Taliban chief claims Afghan governance rooted in divine commands
Hibatullah Akhundzada's assertions came days after the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court announced he was ...
Taliban minister flees after condemning ban on women's education - report
Senior Taliban official Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai has reportedly left Afghanistan after publicly opposing the regime's ban on women's education.
Taliban Deputy Foreign Minister Stanikzai forced to flee Afghanistan due to…, Minister says he is in…
There is no excuse for this – not now and not in the future, The Guardian quoted Stanikzai as saying. “We are being unjust to ...
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Hibatullah Akhundzada: Afghanistan's reclusive Taliban leader
Secluded in his stronghold in southern Afghanistan, reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is the cornerstone of the movement that has ruled the country unchallenged since ...
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Afghan Taliban condemn ICC arrest warrants for leadership
Afghanistan's ruling Taliban on Friday condemned the International Criminal Court's request for arrest warrants against their supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, and his chief justice for ...
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ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant against Taliban leaders for persecuting Afghan women
Karim Khan said he had asked the ICC to approve arrest warrants for the group’s supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Supreme Court head Abdul Hakim Haqqani who have been accused of crimes ...
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Hibatullah Akhundzada: Afghanistan's reclusive Taliban leader
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.