Afghanistan’s new PM known 

Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund will be the Prime Minister of Afghanistan, Report informs, citing TASS.

Supreme Leader of the Taliban Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada has made the relevant decision.

Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Mullah Abdus Salam will be his deputies.

Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund is presently head of the Taliban’s powerful decision-making body, Rehbari Shura, or leadership council. He belongs to Kandahar, the birthplace of the Taliban, and was among the founders of the armed movement.

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