Hibatullah Akhundzada
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Afghanistan
RSF Names Taliban Leader and Trump Among Global Press Freedom Restrictors
DID Press: Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has included Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and US President Donald Trump on its 2026 list of those restricting press freedom, criticising the suppression of independent media in Afghanistan and limits on journalists’ access to…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Scraps AFN 500,000 Guarantee for Business Licences
DID Press: Taliban’s supreme leader has ordered the abolition of the AFN 500,000 guarantee previously required for issuing business licenses in Afghanistan and directed that previously paid guarantees be refunded to their owners. Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s leader, issued the…
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Afghanistan
Taliban Leader Urges Members to Put Personal Interests Below the Group’s System
DID Press: Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has called on members of the group to maintain internal unity, avoid ethnic divisions and personal favoritism, and protect government resources. According to Hamdullah Fitrat, the Taliban’s deputy spokesperson, Akhundzada delivered the remarks at…
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Afghanistan
Book Launch Amid Hunger Crisis Highlights Taliban’s “Misplaced Priorities”
DID Press: Recent remarks by Shir Ahmad Haqqani, the Taliban’s acting minister of information and culture, at a ceremony in Kabul marking the launch of a book by Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada have highlighted what critics describe as the…
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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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