Hibatullah Akhundzada
Supreme leader of Afghanistan since 2021
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| January 23 2025 | International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor submitted arrest warrant applications for Akhundzada, accusing him of crimes against humanity for persecution of women and girls. |
| January 23 2025 | International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor submitted arrest warrant applications for Akhundzada, accusing him of crimes against humanity for persecution of women and girls. |
| May 18 2024 | An assassination attempt against Hibatullah Akhundzada was reported by the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) while he was near the Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque in Kabul. Akhundzada survived the attempt, but three of his special security guards were killed and one was injured. |
| May 18 2024 | An assassination attempt against Hibatullah Akhundzada was reported by the Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) while he was near the Shah-Do Shamshira Mosque in Kabul. Akhundzada survived the attempt, but three of his special security guards were killed and one was injured. |
| May 12 2023 | Akhundzada held a secret meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani in Kandahar, marking his first meeting with a foreign official. |
| May 12 2023 | Akhundzada held a secret meeting with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani in Kandahar, marking his first meeting with a foreign official. |
| May 7 2023 | Akhundzada issued a decree requiring women to cover their hair and bodies from the eyes down in public and to refrain from leaving their residences unless necessary. |
| May 7 2023 | Akhundzada issued a decree requiring women to cover their hair and bodies from the eyes down in public and to refrain from leaving their residences unless necessary. |
| March 23 2023 | Hibatullah Akhundzada vetoed a plan to return girls to secondary education, reflecting his opposition to girls' education in Afghanistan. |
| March 23 2023 | Hibatullah Akhundzada vetoed a plan to return girls to secondary education, reflecting his opposition to girls' education in Afghanistan. |
| February 2023 | Akhundzada's top deputy, Sirajuddin Haqqani, publicly rebuked the government's hardline policies, indicating internal tensions and a rift between Akhundzada's ultraconservative ideology and the needs of the government's implementation team in Kabul. |
| February 2023 | Akhundzada's top deputy, Sirajuddin Haqqani, publicly rebuked the government's hardline policies, indicating internal tensions and a rift between Akhundzada's ultraconservative ideology and the needs of the government's implementation team in Kabul. |
| 2022 | Banned hair and beauty salons, with the ban to take effect in one month. |
| 2022 | Prohibited government officials from hiring relatives, with the order applying retroactively, requiring the dismissal of already hired relatives. |
| 2022 | Created Ulema councils in 13 provinces to manage local issues. |
| 2022 | Banned windows in buildings occupied by women, ordering existing window owners to cover them and instructing authorities to monitor construction sites. |
| 2022 | Dismissed Acting Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, appointed Naeem Wardak to the position, and appointed Suhail Shaheen as head of the Qatar embassy. |
| 2022 | Ordered the destruction of all seized drugs, alcohol, and associated production tools, directing multiple ministries to implement the order. |
| 2022 | Appointed Abdul Kabir as Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation and dismissed him from his post as Acting Deputy Prime Minister. |
| 2022 | Nullified both the 1964 and 2004 Constitutions of Afghanistan. |
| 2022 | Banned Taliban members from taking multiple wives. |
| 2022 | Issued an exit ban and arrest warrant for Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai. |
| 2022 | Prohibited the cultivation of hemp and cannabis, ordering the Ministry of Interior Affairs to bring violators to court and mandating crop destruction. |
| 2022 | Twelve individuals were publicly flogged in Logar Province, marking the first confirmed use of corporal punishment since the Taliban regained power, following Akhundzada's orders. |
| 2022 | Banned hair and beauty salons, with the ban to take effect in one month. |
| 2022 | Ordered the destruction of all seized drugs, alcohol, and associated production tools, directing multiple ministries to implement the order. |
| 2022 | Prohibited government officials from hiring relatives, with the order applying retroactively, requiring the dismissal of already hired relatives. |
| 2022 | Appointed Abdul Kabir as Acting Minister for Refugees and Repatriation and dismissed him from his post as Acting Deputy Prime Minister. |
| 2022 | Banned Taliban members from taking multiple wives. |
| 2022 | Dismissed Acting Deputy Foreign Minister Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai, appointed Naeem Wardak to the position, and appointed Suhail Shaheen as head of the Qatar embassy. |
| 2022 | Nullified both the 1964 and 2004 Constitutions of Afghanistan. |
| 2022 | Banned windows in buildings occupied by women, ordering existing window owners to cover them and instructing authorities to monitor construction sites. |
| 2022 | Prohibited the cultivation of hemp and cannabis, ordering the Ministry of Interior Affairs to bring violators to court and mandating crop destruction. |
| 2022 | Issued an exit ban and arrest warrant for Sher Mohammad Abbas Stanikzai. |
| 2022 | Created Ulema councils in 13 provinces to manage local issues. |
| 2022 | Twelve individuals were publicly flogged in Logar Province, marking the first confirmed use of corporal punishment since the Taliban regained power, following Akhundzada's orders. |
| November 14 2022 | Akhundzada ordered the judiciary to enforce corporal punishments for crimes meeting specified standards, raising concerns over the return of severe punishments. |
| November 14 2022 | Akhundzada ordered the judiciary to enforce corporal punishments for crimes meeting specified standards, raising concerns over the return of severe punishments. |
| July 21 2022 | Akhundzada issued a decree prohibiting public criticism or dissent against the Islamic Emirate. |
| July 21 2022 | Akhundzada issued a decree prohibiting public criticism or dissent against the Islamic Emirate. |
| July 17 2022 | Temporarily appointed Abdul Kabir as Acting Prime Minister while Hasan Akhund was recovering from an illness in Kandahar. |
| July 17 2022 | Temporarily appointed Abdul Kabir as Acting Prime Minister while Hasan Akhund was recovering from an illness in Kandahar. |
| July 1 2022 | Akhundzada spoke at a major religious assembly in Kabul, attended by over 3,000 clerics, with his speech broadcast by state radio. |
| July 1 2022 | At a religious gathering in Kabul, Hibatullah Akhundzada criticized the international community for interfering in his Islamic governance, effectively ruling out an inclusive government and rejecting international calls to ease restrictions on women in Afghanistan. |
| July 1 2022 | At a religious gathering in Kabul, Hibatullah Akhundzada criticized the international community for interfering in his Islamic governance, effectively ruling out an inclusive government and rejecting international calls to ease restrictions on women in Afghanistan. |
| July 1 2022 | Akhundzada spoke at a major religious assembly in Kabul, attended by over 3,000 clerics, with his speech broadcast by state radio. |
| June 2022 | Announced the death toll of the June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake and ordered response efforts. |
| June 2022 | Announced the death toll of the June 2022 Afghanistan earthquake and ordered response efforts. |
| May 7 2022 | The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice published a decree approved by Akhundzada requiring women to cover their bodies completely in public. |
| May 7 2022 | The Ministry for the Propagation of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice published a decree approved by Akhundzada requiring women to cover their bodies completely in public. |
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