Afghanistan International reports that Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesperson, has announced the appointment of new governors for Kandahar, Kunar, Jawzjan, Baghlan and Nuristan provinces.
Mujahid added that Taliban leader has appointed new commanders for 209 Al-Fath Corps, 207 Al-Farooq Corps and 203 Mansoori Corps.
According to Mujahid, Samiullah Hezbollah, has been appointed as the Kandahar Police Chief of the Taliban.
The Taliban spokesperson said that Mullah Shirin has been appointed as acting governor of Kandahar province, while Qari Mohammad Ayub will take charge as governor of Kunar; Bashir Ahmad Haqqani will be the new governor of Nuristan; Gul Haidar Shafiq has been appointed as governor of Jawzjan and Abdul Rahman Haqqani as governor of Baghlan provinces.
In a statement Mujahid stressed that Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban leader has also appointed Rahmatullah Mohammad as the commander of the 209 Al-Fath Corps; Nasrullah Moote as the commander of the 207 Al-Farooq Corps, and Mohammad Ismail Rasekh as the commander of the 203 Mansoori Corps.
The spokesperson of the Taliban said that Ahmad Taha has been appointed as the Deputy Minister of the Borders and Tribal Affairs and Mohammad Mohsen Hashemi as the Director General of the Supreme Audit Authority.
Before being appointed as Taliban acting governor of Kandahar, Mullah Shirin, was the deputy minister of defense for intelligence affairs; Qari Mohammad Ayub was the commander of the 207 Al-Farooq Corps; Bashir Ahmad Haqqani was the deputy governor of the Taliban for Wardak province; Gul Haidar Shafiq was the deputy governor of the Taliban for Ghazni, and Abdul Rahman Haqqani was the deputy minister of Borders and Tribal Affairs of the Taliban.
In the Taliban statement, only Mullah Shirin was mentioned as the acting governor of Kandahar province.
