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The Taliban has informed that supreme leader Haibatullah Akhunzada will be the Head of the new Afghan government. Reports also indicate that there will also be a Prime Minister post in the next ...

Mullah Haibatullah Akhunzada, the reclusive supreme leader of the Taliban, has attended a major gathering of religious leaders and elders in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul. More than 3,000 men were ...

On May 9, the Taliban released a statement attributed to its “Emir of the Faithful,” Hibatullah (Haibatullah) Akhunzada, who has been the overall leader of the group since 2016. Akhunzada claims ...

The code has been copied to your clipboard. For Afghans who decide to make the perilous journey to Europe, the dream can quickly turn into a nightmare. Many die of hunger and disease as they head west ...

A former governor of the Afghan province of Helmand, who was sacked at Britain's insistence because of alleged corruption and drug-dealing, is on the verge of returning to the job. The Independent has ...