Ali Ahmad Jalali is the new Afghan president!

Desk report: Ali Ahmad Jilali, Afghanistan’s former interior minister, has been named as the head of Afghanistan’s interim government in the process of handing over power to the Taliban.The Afghan politician, who is currently teaching in the United States, could be seen leading an interim government, Reuters reported, citing diplomatic sources. It is unknown at this time what he will do after leaving the post. Citing diplomatic sources, Reuters said that after the departure of President Ashraf Ghani’s government, Jillali was considered a “potentially acceptable” person who could oversee the transfer of power. Taliban fighters entered the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Sunday, occupying one city after another in the past three months. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement at the time that they were in talks with the Afghan government to allow Kabul to surrender peacefully. Their fighters will be on guard at all entrances to Kabul until an agreement is reached on a “peaceful and satisfactory” transfer of power. Later, acting Afghan Interior Minister Abdul Sattar Mirzakwal said in a video message broadcast on local Tolo TV that the process of “peaceful transfer of power” to an interim government had begun. The Taliban will not attack Kabul. The news came shortly after Taliban mediators marched on the presidential palace to prepare for it. The United States began evacuating its diplomats by helicopter as Taliban fighters reached the gates of Kabul; New troops were also sent to secure Kabul airport and embassy.