mujahid, center right, the chief spokesman for the Taliban government, speaks with Uzbekistan Presidential Envoy to Afghanistan Ismatullah Irgashev on Sunday in Doha, Qatar. A Taliban delegation on Sunday attended a United Nations-led meeting in Qatar on Afghanistan after organizers said women would be excluded from the gathering. The Taliban was not invited to the first meeting, and U.N. …

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with Taliban in Qatar
6 months ago

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with Taliban in Qatar

The Hindu  

The United Nations' top official in Afghanistan defended the failure to include Afghan women in the upcoming first meeting between the Taliban and envoys from 22 countries, insisting that demands for women's rights are certain to be raised. Human Rights Watch Executive Director Tirana Hassan said that, in the face of the Taliban's tightening repression of women and girls, the …

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with the Taliban in Qatar
6 months ago

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with the Taliban in Qatar

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations’ top official in Afghanistan defended the failure to include Afghan women in the upcoming first meeting between the Taliban and envoys from 22 countries, insisting that demands for women’s rights are certain to be raised. Human Rights Watch Executive Director Tirana Hassan said that, in the face of the Taliban’s tightening repression of women …

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with the Taliban in Qatar
6 months ago

UN envoy defends failure to include Afghan women in upcoming meeting with the Taliban in Qatar

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Human Rights Watch Executive Director …

UN special envoy calls for more direct engagement with Taliban regime in Afghanistan
1 year ago

UN special envoy calls for more direct engagement with Taliban regime in Afghanistan

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United Nations Security Council …

United Nations envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity denying girls education
1 year, 4 months ago

United Nations envoy says ICC should prosecute Taliban for crimes against humanity denying girls education

The Hindu  

The International Criminal Court should prosecute Taliban leaders for a crime against humanity for denying education and employment to Afghan girls and women, the United Nations special envoy for global education said. Gordon Brown told a virtual UN press conference on the second anniversary of the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan on August 15 that its rulers are responsible for “the …

Internal Strife between Haqqani, Kandhari Groups, Sirajuddin’s ‘Ambitions’ Threaten Taliban
1 year, 5 months ago

Internal Strife between Haqqani, Kandhari Groups, Sirajuddin’s ‘Ambitions’ Threaten Taliban

News 18  

An internal strife has emerged within the Taliban as the Haqqani and Kandhari factions are at odds with each other over the direction of the regime and Afghanistan. The Haqqani faction led by Sirajuddin Haqqani wants to remove Amir Khan Muttaqi, who is currently serving as acting foreign minister. The Haqqani faction wants Anas Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, a …

The West has a golden opportunity to engage the Taliban
1 year, 6 months ago

The West has a golden opportunity to engage the Taliban

Al Jazeera  

The appointment of a new prime minister in Kabul signals the Taliban’s openness to dialogue. Professor in public policy at Hamad Bin Khalifa University, honorary professor at the University of York, and member of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute ICMD Expert Reference Group On May 18, the interim Taliban administration in Afghanistan announced that it has replaced caretaker Prime Minister Mullah …

Who’s Maulvi Abdul Kabir, Afghanistan’s new Taliban-appointed PM?
1 year, 7 months ago

Who’s Maulvi Abdul Kabir, Afghanistan’s new Taliban-appointed PM?

Al Jazeera  

Kabir has been associated with Taliban leadership since 2006, when Mullah Omar appointed him as a military commander. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have appointed Maulvi Abdul Kabir, who played a key role in the 2020 Doha Agreement with the United States, as the country’s new caretaker prime minister, a senior official of the group confirmed to Al Jazeera. Appointment devoid of …

Blacklisted by UN and accused of organising 2007 atrocity: Meet Afghanistan’s new prime minister
1 year, 7 months ago

Blacklisted by UN and accused of organising 2007 atrocity: Meet Afghanistan’s new prime minister

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Taliban has appointed an …

Afghanistan: OIC to send Islamic scholars to Kabul, will discuss women’s rights with Taliban
1 year, 9 months ago

Afghanistan: OIC to send Islamic scholars to Kabul, will discuss women’s rights with Taliban

Firstpost  

OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha told the media that the OIC will continue to raise the issue of right to education and work for Afghan females with the Taliban. The team of Islamic scholars being sent to Afghanistan by the OIC will hold a dialogue with the Taliban rulers of Kabul Kabul: With women’s rights in Afghanistan suffering a …

UN envoy says ‘progress’ made on Afghan women’s rights
1 year, 11 months ago

UN envoy says ‘progress’ made on Afghan women’s rights

Al Jazeera  

Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed, who held talks with Taliban, tells Al Jazeera some progress in the health sector made but much remains to be done. A UN delegation, which held talks with senior Taliban officials in Afghanistan, has made headway on women’s rights, the UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed told Al Jazeera on Saturday, cautioning that much remains to be …

The Taliban has achieved political stability, says Suhail Shaheen
2 years, 4 months ago

The Taliban has achieved political stability, says Suhail Shaheen

The Hindu  

The Taliban has proved detractors wrong and has achieved political stability within a year of coming to power in Kabul, Suhail Shaheen, head of the Political Office of the Taliban told The Hindu. Mr. Akhundzada has maintained the reclusive style of the Taliban’s first supreme leader Amir ul Momineen Mullah Omar, who was rarely seen, partly because of security reasons. …

Afghanistan under the Taliban regime | In Focus podcast
2 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan under the Taliban regime | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, has spoken of the “advancing erasure” of women from public life under a new look Taliban regime. The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, or UNAMA as it is known, pointed out in a July report that seven hundred people have been killed and a …

Taliban ready for engagement with international community but…
2 years, 4 months ago

Taliban ready for engagement with international community but…

Live Mint  

On July 24, the Taliban stated that - while it was prepared for dialogue with the international community - it would not accept any responses hostile to Islam. Moreover, the United Nations mission in Geneva said that the latest United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan report reveals a "disturbing and consistent pattern of human rights violations" by the Taliban. The …

Taliban supreme leader urges world to recognise ‘Islamic Emirate’
2 years, 7 months ago

Taliban supreme leader urges world to recognise ‘Islamic Emirate’

Al Jazeera  

Haibatullah Akhunzada calls on the international community to recognise the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. The supreme leader of the Taliban, Haibatullah Akhunzada, has called on the international community to recognise the “Islamic Emirate” of Afghanistan in a message ahead of Eid holidays without touching on the issue of girls’ education. Akhunzada said the world had become a “small village” and …

Afghan acting PM calls for diplomatic recognition of Taliban
2 years, 11 months ago

Afghan acting PM calls for diplomatic recognition of Taliban

Al Jazeera  

Mullah Hasan Akhund calls on all governments, especially of Muslim countries, to ‘start recognising’ the Taliban administration. Afghanistan’s acting prime minister, Mullah Hasan Akhund, is calling on international governments to officially recognise the country’s Taliban administration, saying at a news conference in Kabul that all conditions had been met. Foreign powers have been reluctant to recognise the Taliban administration – …

Taliban to soon appoint envoys, officials to Afghanistan's diplomatic missions abroad
3 years, 1 month ago

Taliban to soon appoint envoys, officials to Afghanistan's diplomatic missions abroad

India TV News  

Highlights Most of Afghanistan's diplomatic missions abroad are run by envoys appointed by former govt Islamic Emirate is in contact with the Afghanistan embassies abroad Many diplomats have said appointment of ambassadors by Taliban is not possible The Taliban is set to appoint new officials and envoys to Afghanistan's diplomatic missions abroad. Inamullah Samangnai, the Deputy spokesman of the Islamic …

Taliban Interim Government Vows to Not Let Afghan Soil Be Used by Pak Taliban and Baloch Nationalists
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban Interim Government Vows to Not Let Afghan Soil Be Used by Pak Taliban and Baloch Nationalists

News 18  

The Taliban leadership in Afghanistan has vowed to not let its soil be used by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan and the Balochistan Liberation Army to carry out terror operations in neighbouring Pakistan, according to Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi. Qureshi and Pakistani spy agency ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed made an unannounced visit to Kabul on Thursday to meet the Taliban …

Pakistan foreign Minister Qureshi, ISI chief Hameed in Kabul for talks with Taliban
3 years, 2 months ago

Pakistan foreign Minister Qureshi, ISI chief Hameed in Kabul for talks with Taliban

Firstpost  

The Pakistani delegation will hold talks with Afghanistan’s acting foreign minister Amir Khan Muttaqi and call on leadership of the interim government in Kabul and other Afghan leaders, according to the Foreign Office Islamabad: Pakistan’s foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi travelled to Kabul on Thursday along with spy agency ISI chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameed to hold talks with Afghanistan’s …

Taliban warn U.S., E.U. of refugee influx if the sanctions continue
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban warn U.S., E.U. of refugee influx if the sanctions continue

The Hindu  

The new Taliban government in Afghanistan has warned the U.S. and European envoys that continued attempts to pressure them through sanctions will undermine security and could trigger a wave of economic refugees. Acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi told Western diplomats at talks in Doha that “weakening the Afghan government is not in the interest of anyone because its negative …

‘Islam first’: New Taliban chancellor for Kabul University says women barred till ‘real Islamic environment’ is in place
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Islam first’: New Taliban chancellor for Kabul University says women barred till ‘real Islamic environment’ is in place

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The new Taliban-appointed vice chancellor …

Taliban asks to address UN after Afghanistan takeover
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban asks to address UN after Afghanistan takeover

Al Jazeera  

Afghanistan’s new rulers have asked to represent the country at the 76th annual UN session, posing a dilemma for the UN. The Taliban wants its envoy to address the annual United Nations General Assembly’s high-level meeting of world leaders this week, a UN spokesman said on Tuesday, raising the question of who should represent Afghanistan in the intergovernmental organisation. The …

Taliban name deputy ministers, double down on all-male team
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban name deputy ministers, double down on all-male team

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban expanded their interim Cabinet by naming more ministers and deputies on Tuesday, but failed to appoint any women, doubling down on a hard-line course despite the international outcry that followed their initial presentation of an all-male government lineup earlier this month. At a news conference Tuesday, Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid held out the possibility …

Taliban appoint deputy ministers, no woman representation in government
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban appoint deputy ministers, no woman representation in government

Deccan Chronicle  

Kabul: The Taliban announced a list of deputy ministers on Tuesday, failing to name any women, despite an international outcry when they presented their all-male Cabinet ministers earlier this month. The list of deputy ministers signals that the Taliban have not been swayed by the international criticism and that they're doubling down on their current hard-line path despite initial promises …

Taliban names deputy ministers, double down on all-male cabinet
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban names deputy ministers, double down on all-male cabinet

Al Jazeera  

Taliban brings members of the ethnic minority into the cabinet, but fails to appoint any women despite calls for inclusivity. Taliban government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid defended the latest additions to the cabinet at a news conference on Tuesday, saying it included members of ethnic minorities, such as the Hazaras, and that women might be added later. Calls for inclusivity continue …

Qatar's high-level delegation meets Taliban leader Akhund, former Afghan president Karzai in Kabul
3 years, 3 months ago

Qatar's high-level delegation meets Taliban leader Akhund, former Afghan president Karzai in Kabul

India Today  

The Middle Eastern State of Qatar, which has played an outsized role in Afghanistan since the Taliban's sweep to power on August 15, sent a delegation to Kabul on Sunday. Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan met Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdur Rahman Al-thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar …

The Taliban regime | Return of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

The Taliban regime | Return of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Three weeks after they captured Kabul, the Taliban, on September 7, announced their interim government, ending all speculations on whether the new administration would be different from the previous Islamic Emirate. Despite the Taliban’s promises that they would form an ‘inclusive government’, the 33-member Cabinet that would replace the fallen Islamic Republic government of Ashraf Ghani signalled a continuation of …

Many in Taliban's interim govt listed by UN; Security Council needs to decide steps on sanctions: Official
3 years, 3 months ago

Many in Taliban's interim govt listed by UN; Security Council needs to decide steps on sanctions: Official

India Today  

Many members in the “de facto” Taliban administration in Afghanistan, including the prime minister and foreign minister, are designated by the United Nations, and the Security Council needs to decide steps on the sanctions list, a top UN official has said as she warned that the ISIL-K remains active and “could gain strength”. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’ Special Representative for Afghanistan …

'Bloodbath Over, Full Protection': Afghanistan's Acting PM Appeals to Past Govt Officials to Return
3 years, 3 months ago

'Bloodbath Over, Full Protection': Afghanistan's Acting PM Appeals to Past Govt Officials to Return

News 18  

Afghanistan’s acting Prime Minister Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund has appealed to former officials of past governments to return to the country and assured them “full protection”, saying the period of bloodbath is over and they face a humongous task to rebuild the war-ravaged nation. “We paid a heavy price for seeing this historic moment in Afghanistan,” Mullah Hasan said on …

'It’s a Big Day For Us': Taliban Deliberating on Inaugurating New Afghanistan Govt on 9/11
3 years, 3 months ago

'It’s a Big Day For Us': Taliban Deliberating on Inaugurating New Afghanistan Govt on 9/11

News 18  

The Taliban-appointed interim government of Afghanistan, which was announced on September 7, could be inaugurated on September 11 – the 20th anniversary of terrorist attacks in the US that waged global war against al-Qaeda. According to reports, the Taliban have invited China, Russia, Iran, Turkey and Qatar for the inaugural ceremony in order to pave way for Afghanistan’s new foreign …

Hibatullah Akhundzada to lead Taliban govt in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Hibatullah Akhundzada to lead Taliban govt in Afghanistan

India Today  

Taliban supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada will lead the new government in Afghanistan, local media quoted a Taliban spokesperson as saying on Wednesday. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the new Afghanistan government -- which will be called the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" -- will be led by Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzadeh, the Tolonews reported. WHAT HIBATULLAH AKHUNDZADA HAS PROMISED After the …

Any international legitimacy, support will have to be earned: US warns Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

Any international legitimacy, support will have to be earned: US warns Taliban

Hindustan Times  

A day after the Taliban announced the interim government of Afghanistan, the United States on Wednesday said that the outfit would have to work for the right to be regarded by the international community as a legitimate government. US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that he has discussed with allied partners on how to hold the Taliban to their …

News Analysis | Taliban’s message to the world — We haven’t changed
3 years, 3 months ago

News Analysis | Taliban’s message to the world — We haven’t changed

The Hindu  

After capturing Kabul on August 15, Taliban leaders had repeatedly said they would establish an “inclusive government” representing all sections of Afghan society. But with the formation of an interim government on Wednesday, four days prior to the 20th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S., the Taliban have made it clear that the old guard who …

No country for women: Taliban's all-male cabinet stirs fear of a 'dark future'
3 years, 3 months ago

No country for women: Taliban's all-male cabinet stirs fear of a 'dark future'

Firstpost  

Women in the country allege they have been relegated to their houses and that the progress they had made has already been overturned “The Taliban respects women’s rights. Pramila Patten, the acting head of UN Women, said, “Following today’s news of the exclusion of women in the new Government announced by the Taliban, I join with many around the world …

All the Taliban’s men: A who’s who of the Islamic Emirate’s new leadership
3 years, 3 months ago

All the Taliban’s men: A who’s who of the Islamic Emirate’s new leadership

Firstpost  

Like the government of the first Islamist Emirate, which collapsed after 9/11, the cabinet is heavily dominated by leaders from southern Afghanistan “Inclusive government” was promised in peace negotiations that was run for years: on Tuesday, the second Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan announced an interim cabinet and key government appointments that are anything but. Abdus Salam Hanafi | Second deputy …

Back to square one: Afghanistan to be governed by Sharia laws, declares Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

Back to square one: Afghanistan to be governed by Sharia laws, declares Taliban

Op India  

After promising to govern Afghanistan differently under Taliban 2.0, the Jihadi organization shortly after their takeover have declared that the country will be governed by laws of ‘Holy Sharia.’ Flushing down the two-decade-long effort to establish a democracy, a policy statement attributed to Taliban Supremo Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada read, “Based on this principle, in the future, all matters of governance …

Taliban government anything but inclusive, reject it, says Afghan envoy to UN
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban government anything but inclusive, reject it, says Afghan envoy to UN

Firstpost  

Ghulam Isaczai urged the world organisation to hold the Taliban accountable for their violation of human rights and insist on an inclusive government with representation from minorities and women United Nations: The government announced by the Taliban in Afghanistan is anything but inclusive and the Afghan people will not accept a governing structure that excludes women and minorities, the country’s …

Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban form all-male Afghan government of old guard members

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban on Tuesday announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battle against the U.S.-led coalition, a move that seems unlikely to win the international support the new leaders desperately need to avoid an economic meltdown. The U.S. State Department in a statement expressed …

Afghanistan crisis updates | September 08, 2021
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan crisis updates | September 08, 2021

The Hindu  

The Hindu has learnt that an American delegation of intelligence and security officials, led by Chief of the Central Intelligence Agency William Burns, is visiting the region including India and Pakistan, and held consultations with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval on September 7 to discuss a number of issues arising from the Afghanistan evacuation effort and Taliban government formation. - …

Inside look at Taliban all-male cabinet: Minister wanted by FBI, with a bounty on his head
3 years, 3 months ago

Inside look at Taliban all-male cabinet: Minister wanted by FBI, with a bounty on his head

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban on Tuesday announced a hardline government in Afghanistan after weeks of deliberation, revealing an all-male cabinet that also includes a top official who is on the Federal Bureau of Investigation 's ‘most wanted’ list, with a bounty of up to $10 million on his head. Sirajuddin Haqqani, who has been named the interior minister of the new interim …

Taliban form all-male Afghanistan government of old guard members
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban form all-male Afghanistan government of old guard members

New Indian Express  

KABUL: The Taliban on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battle against the U.S.-led coalition, a move that seems unlikely to win the international support the new leaders desperately need to avoid an economic meltdown. The U.S. State Department in a statement …

Taliban form all-male Afghanistan government of old guard members
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban form all-male Afghanistan government of old guard members

New Indian Express  

KABUL: The Taliban on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battle against the U.S.-led coalition, a move that seems unlikely to win the international support the new leaders desperately need to avoid an economic meltdown. The U.S. State Department in a statement …

New Taliban govt policy says it 'will follow Sharia law for all matters' like previous regime
3 years, 3 months ago

New Taliban govt policy says it 'will follow Sharia law for all matters' like previous regime

India Today  

The Taliban have announced a ‘caretaker’ government that will be led by Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, with key roles being given to designated global terrorists, including the dreaded Haqqani Network. Recalling the previous Taliban regime that has brought back fears among the Afghans, the new government has said, “Our previous twenty years of struggle had two major goals. Firstly to …

Taliban government is anything but inclusive, says Afghan Ambassador to UN
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban government is anything but inclusive, says Afghan Ambassador to UN

India Today  

The government announced by the Taliban in Afghanistan is “anything but inclusive” and the Afghan people will not accept a governing structure that excludes women and minorities, the country’s envoy to the UN has said, calling on the world organisation to reject the reinstatement of the Islamic Emirate. The Taliban may have won the war but have yet to win …

Taliban form all-male Afghanistan government of old guard members
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban form all-male Afghanistan government of old guard members

India Today  

The Taliban on Tuesday announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battle against the US-led coalition, a move that seems unlikely to win the international support the new leaders desperately need to avoid an economic meltdown. Besides Haqqani as head of the police, the other top security …

Mullah Hasan Akhund to head 'acting' Taliban govt, Mullah Baradar his deputy; Sirajuddin Haqqani gets interior portfolio
3 years, 3 months ago

Mullah Hasan Akhund to head 'acting' Taliban govt, Mullah Baradar his deputy; Sirajuddin Haqqani gets interior portfolio

Firstpost  

Secretive Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, who has never been seen in public, told the new government to uphold Sharia law in a statement The Taliban announced Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund as the leader of their new government in Afghanistan on Tuesday. As per The News International, the insurgent group’s top leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada himself proposed Mullah Hassan’s name …

Mullah Akhund to head interim Taliban government
3 years, 3 months ago

Mullah Akhund to head interim Taliban government

The Hindu  

The Taliban announced the top members of their government on Tuesday, in a move that will cement their power over Afghanistan and set the tone of their new rule just days after a chaotic U.S. troop pullout. On Tuesday evening, chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a press conference that the new government would be an interim one, and that Taliban …

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