Taliban to form Afghanistan govt under Mullah Baradar today, women take to streets in Kabul | Key points

The Taliban are all set to form a government in Afghanistan on Saturday, under the leadership of co-founder Mullah Baradar. But the militant group’s bid for recognition has been buffeted by women’s protests demanding equal rights, and allegations of human rights violations by Amrullah Saleh. Here are top 10 developments related to the Afghanistan crisis.

The Taliban's efforts to legitimise their rule over Afghanistan got deferred by a day, even as billboards informing about the formation of government, led by Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar, cropped up all over Kabul on Friday. In Panjshir valley, the last stronghold of the resistance forces, the stalemate continued. The Taliban have called on the rebels to lay down their arms and negotiate a settlement. However, former vice president Amrullah Saleh, who is holed up in Panjshir, has accused the insurgent group of war crimes and human rights violations.