Today, Tuesday, the Taliban announced the nomination of a prime minister and his deputy, and clarified part of its diplomatic strategy and the mechanism for dealing with freedom of expression, while a demonstration against the movement took place in the capital, Kabul.

The Taliban said on Tuesday that Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund would be the head of Afghanistan's new government.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said during a press conference that Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar will be deputy prime minister.

In an interview with the Russian news agency Sputnik, Suhail Shaheen, another Taliban spokesman, said that the movement seeks good relations with all countries, including the United States, which occupied Afghanistan for 20 years.

However, he stressed that the Taliban will not establish relations with Israel, which was established on Arab lands usurped in 1948, and is still occupying Jerusalem and the West Bank and besieging the Gaza Strip, as well as occupying the Syrian Golan and the Lebanese Shebaa Farms.

"We want relations with all countries of the world, and we would like to have relations with all countries in the region and neighboring countries as well as Asian countries. Israel is not among these countries, and of course we will not have any relationship with them," Shaheen said.

Shaheen welcomed relations with Washington, "If America wants to have a relationship with us, and if that is in the interest of the two countries and peoples, and if they want to participate in the reconstruction of Afghanistan, we welcome them."

Regarding freedom of expression, Shaheen said, "We will not impose any restrictions on social media, and we believe in freedom of expression."

Demonstrations in Kabul

In a related context, today, Tuesday, the Taliban fired in the air to disperse hundreds of people who organized several rallies in Kabul.

At least 3 rallies were held throughout Kabul, and protester Sarah Fahim said, "Women want their country to be free. They want it to be reconstructed. We are tired."

"We want all our people to live a normal life. How long will we live in this situation?"


The crowd raised banners and chanted slogans to express their dissatisfaction with the security situation, and to demand permission to travel freely, while accusing Pakistan of interfering, given its close historical relations with the Taliban.

Videos circulating on social media showed another rally in which more than 100 people roamed the streets under the watchful eye of Taliban gunmen.

Another protester, Zahra Mohammadi, a doctor from Kabul, said, "We want Afghanistan to be free. We want freedom."

There were also scattered demonstrations in smaller cities over the past days, including Herat and Mazar-i-Sharif, where women demanded a role in the new government.

alien conspiracy

A Taliban official who oversees the security of the capital, General Mobin, said that Taliban guards had summoned him to the scene, saying that "the women are causing disturbances."

"These demonstrators gathered based on the conspiracy of foreign intelligence," he added.

An Afghan journalist who was covering the demonstration stated that the Taliban had confiscated his media identification card and his camera.

"I was kicked and asked to leave," he said.

Later, the Kabul-based Independent Afghan Journalists Association said 14 journalists, both Afghans and foreigners, were briefly detained during the protests before being released.

"The association strongly condemns the violent treatment of journalists in the recent demonstrations, and calls on the authorities of the Islamic Emirate to take appropriate measures to prevent violence and protect journalists," she added in a statement.

Pictures circulated online showed reporters with cuts and bruises on their hands and knees.