Ex-Taliban Member Now Runs Govt Institution in Kandahar
A former Taliban member who joined the peace process five years ago is now serving as head of the Hajj and Religious Affairs Directorate in the southern province of Kandahar.
Mawlawi Manzoor Ahmad Husaini had different roles as the Taliban-designated security chief in Badghis, head of military commission in the western zone, and head of the Olympic committee during the group’s regime in Kabul.
Husaini took up arms while at a madrassa and fought in different parts of the country until he joined the peace process.
He had close relations with Taliban leaders during the group s beginnings and was assigned in different posts during the Taliban regime and after their fall in 2001.
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Top religious body receives more funding than universities
BirGün 13 March 2021
BirGün reported on 10 March.
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