Taliban government ‘will not allow militants to use its territory for attacks’

The foreign minister in Afghanistan’s new Taliban-run cabinet, Amir Khan Muttaqi (AP)

The foreign minister in Afghanistan’s new Taliban-run cabinet has said the government is committed to its promise not to allow militants to use its territory to attack others.

In his first press conference since the Taliban formed an interim government a week ago, Molavi Amir Khan Muttaqi would not give a timeframe for how long the government would be in place, or whether it would eventually be opened up to other factions, minorities or women.