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Hibatullah Akhundzada
Hibatullah Akhundzada is an Afghan cleric and Islamic jurist who became leader of the Taliban in 2016. After the Taliban took Kabul in August 2021 and restored the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, he became its supreme leader. He governs from Kandahar by decree and has driven restrictive policies such as the bans on secondary and university education for girls and women.
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