Afghanistan's future: Taliban members prepare to appoint government - Al Jazeera Exclusive

[Rhiannon12866]

Al Jazeera's Charlotte Bellis has spoken exclusively to Abdul Qahar Balkhi from the Taliban's cultural commission - the group's first official interview since it took over Kabul a week ago. He revealed more about the Taliban's vision for the future. 08/21/2021.

[Hulk]

1. We will see....the whole world will see.

I have serious doubts.....but we knew very little of the corruption of the puppet government we had supported for the past 20 years. A lot remains to be seen. I hope for Afghanistan's sake, the Taliban don't resort to their past practices. We will see.

[mopinko]

2. this dude has a british accent. wtf?

[Rhiannon12866]

3. He likely learned English from a British teacher

When I was in the USSR, most younger people spoke English, some with British accents. At first I mistook them for British, then I figured out why.

[Aussie105]

4. The Taliban had better be fast learners . . .

We know they are good at terrorizing civilians, and how to shoot guns.
Plus a lot of other unsavory things.

But are they any good at running a country?

After 20 years of being fighters, I don't expect them to be.

So what next? Tribal wars, starvation? Oh, and COVID . . . seems no one speaks about COVID in Afghanistan.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. That's an excellent question.

Who's going to provide vaccines? And how are they going to administer it in a rural mountainous country where most of the citizens are now going to be in hiding??