Taliban Leader Urges Opponents to Accept His Rule, Return to Afghanistan

Taliban Leader: Whoever Dies Without Allegiance to the Amir Dies in Ignorance – KabulNow

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - Hibatullah Akhundzada, the leader of the Taliban, says that obedience to an “Amir” is “obligatory” for Muslims, and that if someone dies without pledging allegiance and obedience to an Amir, they die a death of ignorance (“Jahiliyyah”). Speaking today (Wednesday, May 27) during Eid al-Adha prayers at the Eidgah Mosque in Kandahar, Akhundzada explained that death in ignorance refers to the era before Islam, when people did no…

Taliban leader urges opponents to accept his rule, return to Afghanistan

Hibatullah Akhundzada, the Taliban’s supreme leader, used his Eid al-Adha sermon on Wednesday to call on political and military opponents to abandon their resistance, return to Afghanistan and accept Taliban rule. Speaking for about 50 minutes at Kandahar’s grand mosque, Akhundzada devoted much of his remarks to the importance of obedience to Taliban leadership, arguing that unity among Muslims depends on loyalty to a single ruler. “Lay down you…

'We will never bow our heads before infidels,' says IEA Supreme Leader

Sheikh Hibatullah Akhundzada, supreme leader of the Islamic Emirate, has said that the Islamic Emirate would not compromise on Islam or Islamic law with any country or group, but remains ready to engage with the international community within the framework of Sharia. In his Eid al-Adha sermon at the Eidgah in Kandahar, Akhundzada said Afghans are prepared to endure economic hardships and external pressure, but “will not bow to infidels” or aband…