German Foreign Minister: The composition of the new Afghan government leaves no room for optimism

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a statement that more than any other country, the United States and its allies have a responsibility to help Afghanistan provide economic and humanitarian assistance. The statement said the aid should be done with respect for Afghanistan's independence

Taliban spokesman Sohail Shaheen told Sputnik that the group was ready to have a US-Afghan relationship with Washington but would have no relationship with Israel.

"What happened in Afghanistan will soon spread to Pakistan and all pro-Taliban countries," former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said in an interview with Wion India, responding to reports of Pakistan's aid to the Taliban in the Panjshir war.

Four of the five Guantanamo detainees that the United States exchanged with a Taliban-held soldier in 2014 have now joined the cabinet at the Taliban Emirate: Khairullah Khairkhah: Ministry of Information and Culture Fazel Mazlum: Deputy Minister of Defense Abdul Haq Wasiq: Department of National Security Noorullah Nouri: Ministry of Borders

Four of the five Guantanamo detainees that the United States exchanged with a Taliban-held soldier in 2014 have now joined the cabinet at the Taliban Emirate: Khairullah Khairkhah: Ministry of Information and Culture Fazel Mazlum: Deputy Minister of Defense Abdul Haq Wasiq: Department of National Security Noorullah Nouri: Ministry of Borders