New Afghan government gives no cause for optimism, says German Foreign Minister

FILE PHOTO: German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas speaks during a news conference in Doha, Qatar, August 31, 2021. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed

BERLIN (Reuters) - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas expressed concern on Wednesday about the composition of the provisional government established by the Taliban in Afghanistan.

The cabinet list announced on Tuesday was entirely filled with leaders of the Islamist militant movement, and veterans of a guerrilla war that ended with a Taliban victory last month after two decades of fighting.