The Taliban have issued an ominous warning to the United States after backlash surrounding the appointment of its interim “terrorist” government.
The Taliban have issued an ominous warning to the United States after backlash from the international community surrounding the appointment of its interim Afghanistan “terrorist” government.
This week, the militant group announced the formation of the new “caretaker” government at a press conference in Kabul, which includes the Prime Minister Mohammad Hasan Akhund, who is also notably on a UN Security Council terror list. In fact, 17 out of 33 members of the new government are on UN sanctions lists for terrorism.
Notably, Sirajuddin Haqqani, the new acting interior minister, is a senior leader of the Haqqani network, according to the FBI, which describes him as “a specially designated global terrorist”. He has a US$5 million bounty ($6.8 million) on his head.
His father, Jalaluddin Haqqani, is the head of the Haqqani…