Taliban announce hardline govt as protests grow

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by James EDGAR KABUL, Afghanistan (AFP) — The Taliban announced their government on Tuesday, with a UN-blacklisted veteran of the hardline movement in the top role, weeks after they swept to power and toppled the US-backed president. But as the Taliban transitions from militant force to governing power of Afghanistan, security officials grappled with a growing number of protests against its rule, with two people shot dead in the western city of Herat. Mullah Mohammad […]