The Taliban leader has made a rare visit to a university in Afghanistan in his first known trip to a modern education institution.

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor Karim Khan announced Thursday he had requested arrest warrants for two top Taliban officials, including the leader Hibatullah Akhundzada.

Mawlawi Abdul Ghafoor Shahidzoi, said in his opening remarks. Launching the project would also create jobs for hundreds of people, he said. In similar initiatives, the Afghan administration opened a ...

But the latest comments marked his first call for a change in policy and a direct appeal to Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada. Ibraheem Bahiss, an analyst with Crisis Group’s South Asia program, ...

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