
Taliban Takeover: Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund among founders of the Taliban (File)
Key are 5 points on Mullah Hassan Akhund:
Mullah Mohammad Hassan Akhund has headed Taliban's leadership council, the "Rehbari Shura", for 20 years.
He was minister in the Taliban government in Afghanistan before the war with US started in 2001.
Known to be more of a religious than a military leader and is said to be close to Taliban's spiritual leader Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada.
He is from Kandahar, the birthplace of Taliban.
Reports say he was among the founders of the armed movement.
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