Mullah Hasan Akhund has been named the acting Prime Minister, while Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the group's co-founder, has been named as the deputy Prime Minister.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of SL Tripathy as Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the United India Insurance Company Limited (UIICL).
The new hardline Taliban government led by Mullah Hasan Akhund includes an all-male cabinet. Sirajuddin Haqqani, named as the interior minister, is on the FBI's most-wanted list with a $10 million bounty on his head.
The Central government has approved the appointment of Arun Kumar Singh as the full-time Chairman and Managing Director of Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL).
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