Taliban commander orders judges to sentence offenders to public amputations and stoning. According to the group’s understanding of Islamic Sharia law, crimes including robbery, kidnapping and sedition must be punished. The edict is the most recent illustration of the Taliban’s stronger stance on freedoms. Haibatullah Akhundzada, the commander of the Taliban, has instructed Afghan judges … Read more
Taliban’s supreme leader Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada speaks at a gathering of Islamic clerics. He says Afghanistan “cannot develop without being independent,” according to state-run Bakhtar News Agency. The meeting was not open to the media, but listened to an audio recording of his speech. Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s supreme leader; issued another warning against … Read more
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar is now appointed as deputy leader in the new Afghan government weeks after the Taliban took over the country. Baradar is one of the four members who founded the Taliban movement in Afghanistan in 1994. Abdul Ghani Baradar was raised in Kandahar the birthplace of the Taliban movement. He was believed … Read more
Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Dr Ayesha Farooqi said that on this auspicious occasion of Eid, Pakistan welcomes the decision of the Afghan and Taliban to ceasefire. According to details, Dr. Ayesha Farooqi said that on the occasion of Eid, a ceasefire agreement was signed between the Taliban and the Afghan government, Pakistan welcomes the ceasefire … Read more
