Mullah Baradar, Taliban co-founder, to lead new govt in Afghanistan: Report
3 years, 3 months ago

Mullah Baradar, Taliban co-founder, to lead new govt in Afghanistan: Report

India TV News  

Mullah Baradar, who currently heads the Taliban's political office, is likely to lead the new government in Afghanistan. Son of killed Taliban founder Mullah Omar, Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob and Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai will be inducted on top posts in the government, international news agency Reuters reported quoting sources. In the new set-up, 60-year-old Mullah Akhundzada will be the Supreme Leader of the Taliban government, which will follow the pattern of the Iranian leadership. The Taliban seized control of capital Kabul on August 15 thus completing collapse of Afghanistan's elected government under President Ashraf Ghani who fled the country.

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Afghanistan: Top Islamic State leaders killed in Kabul, says Taliban
1 year, 9 months ago

Afghanistan: Top Islamic State leaders killed in Kabul, says Taliban

Firstpost  

This was announced by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, which claimed that its forces killed two top Islamic State commanders during a raid in Kabul a few days ago Kabul: A couple of top commanders of the Islamic State terrorist group in Afghanistan have been reportedly killed by the Afghan Taliban. This was announced by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan, …

Top Islamic State commanders killed by Taliban forces in Afghanistan
1 year, 9 months ago

Top Islamic State commanders killed by Taliban forces in Afghanistan

India Today  

The Taliban government in Afghanistan said its security forces killed two key Islamic State commanders during a counter-terrorism raid in capital Kabul a few days ago. One of the slain terrorists was Qari Fateh, touted as the intelligence chief and a former minister of war of the Islamic State-Khorasan Province, said Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid. Mujahid said Qari Fateh was …

The Taliban has achieved political stability, says Suhail Shaheen
2 years, 4 months ago

The Taliban has achieved political stability, says Suhail Shaheen

The Hindu  

The Taliban has proved detractors wrong and has achieved political stability within a year of coming to power in Kabul, Suhail Shaheen, head of the Political Office of the Taliban told The Hindu. Mr. Akhundzada has maintained the reclusive style of the Taliban’s first supreme leader Amir ul Momineen Mullah Omar, who was rarely seen, partly because of security reasons. …

Taliban supreme leader makes rare appearance to mark Eid al-Fitr
2 years, 7 months ago

Taliban supreme leader makes rare appearance to mark Eid al-Fitr

Al Jazeera  

Haibatullah Akhunzada appeared for only the second time since taking control of the Taliban in 2016 and hailed the ‘security’ situation in Afghanistan. Afghanistan’s supreme leader Haibatullah Akhunzada appeared for only the second time since taking control of the Taliban in 2016 to tell worshippers celebrating Eid al-Fitr that the Taliban had achieved freedom and security since seizing power last …

Taliban supreme leader urges world to recognise ‘Islamic Emirate’
2 years, 7 months ago

Taliban supreme leader urges world to recognise ‘Islamic Emirate’

Al Jazeera  

Haibatullah Akhunzada calls on the international community to recognise the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan. The supreme leader of the Taliban, Haibatullah Akhunzada, has called on the international community to recognise the “Islamic Emirate” of Afghanistan in a message ahead of Eid holidays without touching on the issue of girls’ education. Akhunzada said the world had become a “small village” and …

Afghanistan: Taliban leader warns of infiltrators
3 years, 1 month ago

Afghanistan: Taliban leader warns of infiltrators

Al Jazeera  

Warning by Haibatullah Akhunzada comes as the movement faces increased attacks from hardline groups. The supreme leader of the Taliban, Haibatullah Akhunzada, has warned the group that there may be “unknown” entities among their ranks who are “working against the will of the government”. The Taliban’s supreme leader has not been seen in public since the group seized power nearly …

Fabricated, ISI Could be Behind it: Afghan Intel Agencies Sceptical of Akhundzada's Rare 'Public Appearance'
3 years, 1 month ago

Fabricated, ISI Could be Behind it: Afghan Intel Agencies Sceptical of Akhundzada's Rare 'Public Appearance'

News 18  

Highly-placed sources in Afghanistan are sceptical of news reports on Taliban claims that its reclusive supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada, believed to be long dead, made a rare public appearance in Afghanistan’s Kandahar. Reports had quoted a senior Taliban leader who was purportedly present with Akhundzada during the appearance as saying that the “supreme leader” had visited Jamia Darul Aloom Hakimia, …

Amid death rumours, Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada makes first public appearance
3 years, 1 month ago

Amid death rumours, Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada makes first public appearance

Firstpost  

The supreme leader of the Taliban mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has made his first-ever public appearance, officials announces, addressing a meeting of supporters in southern city Kandahar Kabul: Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials announced Sunday, his first public appearance since taking control of the group in 2016. In the 10-minute recording, he …

Taliban supreme leader makes first public appearance
3 years, 1 month ago

Taliban supreme leader makes first public appearance

Deccan Chronicle  

Kabul: Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada addressed supporters in the southern city of Kandahar, officials announced Sunday, his first public appearance since taking control of the group in 2016. In the 10-minute recording, he prays for the Taliban martyrs, wounded fighters and the success of officials involved in the "big test" of rebuilding what they call the Islamic Emirate of …

Mullah Omar's son comes on TV in bid to polish Taliban's public image
3 years, 1 month ago

Mullah Omar's son comes on TV in bid to polish Taliban's public image

India Today  

The son of Taliban founder Mullah Omar appeared in public for the first time on Wednesday, as Afghanistan's hardline rulers try to polish their media image. The televised event saw Mohammad Yaqoob, Afghanistan's new defence minister, appealing to local businessmen to invest in hospitals and clinics, signalling the Taliban are emerging from the shadows. As supreme leader of the movement …

Taliban leader Mullah Baradar named among 100 most influential people of 2021
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban leader Mullah Baradar named among 100 most influential people of 2021

Deccan Chronicle  

Washington: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar -- deputy prime minister in the Taliban's newly announced caretaker government and the top figure in the Doha deal -- has been named among the 100 most influential people of 2021 by Time magazine. In February 2020, when the US Special Representative for Afghan Reconciliation Zalmay Khalilzad officially signed the peace deal in Doha, Baradar …

Afghanistan: Mullah Baradar refutes reports of clashes within Taliban, appears in interview to prove he is alive and unharmed
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: Mullah Baradar refutes reports of clashes within Taliban, appears in interview to prove he is alive and unharmed

Op India  

The media was abuzz with reports of internal clashes within the Taliban between rival factions. Considering that Mullah Baradar was last seen on September 05 at a meeting with UN representative Martin Griffiths, several reports even suspected that the Taliban top chief was either injured or killed in the clash. Baradar refutes rumours However, putting the rumours to an end, …

Afghanistan: Taliban’s Mullah Baradar denies rumours of his death
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: Taliban’s Mullah Baradar denies rumours of his death

Al Jazeera  

Former head of the Taliban’s political office in Doha says he is ‘absolutely fine and healthy’ amid rumours of internal divisions. A top Taliban leader has said he is alive, denying rumours of his killing that surfaced following reports of an internal split in the Taliban group nearly a month after it took over Kabul. The Taliban’s deputy prime minister …

The Taliban story: Coup in 7 days, confusion for a month over who's the baap!
3 years, 3 months ago

The Taliban story: Coup in 7 days, confusion for a month over who's the baap!

India Today  

Exactly a month ago, the Taliban captured Kabul, completing the final takeover of Afghanistan in a matter of days. Sirajuddin Haqqani has closer contacts with the Pakistan Army’s Inter-Services Intelligence, which fancies a ring-master’s role in the Taliban circus, while Mullah Baradar has had a chequered history with the Pakistani establishment. Mullah Baradar, the political chief of the pre-coup Taliban, …

Lived in Kabul for years, right under everyone's noses: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid
3 years, 3 months ago

Lived in Kabul for years, right under everyone's noses: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid

India Today  

Taliban’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid, who appeared before the media for the first time in a decade at a press conference after the insurgent group seized Kabul last month, said that he lived in the Afghan capital right under the nose of his adversaries who considered him a 'ghost-like' figure during the war. "I escaped so many times from their raids …

Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar releases audio statement amid rumours of death
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar releases audio statement amid rumours of death

India Today  

The Taliban co-founder and now deputy prime minister of Afghanistan released an audio statement on Monday saying he was alive and well after news of his supposed demise went viral on social media. Abdul Ghani Baradar, who was last week named as the number two to Mullah Mohammed Hassan Akhund, blamed "fake propaganda" for the death rumours in an audio …

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid says he lived in Kabul right under nose of his adversaries
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid says he lived in Kabul right under nose of his adversaries

The Hindu  

Taliban’s spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid, who appeared before the media for the first time in a decade at a press conference after the insurgent group seized Kabul last month, said that he lived in the Afghan capital right under the nose of his adversaries who considered him a 'ghost-like' figure during the war. "I escaped so many times from their raids …

Qatar's high-level delegation meets Taliban leader Akhund, former Afghan president Karzai in Kabul
3 years, 3 months ago

Qatar's high-level delegation meets Taliban leader Akhund, former Afghan president Karzai in Kabul

India Today  

The Middle Eastern State of Qatar, which has played an outsized role in Afghanistan since the Taliban's sweep to power on August 15, sent a delegation to Kabul on Sunday. Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, Prime Minister of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan met Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdur Rahman Al-thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of the State of Qatar …

The Taliban regime | Return of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

The Taliban regime | Return of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Three weeks after they captured Kabul, the Taliban, on September 7, announced their interim government, ending all speculations on whether the new administration would be different from the previous Islamic Emirate. Despite the Taliban’s promises that they would form an ‘inclusive government’, the 33-member Cabinet that would replace the fallen Islamic Republic government of Ashraf Ghani signalled a continuation of …

'Islam Advocates Equality': Hurriyat Tells Taliban, Hopes New Regime Will Bring Peace To Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

'Islam Advocates Equality': Hurriyat Tells Taliban, Hopes New Regime Will Bring Peace To Afghanistan

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Hurriyat Conference expressed that the formation of the new Taliban government will put an end to the conflict and uncertainty in the country after four decades. "After the unfolding of confusing and chaotic events in Afghanistan during the past month, the Hurriyat hopes that the formation of the new government will put an end to four decades …

Hibatullah Akhundzada to lead Taliban govt in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Hibatullah Akhundzada to lead Taliban govt in Afghanistan

India Today  

Taliban supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada will lead the new government in Afghanistan, local media quoted a Taliban spokesperson as saying on Wednesday. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid said the new Afghanistan government -- which will be called the "Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan" -- will be led by Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzadeh, the Tolonews reported. WHAT HIBATULLAH AKHUNDZADA HAS PROMISED After the …

Any international legitimacy, support will have to be earned: US warns Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

Any international legitimacy, support will have to be earned: US warns Taliban

Hindustan Times  

A day after the Taliban announced the interim government of Afghanistan, the United States on Wednesday said that the outfit would have to work for the right to be regarded by the international community as a legitimate government. US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that he has discussed with allied partners on how to hold the Taliban to their …

Mullah-Molavi Regime of Kabul is of the Taliban, by the Taliban and for the Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

Mullah-Molavi Regime of Kabul is of the Taliban, by the Taliban and for the Taliban

News 18  

One of the last surviving 9/11 masterminds, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, was all smiles in a friendly banter with his co-accused during a court hearing on Tuesday at the infamous Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp in Cuba. The hearing was underway when Taliban Spokesperson Zaibullah Mujahid in Kabul announced the caretaker Taliban regime with a council of ministers headed by Mullah Mohammad …

Mullah Hasan Akhund is Afghanistan's interim prime minister: Why Taliban banks on this enigmatic figure
3 years, 3 months ago

Mullah Hasan Akhund is Afghanistan's interim prime minister: Why Taliban banks on this enigmatic figure

Firstpost  

Mullah Akhund has been an influential figure in Afghanistan since the inception of the militant group in the 1990s The Taliban announced on 7 September, 2021, that Mullah Hasan Akhund has been appointed interim prime minister of Afghanistan. While Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar and his deputies fought with the mujahedeen – a loose network of anti-Soviet Afghan fighters – …

From Taliban-led military rule to West-backed democracy, Pashtuns have always dominated Afghanistan's politics
3 years, 3 months ago

From Taliban-led military rule to West-backed democracy, Pashtuns have always dominated Afghanistan's politics

Firstpost  

Many of the new acting ministers as well as former presidents and leaders, including Hamid Karzai and Ashraf Ghani, belong to the dominant ethnic tribe of the nation On Tuesday, the Taliban appointed Mohammad Hasan Akhund, a close aide to the group’s late founder Mullah Omar, as head of Afghanistan’s new caretaker government, weeks after it took control of the …

All the Taliban’s men: A who’s who of the Islamic Emirate’s new leadership
3 years, 3 months ago

All the Taliban’s men: A who’s who of the Islamic Emirate’s new leadership

Firstpost  

Like the government of the first Islamist Emirate, which collapsed after 9/11, the cabinet is heavily dominated by leaders from southern Afghanistan “Inclusive government” was promised in peace negotiations that was run for years: on Tuesday, the second Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan announced an interim cabinet and key government appointments that are anything but. Abdus Salam Hanafi | Second deputy …

Back to square one: Afghanistan to be governed by Sharia laws, declares Taliban
3 years, 3 months ago

Back to square one: Afghanistan to be governed by Sharia laws, declares Taliban

Op India  

After promising to govern Afghanistan differently under Taliban 2.0, the Jihadi organization shortly after their takeover have declared that the country will be governed by laws of ‘Holy Sharia.’ Flushing down the two-decade-long effort to establish a democracy, a policy statement attributed to Taliban Supremo Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada read, “Based on this principle, in the future, all matters of governance …

Explained | Who is Mullah Hasan Akhund? What does the Taliban’s choice of interim prime minister mean for Afghanistan?
3 years, 3 months ago

Explained | Who is Mullah Hasan Akhund? What does the Taliban’s choice of interim prime minister mean for Afghanistan?

The Hindu  

The Taliban announced on September 7 that Mullah Hasan Akhund has been appointed interim prime minister of Afghanistan. While Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar and his deputies fought with the mujahedeen — a loose network of anti-Soviet Afghan fighters — Akhund did not. Akhund held a political role in the Taliban government of the 1990s, serving as foreign minister; however, …

Inside look at Taliban all-male cabinet: Minister wanted by FBI, with a bounty on his head
3 years, 3 months ago

Inside look at Taliban all-male cabinet: Minister wanted by FBI, with a bounty on his head

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban on Tuesday announced a hardline government in Afghanistan after weeks of deliberation, revealing an all-male cabinet that also includes a top official who is on the Federal Bureau of Investigation 's ‘most wanted’ list, with a bounty of up to $10 million on his head. Sirajuddin Haqqani, who has been named the interior minister of the new interim …

Taliban form all-male Afghanistan government of old guard members
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban form all-male Afghanistan government of old guard members

New Indian Express  

KABUL: The Taliban on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battle against the U.S.-led coalition, a move that seems unlikely to win the international support the new leaders desperately need to avoid an economic meltdown. The U.S. State Department in a statement …

Taliban form all-male Afghanistan government of old guard members
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban form all-male Afghanistan government of old guard members

New Indian Express  

KABUL: The Taliban on Tuesday, September 7, 2021, announced an all-male interim government for Afghanistan stacked with veterans of their hard-line rule from the 1990s and the 20-year battle against the U.S.-led coalition, a move that seems unlikely to win the international support the new leaders desperately need to avoid an economic meltdown. The U.S. State Department in a statement …

New Taliban govt policy says it 'will follow Sharia law for all matters' like previous regime
3 years, 3 months ago

New Taliban govt policy says it 'will follow Sharia law for all matters' like previous regime

India Today  

The Taliban have announced a ‘caretaker’ government that will be led by Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, with key roles being given to designated global terrorists, including the dreaded Haqqani Network. Recalling the previous Taliban regime that has brought back fears among the Afghans, the new government has said, “Our previous twenty years of struggle had two major goals. Firstly to …

Mullah Hasan Akhund to head 'acting' Taliban govt, Mullah Baradar his deputy; Sirajuddin Haqqani gets interior portfolio
3 years, 3 months ago

Mullah Hasan Akhund to head 'acting' Taliban govt, Mullah Baradar his deputy; Sirajuddin Haqqani gets interior portfolio

Firstpost  

Secretive Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, who has never been seen in public, told the new government to uphold Sharia law in a statement The Taliban announced Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund as the leader of their new government in Afghanistan on Tuesday. As per The News International, the insurgent group’s top leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada himself proposed Mullah Hassan’s name …

Mullah Akhund to head interim Taliban government
3 years, 3 months ago

Mullah Akhund to head interim Taliban government

The Hindu  

The Taliban announced the top members of their government on Tuesday, in a move that will cement their power over Afghanistan and set the tone of their new rule just days after a chaotic U.S. troop pullout. On Tuesday evening, chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a press conference that the new government would be an interim one, and that Taliban …

Mohd Hassan Akhund to Lead Taliban’s 'Caretaker Govt', Mullah Baradar to be His Deputy. Details Here
3 years, 3 months ago

Mohd Hassan Akhund to Lead Taliban’s 'Caretaker Govt', Mullah Baradar to be His Deputy. Details Here

News 18  

The Taliban on Monday officially announced names for key positions in the new caretaker government in Afghanistan and said Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund will be the leader of the council minister and militant group’s co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar will be the deputy leader of the country. We have a clear view and policy.” Here’s who got what: • Mawlawi Muhammad …

Mullah Baradar, Taliban founder Omar's trusted aide, is insurgent group's political chief and public face
3 years, 3 months ago

Mullah Baradar, Taliban founder Omar's trusted aide, is insurgent group's political chief and public face

Firstpost  

While Haibatullah Akhundzada is the Taliban’s overall leader, Baradar is its political chief and most public face. Western diplomats have hitherto viewed him as the most resistant to ISI control Editor’s Note: This piece, originally published on 16 August, is being republished in light of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar being named the deputy prime ministe r in the acting Afghanistan …

'Ineffective & Unreasonable': Hasan Akhund, New Afghanistan PM is Taliban Old Guard
3 years, 3 months ago

'Ineffective & Unreasonable': Hasan Akhund, New Afghanistan PM is Taliban Old Guard

News 18  

Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the chief of the Taliban’s powerful decision-making body ‘Rehbari Shura’, has been appointed Afghanistan’s new head of state by the insurgent group’s top leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Chairman of Taliban’s Political Office in Doha, and Mullah Abdus Salam will work as deputies of Mullah Hasan in the new Taliban government. Hebatullah himself …

Profile: Mullah Baradar, new deputy leader in Afghan gov’t
3 years, 3 months ago

Profile: Mullah Baradar, new deputy leader in Afghan gov’t

Al Jazeera  

Abdul Ghani Baradar is appointed as deputy leader in new Afghan government weeks after the armed group took over the country. The Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar has been named as the deputy leader in the new caretaker government of Afghanistan announced on Tuesday weeks after the armed group took over the country in a stunning military sweep. Popularly known …

Taliban caretaker government: Ex-Guantanamo detainees and one of FBI’s most wanted men appointed
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban caretaker government: Ex-Guantanamo detainees and one of FBI’s most wanted men appointed

CNN  

CNN — The Taliban on Tuesday announced the formation of a hardline interim government for Afghanistan, filling top posts with veterans of the militant group who oversaw the 20-year fight against the US-led military coalition. The Taliban named Mohammad Hassan Akhund, a close aide of the Taliban’s late founder Mohammad Omar, as acting prime minister and Abdul Ghani Baradar, one …

Profile: Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the head of Taliban government
3 years, 3 months ago

Profile: Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the head of Taliban government

Al Jazeera  

Mullah Akhund, who is on a UN sanctions list, was the foreign minister in the previous Taliban government in the 1990s. The Taliban have named Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund to lead their new interim government, nearly three weeks after the group seized control of the country. Mullah Akhund is on a UN sanctions list and is the longtime head of …

Taliban announces new government in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban announces new government in Afghanistan

Al Jazeera  

The Taliban’s chief spokesman says the new caretaker government will be led by Mohammad Hasan Akhund. “It’s also important to say that a lot of these names, the vast majority of them are actually Pashtun and are not taking into consideration, arguably critics would say, the vast great ethnic diversity of this country.” Commenting on the Taliban’s announcement, Obaidullah Baheer, …

Who are the men leading the Taliban’s new government?
3 years, 3 months ago

Who are the men leading the Taliban’s new government?

Al Jazeera  

Several senior figures in the Taliban’s new government in Afghanistan have close ties to Taliban founder Mullah Omar. Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, who is on a UN sanctions list, was named as leader of the new government, while Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar was named as his deputy at a news conference in Kabul on Tuesday. Here is a rundown …

Designated global terrorist Haqqani is interior minister in new Taliban govt led by Mullah Akhund | Key points
3 years, 3 months ago

Designated global terrorist Haqqani is interior minister in new Taliban govt led by Mullah Akhund | Key points

India Today  

The Taliban on Tuesday announced the formation of a new government in Afghanistan within hours of declaring victory over resistance forces in Panjshir valley. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid, addressing the international media in Kabul on Tuesday, announced the formation of a new Taliban government in Afghanistan headed by Mullah Hassan Akhund. 'Old guard' dominates new Taliban government A close associate …

Who are the key figures in the new Taliban government
3 years, 3 months ago

Who are the key figures in the new Taliban government

India Today  

The Taliban on Tuesday announced key acting ministerial positions. Here are some facts about the main appointments: MOHAMMAD HASAN AKHUND, ACTING PRIME MINISTER Akhund is the longtime head of Taliban's powerful decision-making body Rehbari Shura, or leadership council. Following the fall of the Taliban government, Baradar served as a senior military commander responsible for attacks on coalition forces, a UN …

Mullah Hassan to head proposed Taliban govt in Afghanistan with Baradar as his deputy: Report
3 years, 3 months ago

Mullah Hassan to head proposed Taliban govt in Afghanistan with Baradar as his deputy: Report

India Today  

Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, the chief of the Taliban's powerful decision-making body 'Rehbari Shura', has been named as Afghanistan's new head of state by the insurgent group's top leader Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada, according to a Pakistani media report. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Chairman of Taliban's Political Office in Doha, and Mullah Abdus Salam will work as deputies of Mullah Hasan …

Endless warfare lies ahead in Afghanistan despite ISI-brokered deal to appoint new prime minister
3 years, 3 months ago

Endless warfare lies ahead in Afghanistan despite ISI-brokered deal to appoint new prime minister

Firstpost  

Like their predecessors, the Taliban’s commanders may soon discover warfare isn’t just a means to gain power, but an end in itself From the graves of the jihadists across Afghanistan, Abdullah Azzam had hoped, would rise the fragrant scent of martyrdom: Instead, the fetid stench of disillusion suffused the air. Later this week, the Taliban is expected to install Maulvi …

Taliban, Pakistan and why there's no government in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban, Pakistan and why there's no government in Afghanistan

India Today  

The official version from Taliban last week gave a sense that infighting within the group was over and a settlement had been reached. Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa, ahead of Hameed’s Kabul visit, met UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab in Islamabad to discuss the Taliban situation in Afghanistan. PAKISTAN FIGHTS FOR TALIBAN, LITERALLY Now, reports say Pakistani forces …

Taliban to finalise new Afghan govt soon, 80% Doha team likely to be in council
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban to finalise new Afghan govt soon, 80% Doha team likely to be in council

Firstpost  

The executives of this Council will lead the government and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is likely to head the political office, the Taliban sources said, adding that 80 per cent of this government will be from the Doha Taliban team. The Taliban have finalised their new government in Afghanistan nearly a fortnight after their violent takeover of Afghanistan - a …

Afghanistan: Mullah Baradar promises ‘inclusive’ government
3 years, 3 months ago

Afghanistan: Mullah Baradar promises ‘inclusive’ government

Al Jazeera  

Speaking to Al Jazeera, Taliban leader stresses security is necessary to overcoming challenges facing the country. Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the head of the Taliban’s political office, has told Al Jazeera the group is in the process of forming an inclusive government following its lightning takeover of the country last month. The Taliban swept into Kabul virtually unopposed on August …

Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar set to head Taliban government in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar set to head Taliban government in Afghanistan

The Hindu  

Taliban co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government that could be announced soon, sources in the Islamist group said on Friday, as it battled rebel fighters and tried to ward off economic collapse. Mullah Baradar, who heads the Taliban’s political office, will be joined by Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, the son of late Taliban founder Mullah Omar, and Sher …

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