Taliban spokesperson says new Afghanistan government will be announced soon

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid. Credit: AFP File Photo

A spokesperson for the Taliban said on Monday that a new Afghan government would be announced soon, but he did not specify when.

Spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a news conference that after capturing Panjshir, the last holdout of resistance forces, the Taliban controlled the entire country.

Ahmad Massoud, the leader of the resistance forces, said in a Twitter message that he was safe.

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