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Afghanistan
Taliban co-founder 'is set to be announced as leader of new Afghanistan government' as the country announces domestic flights will resume today
2021-09-04
[Daily Mail, where America gets its news]
  • Mullah Baradar is expected to be named leader of a new Afghan government

  • Baradar, thought to be 53, was a founding member of the Taliban in 1994

  • He fought with and led a Mujahideen unit in the Soviet-Afghan war in the 1980s

  • The announcement will come three weeks after the Taliban took control of Kabul

  • The government will face impending economic collapse and hunger amid a severe drought
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Baradar: 2021-08-23 Abdullah, Karzai, Taliban discuss inclusive political process
Baradar: 2021-08-23 Trump blasts Biden over 'total surrender' in Afghanistan at massive Alabama rally
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