Euronews.
By Euronews with AFP, AP
Mohammad Hasan Akhund will head Afghanistan’s interim government, a spokesperson for the Taliban announced on Tuesday.
The new cabinet has also been announced with the top posts being awarded to Taliban personalities who dominated the 20-year battle against the U.S.-led coalition and its Afghan government allies.
Hasan Akhund served as foreign minister and deputy prime minister during the Taliban’s previous administrations from 1996 to 2001.
Abdul Ghani Baradar, the militant group’s co-founder who took part in the US withdrawal negotiations, will be the new executive’s number two.