Taliban expands their interim Cabinet by naming deputy ministers, but fails to appoint any women, doubling down on a hard-line course in Afghanistan
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 6, 2021.
The international community has warned that it will judge the Taliban by their actions, and that recognition of a Taliban-led government would be linked to the treatment of women and minorities. The first appointments to the Taliban interim government were announced earlier this month – drawn exclusively from loyalist ranks, with established hardliners in all key posts, despite previous promises of an inclusive administration for all Afghans.Taliban government spokesperson 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.
“It is the responsibility of the United Nations to recognise our government for other countries, including European, Asian and Islamic countries, to have diplomatic relations with us,” he said.Girls to return to school 'soon as possible'
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