Afghanistan's current condition | Formation of caretaker government
T aliban Announce Caretaker Government With Longtime Leaders in Top Positions The Taliban announced a caretaker cabinet that includes many hard-line figures who held authority when the group last ruled Afghanistan in the 1990s ( New York Times ). The cabinet did not appear to include women, many members of minority communities, or former Afghan government officials ( TOLOnews ). Meanwhile, hundreds of Afghans—including a significant number of women—protested for women’s rights and against the Pakistani government, before the Taliban violently dispersed the crowd ( Al Jazeera ). September 8, 2021 Taliban Captures Last Provincial Capital in Afghanistan The Taliban announced they captured the last provincial capital not under their control in Panjshir after several days of heavy fighting. The leader of the opposition forces vowed to continue fighting the Taliban ( TOLOnews ). September 7, 2021 New Afghan ...