Is This Taliban Leader The Next 'President' Of Afghanistan?

#Afghanistan's new de facto leader Mullah Baradar issues congratulatory message to his fellow Taliban on the declaration of the 'Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan'.pic.twitter.com/bymr5HWRsf

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In this file photo taken on July 18, 2021, the leader of the Taliban negotiating team Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar walks after the final declaration of the peace talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban in Qatar's capital Doha. (AFP)  

News 18: Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, One of the Co-founders of Taliban, Likely to be Afghanistan’s New President 

Taliban’s Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is likely to be declared as the Afghanistan’s new President, sources told CNN-News18.

Baradar is one of the co-founders of the Taliban, who now heads the political office of the insurgent group and is part of the negotiating team that the group has in Doha. 

Baradar, reported to have been one of the trusted commanders of Taliban founder Mullah Omar, was captured in 2010 by security forces in the southern Pakistani city of Karachi and released in 2018. 

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Update #1: Taliban’s Abdul Ghani Baradar is undisputed victor of a 20-year war (The Guardian)  

Update #2: Who is Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Taliban's political bureau head, likely to be next Afghanistan President (India TV)  

WNU Editor: As one of the co-founders of the Taliban, he is well placed to become President.

I personally think it will be Haibatullah Akhundzada who will really call the shots. He is the Supreme leader of the Taliban, and it is he who holds final authority over the group's political, religious, and military affairs. 

For more information on the Taliban leadership, here is a good link .... Factbox-Some key leaders of Afghanistan's Taliban (Reuters).