ISLAMABAD – Afghan Taliban has appointed Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, aPakistan jail released prisoner, the co-founder of Taliban, as head ofTaliban’s Qatar office.
Baradar has also been appointed as the third deputy of Mullah HaibatullahAkhundzada, the leader of Taliban.
According to sources, Taliban leadership also appointed new heads for anumber of the group’s commissions and appointed new shadow governors for anumber of provinces.
Taliban have not officially confirmed the new changes.
However, TOLOnews received a copy of a document that shows the decision ofTaliban’s leadership team to appoint Baradar as head of their Qatar office.
Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai had been head of the Qatar office.
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Baradar was released from a Pakistan prison in October last year.
Baradar, also known as Mullah Baradar Akhund or Mullah Brother, is aco-founder of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan. He was Mullah MohammedOmar, the founding leader of the Taliban’s deputy.
Omar’s death was confirmed in October 2016.
Baradar was captured in Pakistan by a team of Pakistan’s intelligenceagency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), and US’s Central IntelligenceAgency (CIA) officers in February 2010.
