Hibatullah Akhundzada
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Afghanistan
ICC Secretly Issued Arrest Warrants for Two More Senior Taliban Figures
DID Press: International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague secretly issued arrest warrants last year for two additional senior Taliban figures over alleged gender-based and political persecution, according to an exclusive report by Middle East Eye published Wednesday. The report,…
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Afghanistan
Haqqani Deputy Tells Residents Not to Evacuate Omid-e Sabz Township
DID Press: Mohammad Nabi Omari, deputy to Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, has reportedly advised residents of Omid-e Sabz Township not to leave their homes until Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada issues a direct order, following a controversial eviction directive by…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Justice Minister Accused of Humiliating Two Hazara Officials in Kabul
DID Press: Reliable sources say Abdul Hakim Sharae, the Taliban’s acting justice minister, summoned and allegedly rebuked, insulted and humiliated two senior Hazara officials during a meeting at his office in Kabul on Monday, August 10. According to the sources,…
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Afghanistan
Kabul Shia Leaders Reject Summons from Taliban Justice Minister
DID Press: Prominent Shia leaders in Kabul have refused to appear before Taliban Justice Minister Abdul Hakim Sharaee after he summoned them for questioning following their public criticism of his policies toward Afghanistan’s Shia community. Sources familiar with the matter…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Leader Urges Clerics, Universities to Strengthen Islamic System
DID Press: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has stressed the role of religious scholars and universities in strengthening what he described as the “Islamic system,” calling clerics the “heirs of the prophets” and urging university officials to prepare students to serve…
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Afghanistan
ICC Judges Seek Separate Probe Into Taliban Gender Persecution Allegations
DID Press: Judges at the International Criminal Court’s Pre-Trial Chamber II have asked prosecutors to examine allegations of gender persecution by the Taliban through a separate investigation, arguing that the group’s conduct since 2021 is fundamentally different in nature from…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Reshuffles Senior Officials in Judiciary, Finance and Mining
DID Press: Taliban has announced a broad reshuffle of senior officials across Afghanistan’s judicial, administrative, financial and mining institutions, with the appointments approved by the group’s leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said the appointments include changes to key…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Leader Reaffirms ‘Vice and Virtue’ Law as Top Priority
DID Press: Taliban leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada has reaffirmed that enforcing the group’s Law on the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice remains the Taliban government’s highest priority, describing its implementation as one of the movement’s principal objectives. According…
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Afghanistan
Australian Think Tank Warns of Intensifying Power Struggle Over Badakhshan
DID Press: An Australian think tank has warned that Badakhshan is emerging as a key battleground in the Taliban’s internal power struggle following the brief capture of Yaftal district by the Sepahiyan-e Mihan Front, highlighting growing competition over the province’s…
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Afghanistan
Tensions Escalate Between Taliban Leadership and Northern Commander
DID Press: Reports indicate escalating tensions between the Taliban leadership and Mullah Jumaa Khan Fateh, a influential commander in Badakhshan, with internal disagreements now reaching a critical stage. According to the reports, multiple rounds of talks between the commander and…
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