The Taliban has made it clear that there is no question of any democratic setup in the country under their rule.
Afghanistan may be administered by a ruling council, with the Islamist terrorist movement's ultimate leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada, presumably remaining in overall command, news agency Reuters reported.
Senior Taliban commander Waheedullah Hashimi, who has access to the group's decision making, made it clear that the only option available for governance is the sharia law.
"There will be no democratic system at all because it does not have any base in our country," he said. "We will not discuss what type of political system we should apply in Afghanistan because it is clear. It is sharia law and that is it."
Hashimi's proposed power structure would be comparable to how Afghanistan was administered from 1996 to 2001, when the Taliban were in power.
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Over thousands of Afghan soldiers have been killed by the militants in the last 20 years. This was further coupled by the killing of US trained Afghan pilots after the power captured the state. Therefore, the success of the recruitment is yet to be seen.
Hashimi also added that Islamist terrorist movement's supreme leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada would likely have a position above the chairman of the council, who would be equivalent to the country's president.
Hashimi also explained that issues regarding ruling Afghanistan still remain under discussion but this has been assured that Afghanistan would not be a democracy.
Hashmi added that the Taliban will also reach out to former soldiers and pilots from the Afghan arm forces, seeking to make them join their ranks.
Hashimi claimed the Taliban planned to form a new national force that would comprise both Taliban militants and government soldiers eager to join, in order to recruit soldiers and pilots who fought for the deposed Afghan government.
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Hashimi claimed that the Taliban required pilots in particular because they lacked them, despite the fact that they had stolen helicopters and other aircraft from several Afghan airfields during their quick takeover of the country following the withdrawal of Western soldiers.
He added the Taliban demanded neighbouring countries to return aircraft that had landed on their soil, implying that the 22 military planes, 24 helicopters, and hundreds of Afghan soldiers that escaped to Uzbekistan were among them.
