Mullah Yaqoob

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
South Asia

Taliban announce new govt with Mullah Hassan Akhund as acting head

Abdul Ghani Baradar will be the deputy leader and Sirajuddin Haqqani has been named as interior minister