Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, center, in 1999.
Reuters
The Taliban called Mullah Hasan Akhund, a partner of the motion’s late creator Mullah Omar, as the head of Afghanistan’s brand-new federal government on Tuesday, with Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, head of the motion’s political workplace, as deputy.
Sarajuddin Haqqani, boy of the creator of the Haqqani network, designated as a terrorist company by the United States, will be the brand-new interior minister, the Taliban’s primary representative Zabihullah Mujahid informed a press conference in Kabul
Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, boy of Mullah Omar, has actually been called as defense minister. All the consultations remain in an acting capability, Mujahid informed a press conference in Kabul.
It was unclear what function in the federal government would be played by Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban supreme leader. He has actually not been seen or heard in public considering that the collapse of the Western- backed federal government and the seizure of Kabul by the Islamist militant motion last month.
Akhund, the brand-new head of federal government, has actually been close to Akhunzada for 20 years.
The Taliban have actually consistently looked for to assure Afghans and foreign nations that they will not go back to the cruelty of their last reign 20 years earlier, marked by harsh penalties and the disallowing of ladies and ladies from public life.
The consultation of a group of recognized figures from various components of the Taliban provided no indicator of any concession towards demonstrations that broke out in Kabul previously in the day, when Taliban shooters fired in the air to spread them.
Hundreds of males and females screaming mottos such as “Long live the resistance” and “Death to Pakistan” marched in the streets to oppose versus the Taliban takeover. Neighboring Pakistan has deep ties with the Taliban and has actually been implicated of helping its go back to power – charges Islamabad rejects.
The Taliban’s quick advance throughout Afghanistan as U.S. forces took out last month set off a scramble to leave by individuals fearing reprisals.
U.S.-led foreign forces left about 124,000 immigrants and at-risk Afghans, however 10s of thousands were left.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated the United States touched with about 100 Americans who were still in Afghanistan.
About 1,000 individuals, consisting of Americans, have actually been stuck in the northern city of Mazar- i-Sharif for days waiting for clearance for charter flights to leave, an organizer informed Reuters, blaming the hold-up on the U.S. State Department.
