Afghanistan's new rulers have rewarded Taliban veterans and hard-liners with plum posts in the Cabinet despite promising an inclusive government, but the choices could pose obstacles in the country getting Western recognition and aid.
At least three members named in what was described as an acting Cabinet on Tuesday were among the Taliban Five, long-term detainees at the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay who were freed in 2014 in exchange for an American soldier in Taliban custody.
The interior ministry went to Sirajuddin Haqqani, head of the Haqqani Network, who is wanted by the United States on terrorism charges and carries a bounty of up to $10 million.