The Taliban have announced the establishment of an Islamic emirate in the country, four days after taking over Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.
A spokesman for the Taliban Zabiullah Mujahid took to Twitter to announce the decision. Mujahid shared a picture in the tweet, bearing the words, Da Afghanistan Islami Imarat’ and also the Islamic state’s flag as well as the official logo.
The spokesman said in the tweet that the newly established emirate is in favour of better ambassadorial and trade relations with all the countries. He categorically rejected reports that the Taliban government was against having trade relations with a certain country. “All talk of severing trade links with a certain country is baseless,” he announced.
له انګریزي ښکیلاک نه د هیواد د خپلواکي د یوسل او دویمې کلیزې په مناسبت د افغانستان إسلامي امارت اعلامیهhttps://t.co/HfZUIHnCJp pic.twitter.com/jQViMYERpW
— Zabihullah (..ذبـــــیح الله م ) (@Zabehulah_M33) August 19, 2021
Meanwhile, the Taliban’s spokesman at its Qatar office Suhail Shaheen has said that there is no space for the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Afghanistan following the establishment of an Islamic emirate in the country.
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The Taliban have tried to reassure fearful Afghans — and a wary international community — that this time around they will be “positively different”, but their reputation precedes them and few trust the group.
The Taliban are “committed” to the rights of women, who will be able to work and study, the group’s spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday. However, he stressed at every mention of women that their rights will be determined by Islamic law.
