With the Taliban set to secure their grip on Afghanistan and declare a new government in the coming days, little is known about the group's leader. The Taliban recently secured their control of ...

In 2016, when Mullah Masoor died, they decided that Akhundzada would become the Supreme Leader after three days of discussions among Taliban leaders. His deputies would be Sirajuddin Haqqani and ...

It’s not clear who Trump was referring to. Hibatullah Akhundzada is the Taliban’s leader, having been in charge since 2016. Trump has talked about an “Abdul” before in discussing the Taliban.

In the days since taking power in Afghanistan, a wide range of Taliban figures have entered Kabul -- hardened commandos, armed madrassa students and ...

Known as the "Leader of the Faithful", the Islamic legal scholar is the Taliban's supreme leader who holds final authority over the group's political, religious and military affairs.

The Taliban, an extremist Islamic group that governed Afghanistan until ousted by U.S. troops in 2001, has had a quick succession of leaders recently.

After the Taliban government was toppled in 2001 by US-led forces, Baradar is believed to have been among a small group of Taliban members who approached interim leader Hamid Karzai with a ...

For decades the Taliban’s leaders have been shrouded in secrecy. Here’s what we know about the key players By Saleem Mehsud , Kara Fox , Natalie Croker and Henrik Pettersson and Tim Lister , CNN ...

The Taliban’s top leaders have spent years on the run, in hiding, in jail and dodging American drones. They are now emerging from obscurity after a 20-year battle, but little is known about them ...

Pre-Trial Chamber II of the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued warrants of arrest for Mr Haibatullah Akhundzada, ...

Known as the "Leader of the Faithful", the Islamic legal scholar is the Taliban's supreme leader who holds final authority over the group's political, religious and military affairs.