Zabihullah Mujahid, the Taliban’s spokesperson, announced new appointments for several government positions. The new appointments include governors for Wardak and Ghazni provinces and police chiefs of Balkh and Kunduz provinces.
According to Mujahid, Qari Bakhtiar has been appointed as the governor of Wardak, and Hafez Mohammad Amin Jan Omari is now the new governor of Ghazni province. The group has also appointed Abdul Zahir Modassir as the new police chief of Balkh, and Mullah Matiullah as the new police chief of Kunduz province.
The Taliban spokesperson added that Mawlawi Abdul Wadood Haqqani has been appointed as the chairman of the physical training and sports directorate while Mawlawi Abdul Salam has taken charge as the deputy for financial and administrative affairs of the Directorate of Environment Protection.
Apart from these appointments, Mawlwi Zar Mohammad has been appointed as the deputy minister of Haj affairs, and Mawlawi Mohammad Ishaq Akhundzada has been appointed as the director of cultural and social affairs of the Administrative Office of the Taliban’s Prime Minister.
