Dadullah’s appointment was proposed by a 10-member council and “endorsed” by the Taliban’s elusive leader, Mullah Muhammad Omar, Momin said.
Dadullah replaces Hafiz Abdel Rahim, who was killed in a US air raid on the former Taliban stronghold of Kandahar in December.
Momin warned that the appointment of Dadullah would mean an intensification of Taliban operations in the region.
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