Taliban appoint Mullah Hassan Akhund to lead new government
In this file photo taken on August 25, 1999, Pakistani Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz receives his Afghan Taliban counterpart Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund (left) at an Air Force base in Rawalpindi, some 25 kilometres from Islamabad. PHOTO | SAEED KHAN | AFP
The hardline Islamists, who swept to power last month, have been expected to announce a government since the US-led evacuation was completed at the end of August.
