Kabul fell to the Taliban three weeks ago, when thousands tried to leave the war-torn nation.
New Delhi:
A relatively lesser-known Taliban leader, Mullah Hassan Akhund, considered a “lightweight” and on a UN terrorism list, could be unlikely to be elected as Afghanistan’s next prime minister. as a candidate for compromise between rival factions of the Taliban.
Disagreements between the many factions of the extremist group have so far hampered the formation of the government in the war-torn nation. Kabul fell to the Taliban three weeks ago.
Leading candidates for power, whose struggles have delayed the announcement of a new regime, include the Taliban-led Doha unit of Mullah Baradar, the Haqqani Network, a semi-independent terrorist facility operating in the east of Afghanistan and the Kandahar faction. the Taliban.
Under the new formula, Mullah Baradar and Mullah Yakub, son of Mullah Omar, are likely to act as deputies for Mullah Akhund. Siraj Haqqani, of the Haqqani network, and also on the world terrorism lists, may be chosen to head the powerful Ministry of Interior, equivalent to the Ministry of Interior of India.
The Taliban’s top cleric, the obscure leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, is likely to be the “supreme leader.”
Mullah Hassan Akhund, the waiting prime minister, heads the Taliban’s board of directors, the “Rehbari Shura,” and has served as a minister in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan before the U.S. war began. 2001.
It is speculated that consensus was reached during the stay of the head of the ISI of Pakistani military intelligence in Kabul last week. Faiz Hameed has already returned to Islamabad.
The potential scheme of the new regime has raised questions about the Taliban’s commitment to the very promise of an inclusive government.
There does not appear to be any role for the country’s former leaders, including former President Hamid Karzai and former Foreign Minister Abdullah Abdullah, despite holding talks with the Taliban after the capture of Kabul.