Thu 24 February 2022: The Taliban is creating a “grand army” for Afghanistan that will include officers and troops who served the old regime, says the official tasked with overseeing the military’s transformation. Latifullah Hakimi, head of the Taliban’s Ranks Clearance Commission, also told a news conference on Monday that they had repaired half the … Continue reading TALIBAN TO CREATE AFGHANISTAN ‘GRAND ARMY’ WITH OLD REGIME TROOPS