Anas Haqqani
Amu: Haqqani told Radio Hurriyat that one day before the fall of Nimroz province in August 2021, Akhundzada met with Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani and Taliban Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid to discuss the rapid collapse of Afghanistan’s provinces. According to Haqqani, Taliban leaders wanted to take Kabul through negotiations to preserve the government’s legitimacy and ensure continuity of administration. That plan changed when President Ashraf Ghani fled the country on Aug. 15, creating a power vacuum. “Even then, there was a thought about Kabul — that our friends in Qatar were working to keep the government legitimate and avoid disruption — but events overtook it,” Haqqani said. Click here to read more (external link).
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