Taliban Confirm Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada As Afghanistan’s Supreme Leader

Kabul: After weeks of speculation, the Taliban has now publicly announced that Mullah Hebatullah Akhundzada will be the supreme leader of its new Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

Confirming the new to local media outlet Tolo News, Amullah Samangani, a member of the Taliban’s Cultural Commission, said the new government had been finalized and an announcement would be made soon, with the new administration as its leader.

“Consultations are almost finalized on the new government, and the necessary discussions have also been held about the cabinet. The Islamic government that we will announce will be a … model for the people. There is no doubt about the presence of the Commander of the Faithful (Akhunzada) in the government. He will be the leader of the government and there should be no question on this,” Samangani was quoted by TOLO News as saying.

There have also been reports in the local media that there will be a person in the state who will play the role of the Prime Minister.

“The name of the new system should be neither republic nor emission. It should be something like an Islamic government. Hebatullah should be at the top of the government, and he will not be the president. He will be the leader of Afghanistan. Beneath him would be a prime minister or president who would work under his supervision,” a political analyst told the Afghan news broadcaster.

Following its attack to topple the Ashraf Ghani government, the Taliban have appointed a number of governors and police chiefs for the provinces and districts under their control. Only Panjshir province is not yet under Taliban rule.

“The Islamic Emirate is active in each province. There is a governor in each province, who has started working. There is a district governor for each district and a police chief in each province who are working for the people,” Abdul Hanan Haqqani, another Taliban member, said.

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