Taliban Government Is "Anything But Inclusive": Afghan Envoy At UN

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will be Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund's deputy in the "new Islamic government".

The government announced by the Taliban in Afghanistan is “anything but inclusive” and the Afghan people will not accept a governing structure that excludes women and minorities, the country's envoy to the UN has said, calling on the world organisation to reject the reinstatement of the Islamic Emirate. The Taliban on Tuesday unveiled a hardline interim government led by Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, with key roles being shared by high-profile members of the terror terror group, including a specially designated global terrorist of the dreaded Haqqani Network as the interior minister. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will be Akhund's deputy in the "new Islamic government”. “As I speak and today, the Taliban announced their government. It is anything but inclusive," Afghanistan's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Ghulam Isaczai said.