The United States and the UK are concerned about the makeup of the newly formed Taliban government in Afghanistan, while some other countries have expressed support for the interim ruling structure. On Sept. 7, the Taliban named Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, a longtime top Taliban official, Afghanistan’s interim prime minister and Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as his second-in-command. Other top officials for the country include Sirajuddin Haqqani, a member of the Taliban affiliate Haqqani network, and Mohammad Yaqoob, son of one of the founders of the Taliban. “We note the announced list of names consists exclusively of individuals who are members of the Taliban or their close associates and no women. We also are concerned by the affiliations and track records of some of the individuals,” a spokesperson for the U.S. State Department said in a statement. “We understand that the Taliban has presented this as a caretaker cabinet. However, …