Taliban parade with US military vehicles | In Kandahar, cradle of the radical Islamist movement

The Taliban waved their flag aboard military vehicles donated by the United States to the ousted government of the Republic of Afghanistan, now called the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan by the insurgent regime. The parade was held in Kandahar, cradle of the radical Islamist movement, where the participation of Hibatullah Akhundzada, leader of the Taliban movement, who, according to high-ranking Taliban sources, will be the Afghan chief of staff.

Military parade

A parade of “Humvees”, an American all-terrain vehicle, passed through one of the main streets on the outskirts of Kandahar, the second largest city in Afghanistan. Many military cars carried white flags with black Taliban inscriptions attached to the antenna.

Cricket stadium

At Kandahar Cricket Stadium, Taliban officials drank coffee, others sat on the grass as hundreds of supporters filled the bleachers of the sports field, which was also attended by the Taliban governor of Kandahar, Haji Wafa. Fighters armed and dressed in camouflage stood in front of the crowd.

“Our common enemy, who had sworn to bring economic prosperity to our country, did not do so”, underline Maulvi Saqeb, a Taliban recruiter.

New Taliban government

There were rumors that Akhundzada, who lives in Kandahar, was going to appear before supporters although she ultimately did not appear. This Wednesday a member of the Taliban culture commission, Anamullah Samangan, claimed that Akhundzada would be the head of government. “There should be no doubt about it”he was quoted as saying by Afghan signal Tolo News.

This week, a source from the Taliban military commission reported that The movement has concluded consultations to form a new government and the results will be announced on September 3. Another source told Tolo News that the mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, co-founder of the insurgent movement, will serve as chancellor, the Mullah Yaqoob, son of the founder of the Taliban, Mullah Omar, will assume the duties of Minister of Defense. While the holder of the The Interior Ministry would be Khalifa Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, founder of the extremist faction of the Taliban and wanted by Washington who offers five million dollars for his head.