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 ...

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 ...

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada visited Kandahar University, urging a harmony between religious and modern education.

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 ...

Believed to be in his 60s or 70s, he publishes messages on Muslim holidays and rules by decree from Kandahar, the movement's birthplace and spiritual heartland, as well as Akhundzada's birthplace ...