Afghanistan turmoilTaliban quietly forming regular army to make Afghanistan a state
With help from China and Pakistan, new Kabul ruler aims to counter ISIS-K threats
The Taliban hold a military parade with equipment captured from the U.S. army in Kandahar, Afghanistan on Nov. 8. (Photo by Murteza Khaliqi/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) © Getty Images
ZIA UR REHMAN, Contributing writer
December 12, 2021 14:09 JST
ISLAMABAD -- Overwhelmed with the challenges of maintaining its own cohesion, dealing with a collapsing economy and stabilizing the country, the new Taliban administration in Kabul has been quietly working on creating a new regular army for Afghanistan.