Taliban Takeover: Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund among founders of the Taliban (File)
New Delhi:
Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, a lesser known Taliban leader who is on a UN terror list, could be the next Prime Minister of Afghanistan as the Taliban tries to settle on a compromise candidate amid disagreements.
Key are 5 points on Mullah Hassan Akhund:
- Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund has headed Taliban's leadership council, the "Rehbari Shura", for 20 years.
- He was minister in the Taliban government in Afghanistan before the war with US started in 2001.
- Known to be more of a religious than a military leader and is said to be close to Taliban's spiritual leader Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada.
- He is from Kandahar, the birthplace of Taliban.
- Reports say he was among the founders of the armed movement.
