Tweets On Afghanistan

#UPDATE The Taliban announced the top members of their government in #Afghanistan Tuesday with veteran Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund (pic L) serving as new acting PM, in a move that will cement their power and set the tone of their rule https://t.co/BqlOweopC1 pic.twitter.com/JzdnxTy59x

— AFP News Agency (@AFP) September 7, 2021

The Taliban have established a new government in Afghanistan,
No women were included in the new government. pic.twitter.com/3jJJrmWJ3f

— Syed Hussain Wazir (@syedhus66730630) September 8, 2021

"One side not represented in this dispensation is the 'shura' in the western part of #Afghanistan. I now foresee a situation seen in failed states, where states can control but unable to govern": Manoj Joshi, ORF pic.twitter.com/HBjzQydJsX

— NDTV (@ndtv) September 8, 2021

State Dept. won't give private rescue flights OK to leave Afghanistan https://t.co/YXezlrBrMq pic.twitter.com/WwSHG7Dey5

— New York Post (@nypost) September 7, 2021

Humanitarian aid can be "entry point" for dealing with the Taliban, UN Secretary General António Guterres says https://t.co/ktVJ4PhDJh

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 7, 2021

Turkey seems eager to win influence in Afghanistan. President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is already pushing to provide the muscle around the airport in Kabul.

This could help Erdogan keep refugees out and build his standing with the rest of the world https://t.co/TU314nCD4N

— Bloomberg Opinion (@bopinion) September 8, 2021

Chaos and confusion: The frenzied final hours of the Afghan government https://t.co/U9WUlUvgGR

— BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) September 8, 2021