Missing Inclusivity | Dawn News |

Along with the above-mentioned incidents, the make-up of the interim Taliban government -- announced earlier this week -- is anything but inclusive. The all-male line-up consists of the Taliban old guard, as well as members of the movement's inner circle. There appear to be no members of the Tajik, Uzbek and Hazara communities in the interim set-up. Therefore, all things considered, the Taliban's promises of inclusivity appear to be ringing hollow. The hard-line group's honeymoon period in power is closing fast, and if a broad-based government is not formed soon, Afghanistan may well collapse into civil war.

Taliban leaders in major bust-up at presidential palace | BBC News |

Taliban's flag-raising ceremony on anniversary 9/11 attacks on America

The white banner bearing a Quranic verse was hoisted by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, the prime minister of the Taliban interim government, said Ahmadullah Muttaqi, multimedia branch chief of the Taliban's cultural commission.