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 Yaqoob Mujahid will be caretaker Minister of Defence. • Mullah Taj Mir Jawad will be Deputy of the Intelligence Chief. • Mullah Taj Mir Jawad will be Deputy Head, Intelligence.

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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 …

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 …

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 – …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Meet top Taliban leadership: Supreme leader, a shrewd politician and a ruthless commander
3 years, 4 months ago

Meet top Taliban leadership: Supreme leader, a shrewd politician and a ruthless commander

India Today  

Chaos has engulfed Afghanistan a day after the Taliban captured Kabul as Afghan President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. After Ghani fled the country, the Taliban's top leadership is on its way to take charge of the Afghanistan government. Here is the leadership structure of the Taliban: Taliban leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada is seen in an undated photograph, posted on …

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