Taliban fighters patrol the Wazir Akbar Khan district of Kabul on Wednesday | Image credit: AP
Three days after taking control of Afghanistan, the Taliban said on Wednesday that the country will be ruled by a government council for the time being. At the same time, Taliban leaders are holding talks with Afghan politicians about the formation of a government structure.
A White House spokesman said the Taliban had agreed facilitate the “safe passage” to Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, while the military evacuations are in full swing.
Foreign Minister (EAM) S. Jaishankar said India is following developments in Afghanistan “very carefully”. Speaking to UN Security Council reporters, Jaishankar said developments in Afghanistan were “very much at the center” of his own engagement, as India will chair the UN Security Council in August.
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“I think this relationship with the Afghan people obviously continues and this will guide our approach in Afghanistan in the days to come. At the moment, as I said, these are the first few days. Our focus is currently on ensuring the safety of India nationals who are there “, EAM S Jaishankar said.
When asked whether India had communicated with the Taliban, Jaishankar said: “At this point we are looking at how the situation in Kabul is developing.”
Taliban regime in Afghanistan | Top 10 developments
1. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) confirmed on Wednesday that they had accepted the ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and his family on “humanitarian grounds”. In one Video message from DubaiGhani, his first since fleeing Kabul, said he was “driven” from Afghanistan against his will. The 72-year-old also denied claims that he fled Kabul with “four cars and a helicopter” full of cash.
2. Three men were killed and nearly a dozen injured after Taliban fighters shot at crowds of protesters in the city eastern city of Jalalabad, 115 km from Kabul. Videos suggest that the protesters removed a black and white Taliban flag and replaced it with the black, red and green flag of the previous Afghan government. Similar demonstrations have been reported from Khost.
Taliban fighters photographed in Kabul on Wednesday | Credits: AP
3rd In a rather unusual move, the Taliban said they would do so Contact with former pilots and soldiers of the Afghan armed forces and urge them to join the Taliban.
4th The USA, the European Union (EU) and 19 other nations, issued a joint statement Expresses concern about the civil rights of women and girls in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization (WHO), which relates to access to critical health care, said Profits for the past two decades in Afghanistan cannot be refused.
Protest in Brussels to raise awareness of the situation in Afghanistan | Credits: AP
5. The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) calls for one Special meeting on August 24th discuss the situation in Afghanistan.
6th A delegation of Taliban fighters led by Anas Haqqani met former Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Wednesday in Kabul. The meeting was also attended by Abdullah Abdullah, the peace ambassador for the overthrown government of Ghani, and Fazal Hadi Muslimyar, chairman of the Afghan Senate.
Meeting between Taliban and Afghan leaders on Wednesday | Credits: AP
7th Girls wearing hijabs and tunics reportedly returned Classroom in the western city of Herat. On the other hand, Salima Masari, one of the first female governors in Afghanistan, was captured by the Taliban.
8th. Taliban fighters blown up Statue of the killed Hazara leader Abdul Ali Mazari in Bamiyan on Wednesday. In 1995 the Taliban kidnapped Mazari before killing him and hurling his body from a helicopter in Ghazni.
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9. That Afghan Embassy in Tajikistan accused the ousted President Ashraf Ghani, his NSA Hamdullah Mohib and the former chief adviser Fazel Mahmood of theft from the Afghan treasury.
10. British Prime Minister Boris Johnson told his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan that any recognition of a Taliban government in Afghanistan is on an “International not one-sided” basis. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Canada had “no plans” to recognize the Taliban as the legitimate government of Afghanistan.
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