it’s thought that Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada ordered his arrest in Kandahar and issued him a travel ban. But before he could be detained, Stanikzai managed to escape to the United Arab ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC), on which US President Donald Trump has imposed sanctions, seeks to investigate and ...

One of the few officials in Afghanistan’s Taliban government to support reversing the ban on girls’ education appears to have been forced to flee the country. It was just two weeks ago that Mohammad ...

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 ...

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 ...