Afghanistan crisis: Preparing new cabinet as US evacuation nears end, says Taliban

The exact timing of the formation of a new cabinet remained unclear. Mujahid said that the announcement would be made in the coming week, but in a voice message later he said the makeup of the new cabinet would be cleared "in one or two weeks".

New Delhi: The Taliban said on Saturday (August 28, 2021) they were preparing a new cabinet as the U.S. evacuation nears its end and they expected that sharp currency falls and economic turmoil following their takeover of Kabul two weeks ago would subside. Zabihullah Mujahid, the movement`s main spokesman, made the comments to Reuters as the U.S. military winds down its mission to evacuate U.S. citizens and vulnerable Afghans and withdraw troops from Kabul airport ahead of the Aug. 31 deadline set by President Joe Biden. Mujahid condemned an overnight U.S. drone strike against Islamic State militants following Thursday`s suicide attack near the airport as a "clear attack on Afghan territory".