Son of Taliban founder Mullah Yaqub Akhund appointed Afghanistan's defense minister

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# 01 September 2021 11:53 (UTC +04:00)

Afghanistan's new Ministers of Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, and Defense have been appointed, APA reports citing RIA Novosti.

Taliban has appointed Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as foreign minister, Mullah Yaqub Akhund, the son of the Taliban founder, as defense minister, and Khalifa Haqqani, the son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, one of the leaders.

According to the source; special consultations on the formation of the cabinet are over and the results will be announced soon.

Earlier, a senior Taliban member told the media that the group would announce the formation of a new government in Afghanistan on September 3.

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