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Newshour: 03/09/2021 13:06 GMT: Mullah Baradar tipped as Taliban leader

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03/09/2021 13:06 GMT

03/09/2021 13:06 GMT: Mullah Baradar tipped as Taliban leader

BBC World Service - Newshour, Mullah Baradar tipped as Taliban leader

Mullah Baradar tipped as Taliban leader as heavy fighting takes place against resistance

Mullah Baradar tipped as Taliban leader as heavy fighting takes place against resistance in Panjshir valley.

Taliban sources say co-founder Mullah Baradar will lead a new Afghan government. Meanwhile heavy fighting has been taking place in Panjshir as the Taliban seek to crush resistance.

Also in the programme: Bangladesh's foreign minister; and life as a disabled person in Japan.

(Image: A still image taken from video shows Mullah Baradar Akhund, a senior official of the Taliban, making a video statement Credit: Reuters)

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