Afghanistan won't be a democracy, a council may rule country, says senior Taliban leader

Talking to the news agency Reuters, a senior member of the Taliban said that the Islamist militant movement's supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, would likely remain in overall charge

Kabul (Afghanistan): Waheedullah Hashimi, a senior member of the Taliban who has access to the group's decision-making, Afghanistan may be governed by a ruling council now that the Taliban has taken over. While talking to the news agency Reuters, Hashimi added that the Islamist militant movement's supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, would likely remain in overall charge.  Not a democracy While the Taliban are still deliberating on the structure of the government, the system of the government is clear, said the senior member, adding that it will be "an Islamic government based on Sharia laws, there would be no democratic system at all because it doesn't have any base in our country."