Taliban Leader On UN Terror List Could Be Afghan PM: 5 Points : Rashtra News
The Taliban say they are in the process of forming government in Afghanistan
New Delhi:
Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, a lesser known Taliban leader who is on a UN terror list, could be the next Prime Minister of Afghanistan as the Taliban tries to settle on a compromise candidate amid disagreements.
Key are 5 points on Mullah Hassan Akhund:
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Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund has headed Taliban’s leadership council, the “Rehbari Shura”, for 20 years.
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He was minister in the Taliban government in Afghanistan before the war with US started in 2001.
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Known to be more of a religious than a military leader and is said to be close to Taliban’s spiritual leader Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada.
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He is from Kandahar, the birthplace of Taliban.
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Reports say he was among the founders of the armed movement.
( News Source :Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by Rashtra News staff and is published from a www.ndtv.com feed.)
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