The Taliban have announced they have formed a new government for Afghanistan, appointing one of their founders as leader amid protests in Kabul.

The government will be led by Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund, with Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar as deputy, a spokesman told reporters.

Sarajuddin Haqqani, son of the founder of the Haqqani network, designated as a terrorist organization by the US, will be the new interior minister, the Taliban’s main spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told a news conference in Kabul.

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