Who is the Taliban’s de facto leader?
How to sound like a local when speaking a foreign languageSome phrases can stump even the most seasoned linguistsIn the two years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan the group has imposed an extreme interpretation of Islamic law on the country. It has banned girls from secondary school and forced women to cover their faces. The man most responsible for these decisions is Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s de facto leader, who also holds the unimpressive-sounding job of acting deputy prime minister in the government. Watch our film about Afghanistan’s most powerful man.
How to sound like a local when speaking a foreign language
Some phrases can stump even the most seasoned linguists
In the two years since the Taliban took over Afghanistan the group has imposed an extreme interpretation of Islamic law on the country. It has banned girls from secondary school and forced women to cover their faces. The man most responsible for these decisions is Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban’s de facto leader, who also holds the unimpressive-sounding job of acting deputy prime minister in the government. Watch our film about Afghanistan’s most powerful man.
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