The Taliban has announced the names of several acting cabinet ministers of a new caretaker government in Afghanistan led by Mohammad Hasan Akhund.
Abdul Ghani Baradar will be the deputy leader and Sirajuddin Haqqani has been named as interior minister, chief spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said at a press conference on Tuesday.
Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, son of Mullah Omar, has been named as defense minister. Amir Khan Muttaqi, in turn, has received the post of acting foreign minister in the new Afghan Cabinet. One of the two deputies of the Taliban’s supreme commander, Sirajuddin Haqqani, has been appointed acting interior minister of Afghanistan.
The movement’s spokesperson also revealed the key figures in the economic and financial part of the government, with Qari Din Mohammad Hanif taking over as acting economy minister, Mohammad Idris as head of Afghanistan’s Central Bank, and Hedayatullah Badri as acting finance minister.
Mawlawi Abdul Hakim Sharie has been named acting minister of justice, and Abdul Haq Wasiq has received the post of acting director of intelligence. Ahmad Jan Ahmady will serve as the acting director of the Administrative Office of the President.
Sheikh Mawlawi Noorullah has been awarded the office of acting education minister, while Abdul Baqi Haqqani will be filling the role of the country’s minister of higher education. Mullah Khairullah Khairkhah, in turn, will become acting minister for information and culture.
Mawlawi Noor Mohammad Saqib will be put in charge of managing Hajj and religious affairs in Akhund’s government, and Mullah Noorullah Noori will be dealing with borders and tribal affairs. Additionally, Khalilurahman Haqqani will be appointed acting minister of refugees.
The Taliban spokesperson also revealed the names of six other acting ministers: Mullah Mohammad Younus Akhundzada will be appointed minister of rural rehabilitation and development, Mullah Abdul Manan Omari will get the post of acting minister of public work, Mullah Mohammad Esa Akhund will be assigned the role of minister of mines and petroleum. Mullah Abdul Latif Mansoor is getting the office of acting minister of water and energy, while Mullah Hamidullah Akhundzada will become acting minister of civil aviation and transport in the Hassan Akhund government. Lastly, Najibullah Haqqani will be named Afghanistan’s acting minister of telecommunication.
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