AdvertisementOne Of These Men Is Likely To Be Afghanistan's Next RulerUpdated August 19, 2021Scott NeumanfacebookEmailLeft: Leader of the Taliban, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada. Right: Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar. They may be Afghanistan's new leaders. (Afghan Islamic Press/AP; Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP)This article was originally published on August 18, 2021.