- 19 May, 2024
Geopolitics & National SecurityTaliban Government
Qatar’s foreign minister visits premier of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan
CAIRO (Reuters) -Qatar's foreign minister held talks with the prime minister of Taliban-ruled Afghanistan on Sunday, in the highest-level foreign visit to Kabul since the militant group seized the capital…
Analysis: Taliban choices in new cabinet could hamper recognition by West
By Rupam Jain and Alasdair Pal (Reuters) - Afghanistan's new rulers have rewarded Taliban veterans and hardliners with plum posts in the cabinet despite promising an inclusive government, but the…
Germany not optimistic about Taliban government – minister
RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (Reuters) - Germany is not filled with optimism by the make-up of the new government in Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said on Wednesday, after the…
Britain would have wanted diverse government in Afghanistan, says PM’s spokesman
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain would have wanted to see a "diverse" leadership team in Afghanistan after the Taliban announced an interim government, but that is not what London has seen,…
Pakistan suggests inviting Taliban-run Afghanistan to regional forum
By Asif Shahzad ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pakistan on Wednesday suggested inviting Taliban-run Afghanistan to a regional forum of six countries to help avert a humanitarian and economic crisis in the…
Afghan protests persist, posing a problem for new Taliban government
(Reuters) - A group of Afghan women crouched on the side of a Kabul street and took cover after armed members of the Taliban fired shots into the air to…
Mohammad Hasan Akhund: Veteran Taliban leader becomes acting Afghan PM
By Alasdair Pal (Reuters) - Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the senior Taliban leader appointed as acting Afghan prime minister, is an experienced former cabinet minister with the ear of the movement's…
Factbox: Taliban announces makeup of new Afghan government
(Reuters) - The Taliban announced Afghanistan's new government on Tuesday, naming Mullah Hasan Akhund, a close associate of the movement's late founder Mullah Omar, as acting prime minister. The Taliban's…
Factbox: Who are the key figures in the new Taliban government?
By Alasdair Pal (Reuters) - The Taliban on Tuesday announced https://www.reuters.com/world/india/taliban-fire-air-scatter-kabul-protesters-no-reports-injuries-2021-09-07 key acting ministerial positions. Here are some facts about the main appointments: MOHAMMAD HASAN AKHUND, ACTING PRIME MINISTER Akhund…
