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Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada is an Afghan Deobandi Islamic scholar, cleric, and jurist who is currently the supreme leader of Afghanistan. He has led the Taliban since 2016, and came to power with its victory over U.S.-backed forces in the 2001–2021 war. A highly reclusive figure, he has almost no digital footprint except for an unverified photograph and several audio recordings of speeches.
According to the then-director of the National Directorate of Security, Akhundzada was born about 1959. However, he is widely believed to actually be in his 70s (as of March 2023). A Pashtun, he belongs to the Nurzai tribe.
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