Taliban’s 12-member council to include Afghan ex-president Karzai
The Taliban has named a 12-member council, including ex-Afghan President Hamid Karzai, the High Council for National Reconciliation chief Abdullah Abdullah and Abdul Ghani Baradar.
This was disclosed on Tuesday by a co-founder of the Taliban (banned as a terrorist organisation in Russia), a source close to senior Taliban circles.
“Afghanistan will be governed by a 12-member council, with the exception of the president and the emirate,” said the source. “So far, the council has agreed on Abdul Ghani Baradar, (son of Taliban founder) Mullah Yaqub, and a high-ranking member of the Haqqani network terrorist group, Khalil-ur-Rehman Haqqani.”
Others are Abdullah Abdullah, Hamid Karzai, ex-Afghan interior minister Hanif Atmar and Party of Islam leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
The Taliban has not made any official announcement regarding the council.
Talks were underway to appoint the remaining five council members, revealed the source, pointing out that Afghan National Army Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum and ex-Balkh province governor Atta Mohammad Noor might not join the council.
(Sputnik/NAN)
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