The Taliban announced a new caretaker government on Tuesday evening and appointed leaders to key ministerial positions.
Addressing a press conference in Kabul, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the new head of state will be Mullah Hassan Akhund; the first deputy will be Mullah Baradar; the second deputy will be Mawlavi Hannafi; acting minister of defense Mullah Yaqoub and acting minister of interior Serajuddin Haqqani.
Taliban announced names of first members of its government. Here are some of the top figures pic.twitter.com/xcyigg6Ha7
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Acting Foreign Minister: Amir Khan Muttaqi
Acting Finance Minister: Mullah Hedayatullah Badri
Acting Education Minister: Sheikh Mawlawi Noorullah
Acting Minister for Information and Culture: Mullah Khairullah Khairkhah
Acting Minister of Economy: Qari Din Hanif
Acting Minister for Hajj amd Religious Affairs: Mawlawi Noor Mohammad Saqib
Acting Minister of Justice: Mawlawi Abdul Hakim Sharie
Acting Minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs: Mullah Noorullah Noori
Acting Minister of Water and Energy: Mullah Abdul Latif Mansoor
Acting Minister of Civil Aviation and Transport: Mullah Hamidullah Akhundzada
Acting Minister of Higher Education: Abdul Baqi Haqqani
Acting Minister of Telecommunication: Najibullah Haqqani
Acting Minister of Refugees: Khalilurahman Haqqani
Acting Director of Intelligence: Abdul Haq Wasiq
Acting Director of the Central Bank: Haji Mohammad Idris
Acting Director of the Administrative Office of the President: Ahmad Jan Ahmady
Acting Minister of Dawat-u-Ershad: Sheikh Mohammad Khalid
Defense Deputy Minister: Mullah Mohammad Fazil
Army Chief of Staff: Qari Fasihuddin
Deputy Foreign Minister: Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanekzai
Deputy Interior Minister: Mawlawi Noor Jalal
Deputy Information and Culture Minister: Zabihullah Mujahid
First Deputy of Intelligence Department: Mullah Tajmir Javad
Administrative Deputy of Intelligence Department: Mullah Rahmatullah Najeeb
Deputy Interior Minister for Counter Narcotics: Mullah Abdulhaq Akhund
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