Taliban Leader Sirajuddin Haqqani Makes First Public Appearance

The Taliban acts in the Minister of Home Affairs - appoint a terrorist by the US - said in a rare public appearance on Saturday that police guilty security for violations in Afghanistan was sentenced after a series of accusations of minister abuse.

For the first time, a photo featuring Sirajuddin Haqqani's face was published by the official Taliban government channel. It contrasts with the appearance of October, when photos of influential and reserved figures are blurred.

Haqqani was photographed attending a Saturday graduation ceremony from first grade to complete police training because the Taliban assumed that Afghan control.

About 377 personnel, both men and women, graduated at the ceremony.

The event was marked by the first time Haqqani had given a statement to the media since it was named Minister of Home Affairs.

Haqqani said in a speech at the ceremony that the Taliban security personnel who committed crimes against Afghan civilians were undergoing a criminal process.

Civilians have complained of harassment by Taliban guerrillas in a house-to-home attack and at the checkpoint.

In January a young woman was shot dead by the Taliban security police at the checkpoint. He was then arrested.

Haqqani admitted that "some violations occurred" among the former Taliban fighters who carried out a shift from fighting the war by polishing the road and added they were undergoing training.

Haqqani said the international community should not see its government as a threat and foreign aid needed to revive the country.

He said his government was committed to the DOHA peace agreement signed between the Taliban and the US in February last year which ended the war in Afghanistan.

The agreement requires a Taliban to prevent extremist groups, such as

In a clear reference to international concerns over the willingness of Taliban to provide access to education and work for women, Haqqani said women can work and go to school in the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan.

From the female police graduates, he said: "Today our sisters with us in this ceremony, they accept their graduation diploma and appointed in different jobs."

The Taliban had pressed to release billions of dollars in Afghan central bank reserves frozen abroad because the country fought against drought, lack of cash and mass hunger.