Taliban govt will include non-Taliban Afghans: Spokesperson Shaheen
Kabul: Taliban spokesman Sohail Shaheen has said the Taliban government will include non-Taliban Afghans.
When asked if the new Taliban government will include members of the former Afghan government, Shaheen, speaking from Doha told CNN it would be “premature” right now to name who the officials will be, but he said that they are trying to have some “well known figures” to be part of the government.
“When we are saying an Afghan inclusive Islamic government, that means that other Afghans also have participation in the government,” he said.
When asked if the Taliban will call on the current Afghan army and police to join Taliban security forces, Shaheen said all those handing over their weapons and joining Taliban forces will be granted amnesty, and that their lives and property would be secure.
Kabul woke up to a new dawn on Monday as panicked gripped the city with heavily armed Taliban fighters took control of the abandoned presidential palace.
I am not here!#Kabul airport this morning! #KabulHasFallen #Afghanistan pic.twitter.com/cCf5WEffnX
— Aisha Ahmad (@AishaTaIks) August 16, 2021
The Western nations are trying hard to evacuate their citizens.
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The Afghanistanis are also moving to Kabul airport in a bid to escape the nation that has been witnessing a resurgence in violence ever since foreign forces started leaving the country.
The sheer helplessness at Kabul airport. It’s heartbreaking! #KabulHasFallen pic.twitter.com/brA3WRdPp8
— Ahmer Khan (@ahmermkhan) August 16, 2021
President Ashraf Ghani fled from the country as Taliban forces entered Kabul on Sunday.
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