Taliban PM calls for Muslim nations to recognise his govt

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The Taliban’s prime minister called Wednesday on Muslim nations to be the first to officially recognise the government that seized power in Afghanistan in August. No country has yet recognised the Taliban government, with nations watching to see how the hardline Islamists – notorious for human rights abuses during their first stint in power between 1996 and 2001 – will rule this time around. Although the group promised a softer brand of governance, women are largely excluded from government employment, and secondary schools for girls have mostly remained shuttered. “I call on Muslim countries …

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