Taliban leader Mullah Hasan Akhund nominated as head of Afghanistan

After days of consultations the Taliban have nominated Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund as the new head of state according to senior leaders a media report saidThey said the new government was likely to be installed on Wednesday or may get delayed for a few more days The News International reportedAmeerul Momineen Sheikh Hibatullah Akhunzada had himself proposed Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund as RaeeseJamhoor or raeesulwazara or the new head state of Afghanistan Mullah Baradar Akhund and Mullah Abdus Salam will work as his deputies a senior Taliban leader told The NewsThe report said three Taliban leaders confirmed Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhunds nominationAlso Read Taliban kill 8 months pregnant female police officer in front of her relatives ReportMullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund is presently head of the Talibans powerful decisionmaking body Rehbari Shura or leadership councilHe belongs to Kandahar the birthplace of the Taliban and was among the founders of the armed movement the report saidHe worked for 20 years as head of Rehbari Shura and earned himself a very good reputation He is a religious leader rather than a military background and is known for his character and devotion said another Taliban leaderHe said Mullah Hasan remained close to Sheikh Hibatullah Akhunzada for 20 yearsAccording to the Taliban Mullah Hasan had worked on important positions during their previous government in Afghanistan He was foreign minister and then made deputy prime minister when Mullah Mohammad Rabbani Akhund was the prime ministerSimilarly the Taliban said another veteran Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani head of the Haqqani Network is proposed as federal interior minister the report saidHe has also been authorised to nominate governors for the eastern provinces from where the Haqqani Network used to draw its force They are Paktia Paktika Khost Gardez Nangarhar and KunarSimilarly Mullah Yaqoob son of Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar has been approved as Afghanistans defence minister Mullah Yaqoob was a student of Sheikh Hibatullah Akhunzada in his madrasa and renamed close to himAccording to the Taliban sources Sheikh Hibatullah Akhunzada has always respected Mullah Yaqoob due to his father and Yaqoobs dedication to his work It was Sheikh Habibullah who appointed Mullah Yaqoob as commander in chief of their armed fighters and then chose him as head of the powerful military commission the report saidMullah Yaqoob personally led the recent armed campaign and first started taking over the rural areas including districts and then decided to capture provinces across the countryPeople close to Mullah Yaqoob told The News that he would take little sleep during the operations and depended on medicines Some senior Taliban leaders then advised him against taking too much painAlso according to the Taliban sources Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid was earlier tasked to be appointed as the new information minister but the leadership changed their mind and decided to engage him as spokesman for the head of the state Mullah Hasan AkhundMullah Ameer Khan Muttaqi has been nominated as the new foreign minister according to the Taliban sources Insiders among the Taliban said there were some minor issues over certain responsibilities which they claimed had been resolved the report saidThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever