The Taliban on Monday officially announced names for keypositions in the new caretaker government in Afghanistan and said MullahMuhammad Hassan Akhund will be the leader of the council minister and militantgroup’s co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar will be the deputy leader of thecountry.
The announcement comes 72 hours after Pakistan’s ISI Chief Lt Gen Faiz Hameedarrived in Kabul to meet the senior leadership of the Taliban, which wasstruggling to form a government in the war-ravaged country.
Addressing media in Kabul, Taliban’s chief spokesperson ZabihullahMujahid said, “We have named ministers only for ministries that are neededright now. In due course, we will announce names for the other ministries. Wehave a clear view and policy.”
Here’s who got what:
• Mawlawi Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid will be caretaker Minister ofDefence.
• Alhaj Khalifa Sirajuddin Haqqani will be caretaker Minister ofInterior of Afghanistan.
• Mullah Abdul Haq Waseeq will be the caretaker Head of NDS.
• Alhaj Mullah Fazel Akhund will be the Chief of Army staff.
• Mullah Taj Mir Jawad will be Deputy of the Intelligence Chief.
• Mawlawi Amir Khan Mutaqqi will be the Acting Foreign Minister.
• Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanekzai will be Deputy in Ministry ofForeign Affairs.
• Sheikh Mawlawi Noorullah Munir will be head of the Ministry of Education.
• Mullah Hedayatull Badri will be Acting Minister of Finance.
• Mullah Khairullah Khairkhah to be the head of the Ministry ofInformation and Culture.
• Mawlawi Abdul Hakim Shari to be head of the Ministry ofJustice.
• Mullah Hamidullah Akhundzadeh will be Acting Minister ofAviation and Transport.
“We have right now come out of turmoil. The situation is notideal for demonstrations. These demonstrations violate the security of thecountry. I urge protesters not to carry out demonstrations during these days,”Mujahid said during presser.
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