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Afghan Taliban hold clerics gathering, aiming to boost rule

Zabiullah Mujahid, left, the spokesman for the Taliban government, speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Afghanistan's Taliban rulers held a gathering Thursday of some 3,000 Islamic clerics and tribal elders for the first time since seizing power in August, urging them to advise them on running the country. Women were not allowed to attend. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi) Zabiullah Mujahid, the spokesman for the Taliban government, speaks during a press conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 30, 2022. Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers on Thursday held the first major gathering of Islamic clerics and tribal elders since they seized power in August, with over 3,000 coming to the capital for the event. Women were not allowed to attend. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)