Twenty-three days after taking up Afghanistan via way of means of marching into Kabul, the Taliban introduced caretaker authorities Tuesday, with Mohammad Hasan Akhund as the appearing prime minister.
Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid made the announcement, a day after affirming victory over the resistance forces withinside the Panjshir Valley, and days earlier than the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 assaults at the US. The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan has been formally declared, marking the comeback of the Taliban in Kabul.
Akhund will be the ‘Raees-e-Jamhoor’ or ‘Raees-ul-Wazara’, which means prime minister. The Kandahar native presently heads the Taliban’s ‘Rahbari Shura’ or leadership council, the highest decision-making body of the militant group.
During the preceding Taliban regime, when they dominated Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001, Akhund was the deputy PM, overseas minister and governor of Kandahar. He was one of the pinnacle commanders below Mullah Omar, the founding father of the Taliban.