Afghan government News

The Taliban on Tuesday announced Afghanistan's new government, naming Mullah Hassan Akhund, a close aide of the movement's late founder Mullah Omar, as caretaker prime minister. The Taliban's chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said those named were holding their positions in an "acting" capacity.

The Taliban has announced a new caretaker government for Afghanistan with Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund as interim Prime Minister and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, a co-founder of the militant group, as his deputy. Mullah Yaqoob, one of the deputy leaders of the Taliban since 2016, will act as caretaker Defense Minister.

Today the Taliban had to form a new government in Afghanistan and the whole world was waiting how this government would be. But due to mutual differences, the Taliban has not been able to form a new government so far. After which now the world must have realized that spreading terror is an easy task for the Taliban but it is difficult to form a government with consent.

The government had announced a seven-day ceasefire from June 12 to encourage the Taliban to support the national reconciliation process.  

Militants attacked an Afghan government army base in the southern province of Kandahar.

The UN Security Council has lifted sanctions on the notorious Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, previously branded "a global terrorist" and accused of widespread human rights abuses.

"President elect Trump emphasised that the US will continue to remain with the government and people of Afghanistan during his term," the statement said.

Tens of thousands of Afghans have sought asylum in Europe and other areas, but many have been forced to return home.  

Pakistan on Wednesday hosted a new four-nation meeting aimed at reviving long-stalled direct peace talks between the Afghan government and Taliban insurgents, officials said.

The announcement is a blow to efforts by Afghanistan, China, Pakistan and the United States to restart negotiations aimed at ending the Taliban's long and bloody insurgency in Afghanistan.

The Afghan government has dismissed reports of the presence of child soldiers in the security forces as baseless.

The Afghan Taliban may split into two factions, said a spokesman for one group on Saturday, because they cannot agree who should be leader following the death of their founder.