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Close-up of Hibatullah Akhundzada, Taliban's leader and the de facto leader of Afghanistan. A poster of Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is seen along a road in Kabul on August 14, 2023.
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Close-up of Hibatullah Akhundzada, Taliban's leader and the de facto leader of Afghanistan.
Leader of the Taliban Hibatullah Akhundzada has led the Taliban since 2016 and has been the de facto leader of Afghanistan since 2021.

Hibatullah Akhundzada

Afghan political and religious leader
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Hibatullah Akhundzada (born October 19/20, 1967?, Kandahār?, Afghanistan) is the leader (Pashto: mashar; Dari: rahbar) of the Taliban (2016– ) and the de facto leader of Afghanistan (2021– ). Also called amīr al-muʾminīn (Arabic: “leader of the faithful”), he has been a member of the Taliban since the early 1990s. Regarded as widely knowledgeable in Islamic jurisprudence, he is believed to exercise authority largely from Kandahār. Under his leadership the Taliban has established a highly...

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