Advisory council to the supreme leader of Afghanistan
Leadership Council
رهبری شُورَىٰ
Rahbarī Shūrā
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Type
Type
Unicameral
Term limits
None
History
Founded
15 August 2021 (2021-08-15) (current form)
4 April 1996 (1996-04-04) (originally)[1]
Preceded by
National Assembly
Leadership
Supreme Leader
Hibatullah Akhundzada since 15 August 2021 In exile from 25 May 2016
First Deputy
Sirajuddin Haqqani since 15 August 2021 In exile from 25 May 2016
Second Deputy
Mullah Yaqoob since 15 August 2021 In exile from 25 May 2016
Third Deputy
Abdul Ghani Baradar since 15 August 2021 In exile from 24 January 2019
Structure
Seats
Approximately 30
Political groups
Taliban (all seats)
Committees
Commissions
Length of term
No fixed term
Authority
1998 dastur
Composition method
Appointment by the supreme leader
Meeting place
Kandahar
The Leadership Council of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan,[2] also translated as the Supreme Council[3] (Pashto: رهبری شُورَىٰ, romanized: Rahbarī Shūrā,[4] also referred to as the Inner Shura),[5][6] is an advisory council to the Supreme Leader of Afghanistan. The supreme leader convenes and chairs the council at his sole discretion. He has ultimate authority and may override or circumvent it at any time. It played a key role in directing the Taliban insurgency from Quetta, Pakistan, which led to it being informally referred to as the Quetta Shura at the time.
During the Taliban insurgency, a consensus-based decision model was used among members of the Quetta Shura. After the 2021 return to power of the Taliban, Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada centralized power and began to communicate mostly through his three deputies.[7][8] In March 2023, Oxford Analytica reported that he had not convened the Leadership Council for several months, instead consulting the local Kandahar provincial council of clerics for advice.[9]
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Hasan Akhund (acting)
Deputy Leader
Sirajuddin Haqqani (first)
Mullah Yaqoob (second)
Abdul Ghani Baradar (third)
Deputy Prime Minister
Abdul Ghani Baradar (acting, first)
Abdul Salam Hanafi (acting, second)
Abdul Kabir (acting, third)
Leadership Council
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Chief Justice
Abdul Hakim Haqqani
Deputy chief justices
Mohammad Qasim Rasikh (first)
Sheikh Abdul Malik (second)
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Law enforcement
Ministry of Justice
Minister: Abdul Hakim Haqqani (acting)
Ministry of Interior Affairs
Minister: Sirajuddin Haqqani (acting)
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Minister: Mohammad Khalid (acting)
Attorney General
Shamsulldin Shariati (acting)
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Presidential: 2014
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Parliamentary: 2010
2018
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Acting Minister: Amir Khan Muttaqi (trips)
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^Chughtai, Alia (7 September 2021). "Who are the men leading the Taliban's new government?". Reuters. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
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^Schmitt, Eric; Mazzetti, Mark (24 September 2009). "Taliban widens Afghan attacks from Pakistan". The New York Times. NBC News. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^Jones, Seth G. (6 November 2011). "Why the Haqqani Network is The Wrong Target". Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
^T. S. Tirumurti (26 May 2022). "Letter dated 25 May 2022 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1988 (2011) addressed to the President of the Security Council" (PDF). United Nations Security Council. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
^Dawi, Akmal (28 March 2023). "Unseen Taliban Leader Wields Godlike Powers in Afghanistan". Voice of America. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
^Oxford Analytica (10 March 2023). "Senior Afghan Taliban figures move to curb leader". Expert Briefings. Emerald Expert Briefings. doi:10.1108/OXAN-DB276639. [Akhundzada] has not convened the Taliban's Leadership Council (a 'politburo' of top leaders and commanders) for several months. Instead, he relies on the narrower Kandahar Council of Clerics for legal advice.
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