Afghanistan: Taliban announce interim government; Mohammad Hasan Akhund to be PM, Baradar deputy PM

KABUL, 08 September 2021, (TON): 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 leader.

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

Finance Minister: Mullah Hidayatullah

Deputy Culture and Information Minister: Zabihullah Mujahid

Army Chief: Fasihuddin Badakhshani

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.

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