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Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund. Picture: Collected
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Taliban govt head Akhund calls on ex-officials to return

Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund, a close associate and political adviser to the late Mullah Omar, the founder of the Taliban and its first supreme leader, said the movement's leaders faced "...

Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan
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Taliban interim government agrees to let foreigners leave Afghanistan

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Bangladesh waiting to see a permanent govt in Afghanistan: Shahriar

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson holds a news conference in Downing Street on the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, in London, Britain December 24, 2020. Paul Grover/Pool via REUTERS
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Britain would have wanted diverse government in Afghanistan, says PM's spokesman

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi gestures as he speaks during an interview with Reuters at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) office in Islamabad, Pakistan June 25, 2020. REUTERS/Salahuddin
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Pakistan suggests inviting Taliban-run Afghanistan to regional forum

Afghan demonstrators shout slogans during an anti-Pakistan protest, near the Pakistan embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan, September 7, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
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Guarded reception for Taliban's new Afghan government in Asia, Europe

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Taliban's new Afghan government receives muted reception from China, Japan

Taliban form all-male interim govt with old faces
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Taliban form all-male interim govt with old faces

US 'concerned' by Taliban govt makeup but will look at 'actions'
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US 'concerned' by Taliban govt makeup but will look at 'actions'

Taliban fighters train with their weapons in an undisclosed location in Afghanistan Jul 14, 2009. REUTERS
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Who are the key figures in the new Taliban government?

Mohammad Hasan Akhund has been announced as the leader of the new acting government in Afghanistan on September 7, 2021 [File: Saeed Khan/AFP]
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Taliban ‘acting’ govt chief: Who is Mullah Mohammad Hasan Akhund?

If the presumptive head of the new government, Taliban co-founder Abdul Ghani Baradar, is barred from using Facebook, the Afghan people may pay the price. Photo: Reuters
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Taliban announce new govt with Mullah Hassan Akhund as acting head