Afghanistan's former vice-president, Amrullah Saleh, temporarily performs the duties of the head of state and remains in Panjshir Province, Afghanistan's ambassador in Dushanbe, Mohammad Zahir Akbar, told a news conference on Wednesday, APA reports citing TASS.
"Amrulah Saleh temporarily performs the duties of the president and stays in Panjshir," he said. According to the Constitution, the diplomat recalled, if the president leaves his post for some reason, his deputy takes over.
The ambassador said that he was representing the leadership of his country led by Saleh.
"In Tajikistan, I represent Afghanistan and Amrullah Saleh, who performs the duties of the country's president," he said.
On Monday, the Taliban's spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the Taliban had established complete control of Panjshir and the war in Afghanistan was over.
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