The new hardline Taliban government led by Mullah Hasan Akhund includes an all-male cabinet. Sirajuddin Haqqani, named as the interior minister, is on the FBI's most-wanted list with a $10 million bounty on his head.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of SL Tripathy as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the United India Insurance Company Limited (UIICL).
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar represented India at the World Health Organization- South-East Asia Regional Office (WHO-SEARO) through video conference.