After the US invasion, the Taliban leader Mohammed Omar appointed Hasan to the Rahbari Shura,[1] also known as the Quetta Shura,[2] and he moved to Pakistan, where he was active in the top Taliban leadership and the resistance to the US-led forces in Afghanistan.[1] He and two other members of the shura represented the Taliban at peace talks with Afghan government representives held secretly in Urumqi, China, in May 2015.[6]