Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sept. 21, 2021. The newly-established caretaker government in Afghanistan has named remaining ministers and members, Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said Tuesday. "The newly introduced members of the cabinet are professional personalities including doctors and highly educated persons, also from minorities," Mujahid told reporters at a press conference. XINHUA PHOTO
KANDAHAR: Afghanistan's Taliban authorities said they had begun paying government employees who had not received a paycheck since the Islamists seized power and triggered a major financial crisis.