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The Islamist militant movement swept to power nearly four weeks ago in a stunning victory hastened by the withdrawal of U.S. military support to Afghan government forces. "The announcement of a transitional government without the participation of other groups and yesterday's violence against demonstrators and journalists in Kabul are not signals that give cause for optimism," German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said.
They want to keep aid flowing and to help those with the appropriate paperwork who want to leave, but they may have to engage with a movement that, until a few weeks ago, was an insurgency blamed for thousands of civilian deaths.The last time the Taliban ruled Afghanistan, from 1996 to 2001, women were banned from work and girls from school. The group carried out public executions and its religious police enforced a strict interpretation of Islamic law.
"The cabinet was announced and there were no women in the cabinet. And some journalists who came to cover the protest were all arrested and taken to the police station," said a woman in a video shared on social media. For many Afghans, more pressing than the composition of the cabinet was the economic fallout of the chaos triggered by the Taliban's conquest, including its impact on healthcare.
Too BAD HARRY TRUMAN isn't Here anymore ! HE had the Balls and the Solution !
This is utterly outrageous, the US went there killed innocents promised the Afghans safety only to leave while fanatics take over. Afghanistan looks a lot like the vietnam endeavour of the 60's... Soldiers and innocent people dying for nothing...