Al-Jazeera correspondent quoted a source in the Taliban movement as saying that the head of the movement's political bureau, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is holding talks in the Afghan capital, Kabul, to form a new government, where calm prevails in the capital, at a time when US President Joe Biden said that the Taliban's obtaining international legitimacy will be harsh and difficult. .

The source, who spoke to Al-Jazeera correspondent, said that the movement will offer some members of the former regime to take positions in the new government, in which he said that women will have a role.

Taliban spokesman Suhail Shaheen said - in an interview with the Chinese state television network - that talks are underway to form a government that includes all stripes in Afghanistan.

For his part, Chairman of the Afghan Reconciliation Committee Abdullah Abdullah said that he and former Afghan President Hamid Karzai had detailed talks with the Taliban regarding negotiations and the political system.

On the other hand, a member of the Taliban's political bureau, Anas Haqqani, met with clans and civil society activists in Khost province (east of the country).

Eyewitnesses said that the meeting dealt with a number of local issues and the future of the country.

According to the leader of the Afghan Islamic Party, Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, that the official talks between Afghan political leaders and the Taliban with the aim of forming a new government will begin with the arrival of the movement's leaders in Kabul.

Hekmatyar indicated - in statements he made to reporters on Friday in Kabul - that there are indications of the Taliban's desire to form an inclusive government.

Biden's statements

On the level of foreign reactions, Biden said in a speech at the White House that the Taliban is seeking to obtain international legitimacy, considering that the conditions for obtaining this will be harsh and difficult, and that this will depend on how the movement deals with Afghan citizens, women and girls.

Biden also said that although the United States was in constant contact with the Taliban and Doha throughout this period, we were not expected to witness the complete demise of the 300,000-strong Afghan National Forces.

"Assuming that the Afghan national forces continued to fight and maintained their presence around Kabul, things would be completely different. There was consensus that the Afghan forces would not collapse, would not withdraw, and would not leave," he added.


Formation of security and financial teams

In the same context, Reuters quoted a Taliban official as saying that "the movement will form two separate teams to manage internal security and the financial crisis, and that legal, religious and foreign policy experts in the Taliban are working to introduce a new governance framework in the next few weeks."

The official - who spoke on condition of anonymity - added that the new Taliban model of governance in Afghanistan may not be democratic by the strict Western definition, but it will protect the rights of everyone.

According to the official, Mullah Baradar will distribute responsibilities among the leaders, and meet with political, religious and militia leaders in order to form a unified Afghan government.

He noted that the Taliban are discussing - during the talks - how to ensure that Western powers leave Afghanistan on friendly terms.

The Taliban official denied that the movement had kidnapped any foreigner, but admitted that the movement had interrogated some of them before they left the country.

On reports that members of the movement committed reprisals and atrocities, the Taliban official said that "the movement will be responsible for its actions, and will investigate the matter."

"We heard about some atrocities and crimes against civilians. If the Taliban (members) are doing these law and order problems, they will be investigated," the official added.

"We can understand the panic, the tension and the anxiety. People think we won't be held accountable, but that's not the truth," he said.

calm in the capital

These political developments come amid a state of calm in the capital, Kabul.

A member of the Taliban movement in Kabul Qari Muhammad Harun Sirat said that the security situation in the capital is improving, noting that the movement will play an important role in enhancing the security of Afghans.

He added: We are also holding meetings with media managers to inform them of the situation in the country, and we assure the people of Kabul that they are safe and protected.

He explained that his movement had not recorded any incident in the past four days, and that it had arrested people who claimed to be Taliban for stealing presidential compounds.

The security official of the Taliban movement in the Afghan capital, Maulvi Syed Rahman Badr, also said that the movement is doing everything it can to maintain security and peace and ensure the well-being of the people in Kabul.

He pointed out that the government that is currently being formed will not allow chaos as the government of Ashraf Ghani did, and that it has established a security unit to serve the people in Kabul.

Pictures from the Afghan capital today, Saturday, showed that life has largely returned to normal, 6 days after the Taliban took control of the city.

The shops opened their doors, and people began to buy their needs according to the testimonies of merchants, while the traffic seemed to be normal after the congestion in the city's streets in the early days of the Taliban's control.

On the other hand, Afghan demonstrators came out in the British capital, London, to denounce the Taliban's control of the country.

The demonstrators demanded an end to the violence, which they said was being practiced by the Taliban against its opponents, and chanted slogans calling for the rescue of women, as they described it.

They also demanded to ensure the protection of civilians and that the country does not become a haven for terrorism.

The demonstrators went to the Pakistani embassy to denounce what they said was Islamabad's support for the Taliban movement, and they also denounced what they described as the failure of NATO in their country.


Rich brother pledges allegiance

On the other hand, Afghan media reported that Hashmat Ghani Ahmed Zadi, brother of President Ashraf Ghani (whose regime was overthrown a few days ago), pledged allegiance to the Taliban movement, in the capital, Kabul.

And the local Pajhwok news agency said today, Saturday, that Hashmat Ghani, Ashraf Ghani's brother, had pledged allegiance to the movement.

Heshmat Ghani, who heads the Grand Council of Kush (Bedouins) in Afghanistan, did not hold any official position during Ashraf Ghani's 8-year presidency.

Heshmat Ghani appeared in a video clip pledging allegiance to the prominent member of the Taliban, Khalil Rahman, according to the Afghan agency.

Iranian group

On the other hand, the Iranian Dawa and Reform Group said it hopes that the new rulers of Afghanistan will establish a comprehensive political system in compliance with the values ​​of Islamic Sharia in acceptance of the other and tolerance and the priority of adopting a civilized vision in implementation of the promises they made, so that the struggling Afghan people, who have suffered scourge, adversity, forces and active currents, can create a better future. To all citizens and future generations through national dialogue and constructive understanding away from short-sightedness and monopoly.

And she added in a statement issued by her that "regardless of the behavior of the Taliban in the cities and the Afghan capital, Kabul during recent days, which differed positively from its previous behavior, and the talk of some of the movement's spokesmen about a change in thought and practice, it is necessary to wait before issuing prejudices. Monitoring the field performance of the Taliban government during the coming period.

Since last May, the Taliban have begun to expand their influence in Afghanistan, coinciding with the start of the final stage of the withdrawal of US forces, which is scheduled to be completed by August 31.

And last Sunday, the Taliban took control of Kabul in less than 10 days, despite billions of dollars spent by the United States and NATO over 20 years to build up Afghan security forces.