Haybatullah Akhundzade became a new leader of the radical movement Taliban, reports Reuters. He is a former head of the judiciary movement and a deputy of the former Taliban leader Akhtar Mansoor. The latter was killed in the US air strikes.

According to a representative of the movement, Sirajuddin Hakkan and Mullah Mohammed Yakub , who launched the recent attacks in Kabul, will become the deputies of Akhundzade.