Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid on Tuesday announced 33 members of the “acting” government, saying that it will be led by Mohammad Hasan Akhund while the group’s co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar will be the deputy Afghan lead
Key figures in the interim govt:
- Prime Minister – Mohammad Hasan Akhund
- Deputy Prime Minister – Abdul Ghani Baradar
- Interior Minister – Sirjauddin Haqqani
- Foreign Minister – Amir Khan Muttaqi
- Deputy Foreign Minister – Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai
- Defence Minister – Mullah Yaqoob
- Army Chief – Fasihuddin Badakhshani
- Finance Minister – Mullah Hidayatullah
- Deputy Culture and Information Minister – Zabihullah Mujahid
Taliban’s deputy leader Sirajuddin Haqqani will be the acting interior minister, Amir Khan Muttaqi will be the acting foreign minister, political chief Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai will be the acting deputy foreign minister and Mullah Yaqoob will be the acting defence minister, he announced during a press conference in Kabul.
Mujahid himself will be the deputy culture and information minister, Fasihuddin Badakhshani will be the army chief, and Mullah Hidayatullah will be the finance minister.
The heads of various other ministries will be appointed soon, Mujahid added.(Dawn)
