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Who is Mullah Hasan Akhund? What does the Taliban's choice of interim prime minister mean for Afghanistan?

  • Written by Ali A. Olomi, Assistant Professor of History, Penn State
imageMullah Hasan Akhund, foreground, has been part of the Taliban leadership since the 1990s, when he served as foreign minister.AP Photo/B.K. Bangash

The Taliban announced on Sept. 7, 2021, that Mullah Hasan Akhund has been appointed interim prime minister of Afghanistan. The decision comes more than two weeks after the militant Islamist group seized...

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