US, UK to Judge New Taliban Government on Actions

US, UK to Judge New Taliban Government on Actions
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban's deputy leader and negotiator, and other delegation members attend the Afghan peace conference in Moscow on March 18, 2021. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via Reuters
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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The United States and Britain are concerned about the makeup of the newly formed Taliban government in Afghanistan, while some other countries have expressed support for the interim ruling structure.

On Sept. 7, the Taliban named Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, a longtime top Taliban official, as Afghanistan’s interim prime minister, and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as his second-in-command.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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