Taliban's new army almost ready
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A spokesman for the Afghan Ministry of Defense reveals the completion of 80% of the Afghan army, which is to amount to 100,000 soldiers, including individuals who worked in the former army.
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The Taliban said that the ranks of the new Afghan army had been completed by 80%.
Months after seizing power in Afghanistan, the Taliban said on Sunday it has almost completed the establishment of a regular standing army, comprising fighters from the army that was working under former President Ashraf Ghani.
A spokesman for the Taliban-run defense ministry, Enayatullah Khwarazmi, told Sputnik that the ranks of the new Afghan army had been completed by 80%, clarifying that a 20-men committee is responsible for the process.
The Taliban announced in early September that Mullah Mohammad Hassan would be the prime minister of their upcoming interim government, while Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will be deputy Prime Minister, following the announcement of taking control of all parts of Afghanistan.
In a meeting held in Kabul, Qari Fasihuddin, the chief of staff of the Taliban, announced that consultations to form a strong and organized army in the near future to protect Afghanistan are underway with other officials, warning that all resistance groups in the country will be eliminated.
