After the capture of Kabul Taliban The fighters are now coming before the media. His pictures are being shared on social media but Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is an exception in this case. Many media agencies are checking his pictures but everyone has only one picture. The Taliban has so far released only one photo of its supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada.
The world does not know anything special about Hibatullah Akhundzada. He issues only one yearly message during Islamic holidays. When asked about Hebtollah Akhundzada’s whereabouts, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid recently said, “By God’s will you will see him soon.”
Who is Hibatullah Akhundzada?
Akhundzada has been the head of the Taliban since 2016. Akhundzada was made his successor after Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor was killed in a US drone strike in 2016. He has been involved in Islamic resistance during the Soviet invasion period. He is more popular as a religious leader than as a military commander. Reports suggest that Akhundzada was the deputy head of the Supreme Court during the previous Taliban regime. After the fall of the Taliban in 2001, he was made the head of the Council of the Religious Scholars’ Group.
Where is Hibatullah Akhundzada?
It has been told about him many times that he remains ill. It was also told during the Corona period that he had become Kovid positive. It has also been said many times that he died in American bombing. But these rumours have no basis. Recently, in a question asked about Hebtollah Akhundzada, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said, ‘By God’s will you will see him soon.’
Why so much secrecy?
This is nothing new for the Taliban leadership as most of the top leaders have remained in hiding. The founder of the Taliban, Mullah Mohammad Omar, did not even like to meet anyone. There can be many reasons behind this and security is the most important of these reasons. Pakistan-based security analyst Imtiyaz Gul told AFP news agency regarding the matter, ‘The Taliban considers itself in a state of jihad as long as foreign troops are on Afghan soil and will keep their leader hidden until they leave. This is the reason why top leaders are not coming forward.