It has been more than a month since the Taliban seized Afghanistan's capital Kabul and declared the nearly twenty-year war in the country over.
On 31 August, the US military left the Kabul Airport, bringing an end to the American presence in Afghanistan. On 6 September, the Taliban stated that it had gained control of Panjshir, the last of Afghanistan's 34 provinces not under their control. Following the fall of the defiant province, the Taliban announced the composition of the interim government of Afghanistan. It is headed by Mohammad Hasan Akhund, who served as foreign minister during the first Taliban rule. Akhund has been under UN sanctions since 2001.
Meanwhile, the Biden administration has once again been criticised for its handling of the Afghanistan crisis. The student activist organisation, Young Americans for Liberty (YAL), said in a statement on 15 September that Biden is using the situation in Afghanistan and the COVID-19 pandemic to score political points rather than solve those issues.
*The Taliban is a terrorist organisation banned in Russia and many other countries.