Hibatullah Akhundzada - Wikipedia
Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, [b] also spelled Haibatullah Akhunzada, [c] is an Afghan cleric who is the supreme leader of Afghanistan in the internationally unrecognized Taliban regime. He has led the Taliban since 2016, and came to power with its victory over U.S.-backed forces in the 2001–2021 war .
Hibatullah Akhundzada: Afghanistan's reclusive Taliban leader
Jan 23, 2025 · 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 ...
Afghanistan: Who's who in the Taliban leadership - BBC
Sep 7, 2021 · Hibatullah Akhundzada became the supreme commander of the Taliban in May 2016, and is now leader of the so-called Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.
Who Is Haibatullah Akhundzada, The Taliban’s 'Supreme Leader' …
Sep 7, 2021 · Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada, 55, was already the radical fundamentalist group's appointed leader. That's a position he secured in May 2016, days after the second leader in the Taliban's...
Hibatullah Akhundzada: Afghanistan's Reclusive Taliban Leader
Hibatullah Akhundzada: Afghanistan's Reclusive Taliban Leader. By . Claire Gounon. Share. Resize. Reprints. The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This ...
Afghanistan's Taliban ruler faces rare internal criticism, revealing ...
Feb 17, 2023 · Behind this powerful entity is a reclusive supreme leader, Mawlavi Hibatullah Akhundzada. Since the group came back to power with the U.S.-led military coalition withdrawal a year and a...
Profile: New Taliban chief Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada
May 25, 2016 · The Afghan Taliban's new leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is a hardline religious scholar from Kandahar who is thought unlikely to change the group's direction. The...
Afghan Taliban condemn ICC arrest warrants for leadership
Jan 24, 2025 · FILE - A poster of Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is seen along a road in Kabul on Aug. 14, 2023. The International Criminal Court is seeking arrest warrants for Akhundzada and his ...
Arrest warrant proposed for Taliban leaders for gender-based …
Jan 24, 2025 · A poster of Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is seen along a road in Kabul. He is one of two leaders named in proposed arrest warrants for their treatment of girls and women since ...
2 years since Taliban retook Afghanistan, its secluded supreme …
Aug 15, 2023 · Two years since the Taliban took over again, Afghanistan is in the hands of Hibatullah Akhundzada, known as the Amir Al Mu'mineen, or "Commander of the Faithful." But despite the prominence...