Check out photo of new Afghan Taliban chief Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada

Check out photo of new Afghan Taliban chief Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada
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The Afghan Taliban group has released a photograph of the group\'s newly-appointed supreme leader Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada.

Kabul: The Afghan Taliban group has released a photograph of the group's newly-appointed supreme leader Mawlavi Haibatullah Akhundzada.

The militant group has given no further details regarding Akhundzada background who replaced Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, three days after he was killed in a drone strike.

Meanwhile, the former Afghan Intelligence Chief Rahmatullah Nabil has said that Akhundzada was a village Mullah and has no military or political experience, reports Khaama Press.

He also tweeted, "Haibatullah, a village Mullah, 56, no military and political experience, Yaqoub, 24, no mil & politic exper, Saraj will b defacto leader."

Nabil meant that other deputy, the leader of the Haqqani terrorist network, Sirajuddin Haqqani will be defacto leader of the group.

The Taliban group in a statement confirmed the death of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor and appointment of Mawlavi Akhundzada and his deputies earlier today.

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