ISLAMABAD: The Taliban have invited guests from five countries for participation in the oath-taking ceremony of the newly-appointed members of the interim government in Afghanistan.
The Taliban have invited Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, China, and Qatar to attend the swearing-in ceremony on 9/11 (Saturday), according to media reports.
History will be made on September 11 afresh when the newly-appointed members of Afghanistan’s interim government take oath on 9/11, the day the US mourns as attacks on the World Trade Centers in New York.
Taliban forms its new government after the end of a 20-year war that had repercussions around the globe.
Afghanistan’s new cabinet will be sworn in on September 11, 2021 in Kabul. Interim Prime Minister Mullah Hassan Akhund has appealed to former Afghan officials to return home.
And Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen has said they will not have any relationship with Israel. Additionally, China has announced millions of dollars in aid for reconstruction.
Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan expressed hope that the new Afghan government would bring peace and stability.
Afghanistan’s Prime Minister Akhund said, the Taliban have promised to forgive everyone who worked with the United States and its government. Now is the time to establish an Islamic system. Everyone can participate in this “blessed” project, he said.
On the other hand, the former Afghan ambassador to Tajikistan Mohammad Zahir Aghbar says that Ahmad Masoud and former vice president Amrullah Saleh’s resistance forces are still fighting the Taliban.
