No democracy, only sharia in Afghanistan: Taliban

Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada would likely to play a role above the head of a governing council, says senior Taliban member Waheedullah Hashimi.

Afghanistan may be governed by a council now that the Taliban have taken over, while Islamist group’s supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada would likely remain in overall charge, a senior member of the group said. The Taliban would also reach out to former pilots and soldiers from the Afghan armed forces to join its ranks, Waheedullah Hashimi, who has access to the group’s decision-making, said in an interview. “There will be no democratic system at all because it does not have any base in our country,” he said. “We will not discuss what type of political system should we apply in Afghanistan because it is clear. It is sharia law and that is it.” Also read |