Taliban set to name Haibatullah Akhundzada as supreme leader

Thursday, 2 September 2021Newsdesk

The Taliban are preparing to set out their new Islamic government imminently, naming Haibatullah Akhundzada, the insurgency’s top religious leader, as the country’s supreme authority, according to a Taliban official.

New Delhi, 02 September 2021

As per news report of The Indian Express, although the group recently seized final control of the country, the Taliban have spent more than a decade preparing to take power by steadily expanding a shadow government, called the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, and appointing officials down to the district level in preparation for a moment when they were again in power.

Source -The Indian Express