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Amrullah Saleh, who says he is the legitimate caretaker President of Afghanistan, says he will never accept a 'clerical dictatorship' in his country, but would be prepared to talk to the Taliban if they reject extremism. He demanded that the Taliban ask Afghans for their opinion about any future government, and said the country would not surrender to a group with massive human rights violations.

(Photo: Afghan embassy staff hang a portrait of Afghan First Vice President Amrullah Saleh, who declared himself the 'legitimate caretaker president', on the wall at the embassy in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, in this picture released 18 August 2021. Credit: Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan in Dushanbe/Handout via Reuters)