Taliban names Mullah Hassan Akhund as acting PM in Afghanistan's caretaker gov't

An Afghan Taliban member stands guard outside the airport in Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, Sept. 6, 2021. (Photo by Saifurahman Safi/Xinhua)

KABUL, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Taliban said on Tuesday that Mullah Hassan Akhund was appointed as the acting prime minister in Afghanistan's caretaker government.

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a press conference that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and Abdul Salam Hanafi were named as the acting deputy prime ministers, while Mullah Yaqoob, son of the Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar, was appointed as the acting defense minister.

Sarajuddin Haqqani was named as the acting interior minister. Enditem