New Taliban Government in Afghanistan

Ahmad Nader Nadery

Inserted 2 years ago

“It was the most crucifying pain. Everything was going to crumble down, all that we worked and built in the past 20 years.”

Nytimes

Former senior advisor to the president of Afghanistan

24 Dec 2021 2 3

Asim Iftikhar

Inserted 2 years ago

“We have taken note of the expansion in the interim cabinet with representation of different ethnic and political groups. This is a positive direction, and we hope they continue to take steps leading to lasting stability in the country.”

Aljazeera

Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesman

23 Sep 2021 4 5

Suhail Shaheen

Inserted 2 years ago

“We do not want this assistance for ourselves but we want it for our people. It is a moral obligation of those Western countries to take part in the construction of Afghanistan. If they do not take part, it means that they do not help the people of Afghanistan [which shows that] their slogans with values of human rights and humanitarianism are empty words. They are raising a slogan on the one hand, but are doing the opposite.”

Globaltimes

Taliban spokesman

09 Sep 2021 3 3

Wang Wenbin

Inserted 2 years ago

“China attaches great importance to the announcement by the Taliban of the establishment of an interim government and some important personnel arrangements. This has ended more than three weeks of anarchy in Afghanistan and is a necessary step to restore order and rebuild the country.”

Aljazeera

Spokesperson of China and deputy director of the Foreign Ministry Information Department of China

08 Sep 2021 3 3

Lolwah al-Khater

Inserted 2 years ago

“They have shown a great deal of pragmatism. Let's seize the opportunities there… and look at their public actions. They are the de facto rulers, no question about that.”

Aljazeera

Assistant Foreign Minister

08 Sep 2021 1 5

Charles Stratford

Inserted 2 years ago

“It's also important to say that a lot of these names, the vast majority of them are actually Pashtun and are not taking into consideration, arguably critics would say, the vast great ethnic diversity of this country.”

Aljazeera

Al Jazeera’s journalist reporting from Kabul

07 Sep 2021 2 5

Zhongmin Liu

Inserted 2 years ago

“The structure of the new government has shown that the Taliban will dominate all key positions. They want to take control but meanwhile are hoping to present an inclusive image to the world. But they face difficulties in establishing a political structure by both the Taliban and non-Taliban, evident in their postponement in announcing the formation of the interim government.”

Globaltimes

Professor at the Middle East Studies Institute of the Shanghai International Studies University

07 Sep 2021 2 3

Anas Haqqani

Inserted 2 years ago

“The world knows that we are committed individuals, and we are against propaganda. People, who want to fight in Afghanistan, have been exposed. We want good relationships with everyone in the world. But we want the rest of the world to not interfere in our matters and we will also not interfere in their matters.”

News18

Top Taliban leader

01 Sep 2021 1 5

Ashley Jackson

Inserted 2 years ago

“They [the Taliban] are so slow. I assume they have to announce a government when the Americans leave but it's really taking a long time and has potential to spin out of control. Particularly with the threat from IS [Islamic State] attacks, they have to show they are strong and can guarantee security.”

Theguardian

Co-director of the centre for the study of armed groups at the Overseas Development Institute

28 Aug 2021 3 4

Ashley Jackson

Inserted 2 years ago

“They are familiar names [Gul Agha, finance minister - Sadr Ibrahim interior minister - Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir, defence minister]. They (the Taliban) are not exactly showing a lot of diversity or demonstrating the desire for a civilian government.".”

Reuters

Researcher with the Overseas Development Institute

25 Aug 2021 4 4

Michael McKinley

Inserted 2 years ago

“Afghanistan's government budget is 70 to 80 percent funded by international donors, including the US Agency for International Development. The Taliban is going to require substantial outside funding unless they retreat to what they did from 1996 to 2001, which was essentially run the government to minimalist levels. Living off the narcotics trade did not provide them a path towards staying in power.”

Aljazeera

Former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan in 2014–16

24 Aug 2021 2 4

Hashmat Ghani

Inserted 2 years ago

“I have accepted the Taliban but do not support them... 'supporting' is a very strong word. What happens once they are in control... that remains to be seen. [Could there be violence after Western forces leave?] I don't think so. They (the Taliban) have shown courtesy to Afghan businesses. They keep saying they will allow women to work, we hear this from senior leaders... we hope they will.”

Ndtv

Brother of former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, Grand Council Chieftain of the Kuchis and prominent businessman

22 Aug 2021 2 4

Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani

Inserted 2 years ago

“If we can defeat superpowers, surely we can provide safety to the Afghan people. Our hostility was with the occupation. There was a superpower that came from the outside to divide us. They forced a war unto us. We have no hostility with anyone, we are all Afghans. Karzai [Hamid Karzai] was in conflict with us for 13 years, but in the end, we assured even him of his safety.”

Aljazeera

Senior Taliban leader

22 Aug 2021 3 3

Farhad Akbari

Inserted 2 years ago

“If they [Taliban] continue with their monopolization of power like Ashraf Ghani and distribute the power to the certain provinces and do not respect other provinces and the people, there is possibility of a civil war.”

Tolonews

Political activist

21 Aug 2021 3 4

Torek Farhadi

Inserted 2 years ago

“We must be patient in the view of the talks with the Taliban, let give them at least ten days, it is a good news that war did not happen in Kabul, I think rest of the issues will move forward in a good way if all ethnicities and women see themselves in the government.”

Tolonews

Political analyst and former adviser to the Afghan government

21 Aug 2021 1 2

Jason Crow

Inserted 2 years ago

“They [the Taliban] are methodically ramping up efforts to round those folks [Afghans who worked for the United States] up. I've had people send me pictures of Taliban outside their apartment complexes, searching for them.”

Reuters

United States House of Representatives from Colorado's 6th congressional district

19 Aug 2021 3 2

Fawzia Koofi

Inserted 2 years ago

“Afghanistan is the victim of back-to-back mistakes. President Biden could have delayed this to wait for a political settlement - for even just another month, just get the political settlement first. They could have come to a deal. We all want international forces to leave. It's not sustainable or logical from any point of view to have a foreign force protecting your country, but this is so untimely for the US to have chosen now, in the middle of negotiations and before we get a settlement. If the Americans were to stick to their political leverage, pressing the Taliban and using all sources of pressure against them, then I think they would have come to a negotiated settlement. They used the travel [lifting of UN travel sanctions, enabling the Taliban leadership to be in Doha for talks] to strengthen their own position; they went to China, Russia, Iran [and] Turkey to bolster their support and enjoy the standing and the position they want. That is why I think the world must watch the situation unfolding very carefully. To ensure there are no blank cheques as they ignore human rights.”

Theguardian

Former member of parliament in Kabul and member of the Afghan delegation negotiation peace with the Taliban in Doha

19 Aug 2021 10 4

Shahram Akbarzadeh

Inserted 2 years ago

“The Iranian leadership has put a brave face on. It has celebrated the U.S. withdrawal as a victory for the Afghan people, which by implication offers an endorsement for the Taliban. Tehran is hoping for professional if not cordial ties with Afghanistan's future government amid worries that the Taliban would be anti-Shi'a, persecute the Hazara minority, and adopt anti-Iran policies. This would be extremely concerning for Iran. From the geostrategic point of view, this would facilitate Saudi influence in Afghanistan. An anti-Shi'a and anti-Iran government in Afghanistan could present serious security challenges for Iran and make Afghan territory a haven for anti-Iran terror groups.”

Rferl

Professor of Middle East and Central Asian politics at Australia's Deakin University

18 Aug 2021 5 7

Zhang Li

Inserted 2 years ago

“It is very important for China to see how the Taliban stabilise the situation. I think the most important step is political reconciliation. Talk of major economic engagement is too early. China made it quite clear that the situation on the ground needs to be stable, and that they want to see positive developments. If the Taliban can keep its promise properly and improve security, not allow militants to go against other countries, including China, I think it's quite possible for China to consider economic engagement, in a big way.”

Aljazeera

Professor at the Sichuan University’s Institute of South Asian Studies

18 Aug 2021 2 5

Sergey Lavrov

Inserted 2 years ago

“I consider it a positive signal that the Taliban in Kabul are declaring and in practice showing their readiness to respect the opinion of others. In particular, they said that they are ready to discuss a government in which not only they but other Afghan representatives will also participate. We support the beginning of an inclusive national dialogue with the participation of all of Afghanistan's political, ethnic and religious groups.”

Themoscowtimes

Russian Foreign Minister

17 Aug 2021 2 5

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“It was the most crucifying pain. Everything was going to crumble down, all that we worked and built in the past 20 years.”

“We have taken note of the expansion in the interim cabinet with representation of different ethnic and political groups. This is a positive direction, and we hope they continue to take steps leading to lasting stability in the country.”

“China attaches great importance to the announcement by the Taliban of the establishment of an interim government and some important personnel arrangements. This has ended more than three weeks of anarchy in Afghanistan and is a necessary step to restore order and rebuild the country.”

“They have shown a great deal of pragmatism. Let's seize the opportunities there… and look at their public actions. They are the de facto rulers, no question about that.”

“It's also important to say that a lot of these names, the vast majority of them are actually Pashtun and are not taking into consideration, arguably critics would say, the vast great ethnic diversity of this country.”

“They are familiar names [Gul Agha, finance minister - Sadr Ibrahim interior minister - Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir, defence minister]. They (the Taliban) are not exactly showing a lot of diversity or demonstrating the desire for a civilian government.".”

“If they [Taliban] continue with their monopolization of power like Ashraf Ghani and distribute the power to the certain provinces and do not respect other provinces and the people, there is possibility of a civil war.”

“We must be patient in the view of the talks with the Taliban, let give them at least ten days, it is a good news that war did not happen in Kabul, I think rest of the issues will move forward in a good way if all ethnicities and women see themselves in the government.”

“They [the Taliban] are methodically ramping up efforts to round those folks [Afghans who worked for the United States] up. I've had people send me pictures of Taliban outside their apartment complexes, searching for them.”

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