Hibatullah Akhundzada
Some of the key events about Hibatullah Akhundzada
- 1979Joined the mujahideen resistance against Soviet occupation of Afghanistan
- 1996Became a judge in Taliban courts during their first rule of Afghanistan
- 1996Issued fatwas supporting suicide attacks during the Afghan Civil War
- 2001Appointed head of the Taliban's military court
- 2001Supported the Taliban regime's destruction of the Bamiyan Buddha statues
- 2001Endorsed the Taliban's harsh interpretation of Sharia law, including severe restrictions on women's rights
- 2007Became chief justice of the Taliban's Sharia courts
- 2015Appointed to the Taliban's leadership council
- 2015Became deputy to Taliban leader Akhtar Mansour, supporting continued insurgency against the Afghan government
- 2016Became the supreme leader of the Taliban following the death of Mullah Mansour
- 2016Assumed leadership of the Taliban after Mansour's death, continuing the group's militant activities
- 2018Issued a decree allowing Afghan women to choose their own husbands
- 2018Rejected peace talks with the Afghan government, prolonging the conflict
- 2019Called for planting trees as part of environmental conservation efforts
- 2019Ordered an increase in attacks on Afghan and foreign forces
- 2020Signed the Doha Agreement with the United States, paving the way for withdrawal of foreign troops
- 2020Oversaw the Taliban's military campaign to retake control of Afghanistan
- 2021Declared an amnesty for former Afghan government officials after the Taliban takeover
- 2021Implemented strict Islamic rule after the Taliban's takeover, severely limiting women's rights and freedoms
- 2022Banned women from attending universities and working for NGOs in Afghanistan
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