• The Taliban announced on Tuesday night the formation of Afghanistan's caretaker government, with Mullah Hassan Akhund appointed as the acting prime minister.

• Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said the newly formed caretaker government will start functioning soon.

• Ousted Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, who fled the country last month as the Taliban entered Kabul, Wednesday expressed regret that he "could not make it end differently."

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