Hibatullah Akhundzada

KABUL: Security officials shot in the air and used firehoses Wednesday to disperse dozens of Afghan women protesting in Kabul against an order by Taliban authorities to shut down beauty parlours, the latest curb to squeeze them out of…

KABUL: Afghanistan's Talibanauthorities have ordered beauty parlours across the country to shut within a month, the vice ministry confirmed Tuesday, the latest curb to further squeeze women out of public life.Since seizing power in August…

KABUL (AFGHANISTAN): Taliban leader Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzadain a message on the arrival of Eid-al Adha, said the Taliban wants good political and economic relations with the world, "especially with Islamic countries, and has fulfilled…

Edited By: Oindrila MukherjeeLast Updated: March 14, 2023, 10:15 ISTThe extremist faction led by Afghanistan’s Supreme Leader Amir Hibatullah Akhundzada has rejected a fresh push by Taliban moderates seeking to loosen restrictions on women,…

GHAZNI: Kneeling in front of a turbanned judge in a tiny room at the Ghazni Court of Appeal in eastern Afghanistan, an old man sentenced to death for murder pleads for his life.The 75-year-old admits to having shot dead a relative -- out of…

KABUL: The Taliban government's restrictions on women are aimed at making them "invisible" in Afghan society, a UN human rights observer said Thursday during a visit to the nation. Since the Taliban stormed back to power last year, they…

KABUL: Women television presenters on Afghanistan's leading news channels on Sunday vowed to speak up for their rights after being forced by Taliban authorities to cover their faces on air. Since seizing power last year, the Taliban have…

KABUL: The Taliban in Herat province have implemented a gender segregation plan in the province's restaurants, media reports said. Men are not permitted to dine with their family members in family restaurants, according to sources, Khaama…

KANDAHAR: The Taliban's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is now the most influential person in Afghanistan, but yet he remains a recluse, relegated to the shadows. Hollie Mc Kay, writing in New York Post said that the images of him…

In the days since taking power in Afghanistan, a wide range of Taliban figures have entered Kabul -- hardened commandos, armed madrassa students and greying leaders back from years of exile. There has been one major…