Hibatullah Akhundzada
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Afghanistan
Taliban Builds Underground Tunnels Near Kandahar After Pakistani Strikes
DID Press: Taliban have begun constructing underground facilities and tunnels near Kandahar in southern Afghanistan following Pakistani strikes, according to a report by Pamir Watch. The tunnels are reportedly intended to shelter Taliban forces in the event of a possible…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Suspends BBC Radio Broadcasts in Afghanistan After Report on Pakistani Airstrikes
DID Press: Taliban has suspended BBC radio broadcasts on FM frequencies in Afghanistan following the publication of an investigative report examining Pakistani airstrikes and damage to sites associated with the Taliban, according to informed sources. The sources said the order…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Official Says Ban on Girls’ Education Beyond Grade Six Will Continue
DID Press: Shahabuddin Delawar, head of the Taliban-run Afghan Red Crescent Society, has defended the continued ban on girls’ education beyond Grade Six, saying the restriction will remain in place until further notice under an order issued by Taliban supreme…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Foreign Ministry: ICC Has No Legitimacy or Jurisdiction
DID Press: Taliban-run Foreign Ministry has rejected the latest action by the International Criminal Court (ICC), describing the court and its decisions concerning Afghanistan as lacking legitimacy and jurisdiction. The ministry’s spokesperson said Afghanistan is an independent country and that…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Condemn ICC Arrest Warrants, Reject Court’s Authority
DID Press: Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid has condemned the International Criminal Court’s position on arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders, saying Afghanistan does not recognize the court or its decisions. Mujahid said in a statement late Monday, October 5, that…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Airstrikes Expose Gaps in Taliban’s Security Claims
DID Press: Recent Pakistani airstrikes on targets in Afghanistan’s Kandahar, Paktia and Khost provinces have raised questions about the Taliban’s ability to defend Afghan territory against external military threats. The strikes, including attacks in Kandahar—the Taliban’s main political and religious…
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Afghanistan
Pakistan Hits Taliban Leader Akhundzada’s House in Kandahar
DID Press: Local sources in Kandahar say Pakistani fighter jets carried out an airstrike early Thursday morning on the residence of Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, in the ninth district of Kandahar city. According to local sources cited…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Leader Calls for Merit-Based Government Appointments
DID Press: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has called on civilian and military officials in Kandahar to base appointments on merit and competence, rather than ethnicity, language, family ties or personal relationships.Akhundzada made the remarks at a one-day seminar for civilian…
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Afghanistan
Former EU Diplomat Warns of Taliban Ideological Influence on Afghan Youth
DID Press: A former European diplomat has warned about the expansion of Taliban-controlled religious schools in Afghanistan, saying hundreds of thousands of young Afghans are being educated in these institutions where the United States and Pakistan are portrayed as enemies.…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Leader Orders Arrest and Prosecution of Traffic Accident Offenders
DID Press: Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s leader, has ordered the Interior Ministry to arrest those responsible for traffic accidents on Afghanistan’s highways and refer them to the relevant courts without exception. According to a five-article decree reportedly published by the…
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