KABUL: After the fall of the Republic of Afghanistan, the Taliban on Tuesday formed a temporary “Islamic Emirate”, appointed a hardline in his new government which oversees a 20-year battle against a US-led military coalition.
Cabinet members consist of many Taliban figures who are considered hardliners.
The list announced by the spokesman’s head Zabihullah Mujahid was dominated by members of the group’s old guards, without women including.
Mullah Muhammad Hassan Akhund was appointed as Prime Minister with two representatives of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Molavi Abdul Salam Hanafi.
Akhund is aide close to the founder of the Mullah Omar group and is on the UN sanctions list.
He was previously the Minister of Foreign Affairs and then Deputy Prime Minister during the group’s last task was from 1996 to 2001.
Molavi Muhammad Yaqoob Mujahid, Putra Mullah Omar has been appointed as Minister of Defense.
Molavi Siraj Udin Haqqani has been appointed as interior minister, while Molavi Amir Khan Muttaqi, a Taliban negotiator in Doha as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Other designated ministers included – Mullah Hidayatullah Badri as Minister of Finance, Sheikh Molavi Noorullah Munir as Minister of Education, Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa as Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Qari Din Mohammad Hanif as Minister of Economic Affairs, Molavi Noor Muhammad Saqib as Minister of Hajj and Auqaf, Molavi Abdul Hakim Sharae as Minister of Justice, Nooreullah Noori as Minister of Border and Tribal Affairs, Mullah Muhammad Yonus Khundzada as Minister of Rural Development, Sheikh Mohammad Khalid as Minister of Dawat and Irshad, Amru Bil Munhar Munhar, Mullah Abdul Manan Omari as Minister of Public Works, Mullah Muhammad Essa Akhund as Minister of Mineral and Oil, Molavi Abdul Latif Mansoor as Minister of Water and Electricity, Hameed Ullah Akhundzada as Minister of Civil Aviation and Transportation, Abdul Baqi Haqani as Minister of High Education, Najeebullah Haqqani as Minister of Communication, Khalil Ul Rahman Haqqani as Mente RI Refugees, Abdul Haq Wasiq as Head of Intelligence, Hajj Mohammad Ldreed as Head (Da Afghanistan Bank), Molavi Ahrnad Jan Ahmadi as Chief of Staff, Mullah Mohammad Fadel Akhund as Deputy Minister of Defense, Qari Fauteh Udin as Head of the Army, Sher Muhammad Abbas Stanikzai As Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Molavi Noor Jalal as Deputy Minister of Home Affairs, Zabihullah Mujahid as Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Mullah Taj Mir Jawad as Deputy Chairperson of Intelligence, Mullah Rahmat Ullah Najeeb as an administrative representative of the interior, Mullah Abdul Haq as Deputy Interior Minister, Narcotics control.
Mujahid, who named 33 members of “New Islamic Government”, said the remaining posts would be announced after a careful deliberation.