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Taliban caretaker government
The Taliban have announced key ministers of a caretaker government in Afghanistan three weeks after taking over the country, including the capital Kabul. In a press conference, Zabihullah Mujahid said Hassan Akhund has been appointed acting Prime Minister while Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will be the acting deputy premier. He said Sarajuddin Haqqani has been appointed acting interior minister. The spokesman added, Amir Khan Muttaqi has been named acting foreign minister. Mullah Yaqoob will serve as acting defense minister in the new government. Mujahid said other ministers of the caretaker government will be announced in due course. Several of the appointees are in UN and US sanctions lists.
Iran-IAEA deal
Iran’s ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency has urged the body to maintain impartiality, after it issued a new report on Tehran’s nuclear program. Kazem Gharib-abadi said, all of Iran's nuclear activities, including enrichment are in full compliance with the Non-Proliferation Treaty and the country’s commitments under the safeguards agreement. He also touched on the nuclear deal, saying other parties are not in a position to ask Iran to stop its activities since they have failed to fulfill their own commitments. The Iranian envoy criticized the IAEA chief’s report on Iran’s nuclear data recording. He said the monitoring agreement between Iran and the agency was signed for a three-month period and was solely a political decision. He underlined that such an agreement should not be considered as an IAEA’s right or Iran’s obligation.
Covid-19 vaccine inequality
The World Health Organization has criticized wealthy nations for hoarding COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. The criticism came at a Q-and-A session attended by the WHO’s top epidemiologists. They described hoarding as an immoral and unfair practice that’s prolonging the pandemic. The UN health agency has set a target for countries to vaccinate at least 10-percent of their population by the end of this month. It has called on wealthier nations to halt booster vaccine shots to help poorer countries meet the target. According to the UN, nearly 60-percent of the population in the European Union has been fully inoculated. In contrast, Africa has only vaccinated three percent of its population.
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