Taliban to form interim government in Afghanistan

On Sunday 15 August 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul, the capital city of Afghanistan. The Afghan army laid down arms in front of Taliban fighters without a struggle. Meanwhile, there is news that President Ashraf Ghani has left Afghanistan and fled to Tajikistan. However, there is no confirmed information about this at the moment. In such a situation, once again Afghanistan is set to be governed by the Taliban. According to the news of English news channel CNN-News18, the Taliban’s Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is likely to be declared the new President of Afghanistan.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is one of the four people who started the Taliban movement in Afghanistan in 1994. Till the end of 2012, there was little discussion about Mulla Baradar. However, his name topped the list of Taliban prisoners whom the Afghans wanted to release to encourage peace talks.

Although he was released by the Pakistani government in 2018 after a deal with the Taliban, it was not clarified whether he would be kept in Pakistan or sent to another country. Mullah Baradar’s importance can be understood from the fact that at the time of his arrest he was considered one of the most trusted commanders of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar.

The leader of the Taliban is Amir al-Mu’minin, who is responsible for political, religious and military affairs. At present, the post is held by Maulvi Hibatullah Akhundzada.

Ashraf Ghani said – left the country to protect the people

President Ashraf Ghani left the country after resigning from his post after the arrival of the Taliban in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. A statement has been issued on social media from Ashraf Ghani. Ghani wrote that he found this the best way to stop the flood of blood. Ghani said it was a tough choice for him.

Ghani wrote, ‘Today, I faced a difficult choice; I must face the armed Taliban who wanted to enter the Presidential palace or leave the beloved country (Afghanistan) for which I devoted my life for the last twenty years to serve and protect.’ Ghani wrote, ‘If left unchecked, countless patriots would be martyred and the city of Kabul would be devastated, resulting in a major humanitarian catastrophe in the six-million-strong city. The Taliban had made it clear that they were ready to carry out a bloody attack on all of Kabul and the people of Kabul Sharif to oust me. In order to prevent a flood of bloodshed, I decided to leave.’