‘Taliban still a threat to Afghanistan’ - minister

Members of Afghanistan’s overthrown Taliban militia who have ‘‘simply changed their turban colour’’ and melted into the population represent a threat to the interim government’s stability, the deputy defence minister has warned.

‘‘The Taliban cannot wage war against us, but they can still create huge problems like committing acts of terrorism and kidnapping our people,’’ General Rashid Dostum said yesterday in northern Afghanistan. ‘‘There are still risks.’’