According to report reaching oyogist.com, the Islamist hardliners, who swept into Kabul on August 15 following a lightning offensive that decimated the former Afghan army, have pledged a more moderate brand of rule than in their first stint in power in 1996-2001.
But Tuesday saw Taliban fighters fire shots into the air to disperse hundreds of people who had gathered at several rallies in Kabul in a sign of defiance by Afghans against the movement, remembered for their brutal and oppressive reign.
“It was agreed that we would announce a new government before a formal ceremony could be held,” Ahmadullah Wasiq said, adding “some members” of the cabinet would be announced at a press conference later Tuesday.
The announcement was due hours after at least three rallies were held across Kabul in a show of resistance that would have been unthinkable during the Taliban’s last regime — when people were publicly executed and thieves had their hands chopped off.
