Wakil Muttawakil

Mullah Ahmad Muttawakil, also called Mullah Wakil Ahmad, and with a surname also spelled Mutawakil, was, before the Afghanistan War (2001-), personal aide and spokesman for Mullah Muhammad Omar, and later foreign minister for the Taliban. He surrendered to local authorities four months after te invasion, and was transferred to American custody, where he stayed for nearly two years. Muttawakil emphasized that while the Taliban brought restrictions, they also brought security. He has been mentioned as a possible moderate in long-term peace negotiations for Afghanistan.