Later that month, the Taliban’s supreme leader, Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, issued an order ... censorship of books and the collection of books that emphasize different thinking, tolerance ...

Afghan journalist Zia Danesh speaks about his experience covering the Taliban and making the difficult decision to leave ...

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Internal conflicts within the Taliban have now become more visible. The group’s supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has deployed his loyal fighters to key strategic locations in Kabul ...

The Taliban’s reclusive leader has made a rare visit to a university in Afghanistan in his first known trip to a modern education institution. Hibatullah Akhundzada spoke of the importance of ...

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Kabul (AFP) – Secluded in his stronghold in southern Afghanistan, reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is the cornerstone of the movement that has ruled the country ...

Akhundzada has made only a handful of public appearances since inheriting the leadership of the Taliban in May 2016 -- days after his predecessor was killed in a US drone strike in Pakistan.