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The supreme leader Taliban which now dominates AfghanistanHibatullah Akhundzada, surprisingly appeared in public during Hari Raya Eid Al-Fitr 1443 Hijri. This is the second appearance of Hibatullah in the last 6 years.
Reported from AFP, Monday (2/5/2022), the supreme leader of the Taliban appeared during Eid celebrations in Afghanistan on Sunday (1/5) local time. He even had time to deliver a speech in public.
Hibatullah Akhundzada told worshipers celebrating Eid al-Fitr that the Taliban had achieved freedom and security since seizing power last year. He confirmed this was two days after a bomb exploded at a mosque in Kabul.
Hibatullah Akhundzada seemed surrounded by extra security while delivering the speech.
“Congratulations on victory, freedom and success,” he told thousands of worshipers at the Eidgah mosque in the southern city of Kandahar, the Taliban’s de facto powerhouse.
“Congratulations on this security and for the Islamic system.”
To note, a number of bombing incidents have indeed fallen in Afghanistan since the Taliban group took control of the capital Kabul in August 2021. Even so, during the last 2 weeks of the month of Ramadan, bombings have re-occurred.
The bombing incident was reported recently at a Sunni mosque in Kabul on Friday (29/4). The incident killed at least 10 people. The ISIS terrorist group has claimed the attack.
Akhundzada delivered his short speech from one of the congregation’s vanguard in Kandahar without turning his head towards the crowd. Taliban officials did not allow an interview with Akhundzada.
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