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he Taliban government will follow the pattern of Iran’s leadership in which the Supreme Leader is the highest political and religious authority in the country.
Taliban tend to announce new government after Friday afternoon prayer at the Iranian leadership line with the Spiritual Leader of the Haibatullah Group Akhundzada as the highest authority of Afghanistan, according to a report. Bilal Karimi, a member of the Group Culture Commission, said on Thursday that the Taliban and other Afghan leaders had reached “consensus” in the formation of government and a new cabinet under the leadership of Akhundzada.
“Consultation on the formation of an inclusive Afghan government in the leaders of Islamic Emirates, with leaders from the previous government and other influential leaders has officially ended,” Karimi said as quoted by Bloomberg. “They have reached consensus. We will announce a functioning and government cabinet in a few days, not Sunday,” he added.
All eyes are in the Taliban whether the new Afghan ruler will keep their promises about the government that is more “inclusive” and more accommodating than during their first task from 1996 to 2001, which is famous for its brutal interpretation and its violence against sharia, and the treatment of women. Women are not permitted to work and deny the freedom of movement and girls are banned from school.
Who is the Taliban’s highest leader?
Karimi said Haibatullah Akhundzada will be the top leader of each government council, and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the three deputies of the Taliban and the main public face of the Taliban, is likely to be responsible for the government’s daily functions in Afghanistan. The Senior Taliban leaders have said that Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada will monitor the government from Kandahar, Fortress Movement.
The Taliban government will follow the Iranian leadership pattern in which the highest leader is the highest political and religious authority in the country, reported the PTI news agency. In Iran, he was above the president and appointed the head of the military and government and justice. Iran’s highest leader has the word final in the country’s political, religious and military affairs.
Haibatullah Akhundzada has served in a mosque in the Kachlaak area in Balochistan Province for 15 years.
Governance system, women in the government
Mufti Inamullah Samangani, a senior official in the Taliban Information and Culture Commission, said on Wednesday that the governor would control the province and the district governor would be responsible for their respective districts. The Taliban has appointed the governor, police chief and police commander for the province and district. Samangani said the name of a new governance system, national flag and national anthem has not been resolved, he said.
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, deputy leader of the Taliban political office in Doha, said that women and members of all tribes in Afghanistan would be part of the regulation of the new government. Stanikzai also told the BBC Pashto in an interview that while women can continue to work, there “may not” be a place for them in the future government cabinet or other top posts. “Anyone who is part of the former Afghan government for the past 20 years will not be included in the new Taliban government,” he said.
Meanwhile, around 50 women took to the streets in the western city of Herat on Thursday in rare protests and demanded the right to work and because of the lack of their participation in a new government. Basira Taheri, one of the organizers of protests, told AFP him W
