In this undated and unknown location photo, the new leader of Taliban fighters, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada poses for a portrait. The Afghan Taliban leader's whereabouts are unknown. © Afghan Islamic Press via AP
Newsweek: Where Is Taliban Leader Haibatullah Akhundzada?
As the Taliban prepares to formally take the reins of government in Afghanistan following their rapid advance and the fall of Kabul on Sunday, attention has turned to the organization's secretive leader, Haibatullah Akhundzada.
While Abdul Ghani Baradar is widely expected to become president of the country, Akhundzada remains the Taliban's top leader and may be expected to play a major role. Mystery surrounds Akhundzada's whereabouts.
In February there were reports that Akhundzada had been killed months earlier in an explosion in Pakistan but these reports were not confirmed and a senior Taliban leader, Ahmadullah Wasiq, said they were "false news and baseless rumors."
Akhundzada became leader of the Taliban—called the emir—in 2016 following the death of the previous leader, Akhtar Mohammad Mansour, in a drone strike on May 21 that year.
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WNU Editor: I suspect he is going to stay low until the US military has finally left Afghanistan.
7 comments:
/He might be at Camp David.
President Biden got us out of a quagmire. He has my vote in 2024.
Well done sir, well done.
Obviously in Pakistan like everyone else.
Russ
get over it...you lost...the nation does NOT want Trump or the loonies of the right wing. stop eating your liver.
Wow Democrats already count votes for 2024.. doesn't surprise me ;)
Lol russ, don't listen to 854, we all know Trump won, and these corrupt swines that pulled out the ballot boxes at night will go to prison eventually
Hans knows what he's talking about
The Halfwit Autistic One Hit Wonder has one line. And he rote repeats it.
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