Kabul, September 07:
The Taliban on Tuesday appointed Hassan Akhund as the acting prime minister in the new Afghan government. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar was appointed as his deputy, a spokesperson said.
Earlier today, the Taliban fired gunshots to disperse an anti-Pakistan rally on Tuesday in Kabul and arrested several Afghan journalists who were covering the demonstration, the Associated Press reported citing witnesses and Afghan media outlets. Videos on social media showed a crowd, comprising of men and women, holding placards with slogans against Pakistan.
Qatar’s ruling emir and the visiting US secretaries of state and defense discussed developments in Afghanistan and efforts to enhance security there, the emir’s court said on Monday. The visit came as Washington sought support for the evacuation of Americans and at-risk Afghans left behind in Afghanistan after the Taliban takeover and for building a consensus among allies on how to respond to the new Islamist rulers.
