The Taliban’s efforts to legitimize their rule over Afghanistan were postponed for a day when posters about the formation of a government led by Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar surfaced across Kabul on Friday.
In the Panjshir Valley, the last stronghold of the resistance forces, the stalemate continued. The Taliban have called on the rebels to lay down their arms and negotiate an agreement. Former Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who is holed up in Panjshir, accuses the insurgent group of war crimes and human rights violations.
Meanwhile, Afghan women banded together and held another protest demanding their right to education and work. On the other hand, many female judges, prosecutors, police officers and activists live under constant threat from men who had sent them to prison and have now been released by the Taliban.
For those desperate to flee the Taliban regime, one of the few remaining routes out of the country – Torkham on the Afghan-Pakistan border – is being stalled by the Pakistani authorities cracking down on the border movements.
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Formation of the Afghan government planned for September 4th | Top 10 developments
1. The Taliban will form a government in Afghanistan on Saturday, a day later than originally forecast. According to reports, Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead the new government. The Ministry of Information and Culture has Put up billboards, write slogans on the walls and flagging in Kabul ahead of the announcement and leading Taliban leaders have rallied in the city, a spokesman for the insurgent group told Reuters.
2. After violent clashes between the Taliban and the Afghan National Resistance Front in the Panjshir Valley, the former President Hamid Karzai calls for an end to the fighting and appealed to both sides to resolve their differences through dialogue. In a series of tweets, Karzai said the war was not in the interests of Afghanistan or its people and only caused more pain and suffering.
Afghan resistance movement and anti-Taliban insurgent forces take part in military training in the Malimah neighborhood of Dara district in Panjshir (AFP photo)
3. The deposed Vice President Amrullah Saleh shed light on the alleged “war crimes” committed by the Taliban in the days since it took control of Afghanistan and called for the United Nations to take action against the militant group. Saleh claimed the Taliban forced Panjshir men walk across minefields and cut off supplies of medicine and humanitarian services to the province. He also denied reports that he had fled the country, claimed he was with other resistance leaders in Panjshir Valley.
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4th A small group of Afghan women took to the streets in Kabul and called for equal rights from the Taliban. With microphones and posters in hand, protesters sought access to education, the right to return to work and a role in the country’s government. The protest in Kabul was the second women’s protest in as many days, the other took place in the western city of Herat.
Afghan women gather during a protest in Kabul on Friday to claim their rights under Taliban rule (AP photo)
5. When the air traffic is closed Torkham on the Afghan-Pakistani border, has long been the busiest between the two countries, but there has been a sharp decline in pedestrian crossings since last month as the Pakistani authorities put tight controls in place. Average daily crossings in Torkham fell to just 85 in August, up from 7,000 to 8,000 in March and April.
6th Afghanistan has around 250 female judges. Some have escaped in the past few weeks, but most stayed behind and are still trying to get out. But with the Taliban releasing prisoners across the country, their lives are in danger. Released prisoners are Appeal with death threats to female judges, Prosecutor and policewoman and said: “We are going after you”.
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7th Desperate to escape life under the harsh Sharia imposed by the Taliban, many women became women forced to marry right outside Kabul airport to question her for evacuation to the United States, a CNN report said. Although they may have fled Taliban persecution, these extreme moves put these women at risk of being trafficked.
Evacuated women wait at Kabul International Airport (AP photo)
8th. A Taliban spokesman has claimed they have “the right” to “speak for Muslims in Kashmir”. “As Muslims, we have the right to speak out for Muslims in Kashmir, India and any other country.” Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen told BBC Urdu. The remarks came days after the Taliban leadership said they wanted a warm relationship with India and Pakistan.
9. Much of the world has taken a wait-and-see approach to dealing with the Taliban as they shift from Islamist insurgents to ruling power. but China has promised to keep its embassy in Afghanistan open and increase humanitarian aid to the war-ravaged country, said a Taliban spokesman. However, Beijing still recognizes the Taliban as a de facto government.
10. While many desperate Afghans wait to flee from the new Taliban leaders in Afghanistan, experts are racing to reopen Kabul airport, however it is not yet clear when the flights will resumesaid Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammad bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. A team of Qatari and Turkish technicians flew to Kabul on Wednesday to help resume operations at the facility, but it remains to be seen whether commercial airlines will be ready to offer a service.
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