The head of the Taliban has bequeathed to the new Afghan government to enforce Sharia law – PRAVDA.sk

The leader of the radical Taliban movement, Mullah Hajbatullah Ahundzada, on Tuesday told the new caretaker government of Afghanistan to enforce Islamic Sharia law in the country. This is Ahundzada’s first public statement since the Taliban took power in Afghanistan. The new temporary cabinet was introduced by the Taliban on Tuesday as well.

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07.09.2021 17:54, updated: 19:56

Afghans take selfie pictures with Taliban fighters patrolling the streets of Kabul

“I assure all compatriots that the representatives of the new government will work hard to enforce Islamic rules and Sharia law in the country,” Achundzada said in a statement published in English.

Achundzada also said that the new leadership would ensure “lasting peace, prosperity and development” in the country. He added that “people should not try to leave the country.” “The Islamic Emirate has no problem with anyone. Everyone will be involved in strengthening the system. In this way, we will restore our war-torn country, “he said.

The Taliban announced last Wednesday that it would be Hajbatullah Ahundzada who would be Afghanistan’s highest-ranking official, to whom the president and prime minister would report.

Áchúndzáda never appeared in public and his whereabouts were largely unknown. However, in late August, the Taliban announced that Achundzada was in Kandahar and announced that it would soon appear in public.

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Áchúndzáda has so far remained in the background and gained the position of leader in May 2016 after the death of his predecessor Muhammad Achtar Mansur. Until May 2016, little was known about Áchúndzád; until then, he had dealt more with judicial and religious matters than with combat actions. According to some analysts, his role at the head of the movement is more symbolic than operational.

Achundzada is the son of a Muslim theologian originally from Kandahar, a Pashtun region in southern Afghanistan and the cradle of the Taliban movement. Ajman Zawahiri, the leader of the al-Qaeda terrorist organization, also calls him a party of allegiance, calling the Taliban leader an “emirate of the orthodox.” This helped Achundzada gain credibility in the jihadist world.

The Taliban introduced a temporary government cabinet

The Taliban on Tuesday announced the composition of an interim Afghan government cabinet. The prime minister will be Mullah Muhammad Hasan Achund, who led the Taliban government in Kabul during the movement’s last years. One of his two deputies should be Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the Taliban co-founders who led negotiations with the United States and signed an agreement with the Americans that led to their departure from Afghanistan.

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Afghanistan taliban achund Muhammad Hasan Achund (right) and then-Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a 1999 archive image.

“We know that the people of our country were waiting for a new government,” said Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesman for the movement. The Taliban took control of most of the country more than three weeks ago, and the announcement of a temporary cabinet is a key step before the formation of the Taliban government. However, the Mujahideen did not say how long the caretaker government would serve or what would precede the change. The Taliban have also not indicated in any way that it intends to hold elections.

The interim interior minister will be Sirajuddin Hakkani, the leader of a militant group known as the Hakkani network, which was behind some of the country’s deadliest attacks. However, unlike the Taliban itself, the United States describes the Hakkani network as a foreign terrorist organization.

In the list of the interim government cabinet published by the Taliban, do not see anyone from outside the movement, as demanded by the international community.

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