Analysis-Afghan Taliban victory brings new challenge: governing a country in crisis


An Afghan man rides on his bicycle as he holds the Taliban flag in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 2, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

(Reuters) - After a lightning military triumph and the departure of the last U.S. flight on Monday, the Taliban faces the challenge of forming a government that can unite different factions and rebuild Afghanistan after 40 years of war.

The movement is expected to announce the makeup of its government https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taliban-co-founder-baradar-lead-new-afghanistan-govt-sources-2021-09-03 in the next few days.

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