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Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, the country’s supreme leader, is battling a rebellion from senior cabinet ministers over his ban on girls’ education and restrictions on women’s economic ...

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In a rare public appearance, the Taliban's elusive leader Hibatullah Akhundzada visited Kandahar University, marking his first known trip to a modern educational institution. This unprecedented move ...