The Taliban say their leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, chaired the meeting.
Taliban government officials in Afghanistan say the first three-day cabinet meeting in Kandahar, chaired by Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, has ended.
Several sources told the BBC Pashto Service that a key agenda item in the group’s meeting in Kandahar was to seek international legitimacy for the Taliban government.
But Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has not yet commented on the matter in a recent statement, calling it a routine meeting of the caretaker cabinet.
Although the Taliban leader has not yet been seen, this is the first time such a meeting has been held under his leadership since the Taliban took power.
A statement from Mujahid’s office said that the meeting was attended by about 15 ministers, including Al-Wazra, the group’s chief of staff. “The necessary instructions and decisions have been made, including the recruitment and regulation of security agencies.”
The statement said: “Specific instructions have been issued to the relevant bodies regarding the proper implementation of Islamic Sharia, as a result of which Islamic rules will be implemented in an orderly and efficient manner in the society and all Afghans will be able to follow Islamic rules.” He lives a comfortable and prosperous life below. ”
Mr Mujahid, a Taliban leader, said Afghans were aware of the poverty and that “if they could afford it, they would set salaries for Afghan women and men” but added that their government’s economy was weak. “People should help their system, try to collect zakat and ushr and spend it on their own,” he said.
A Taliban spokesman denied the allegations in a statement issued Friday stating “Similar, baseless allegations concerning his ministry have been made more than once.
The cabinet meeting of the Taliban government is held every Monday at the Presidential Palace in Kabul, but this week’s cabinet meeting is held in Kandahar.
Since the Taliban came to power in Afghanistan, no country has recognized their government and the government has been struggling to pay its employees since the freezing of Afghanistan’s assets and aid money.
Aid agencies have reiterated that aid money to Afghanistan must be used by donors and the United Nations in a way that does not fall into the hands of the Taliban.
The world has set a number of important conditions for the recognition of the Taliban government, including the formation of a coalition government and full respect for women’s and human rights.
The Taliban say the government is partisan, but by and large the entire cabinet is either Taliban or pro-Taliban.
