KABUL: Most Taliban leaders have returned to Kabul since taking control of Afghanistan, but the whereabouts of Taliban leader Amir al-Muminin Hebatullah Akhunzada are still unknown.
According to AFP, only a few messages from Supreme Commander Hebatullah regarding handling of affairs after the capture of Kabul have surfaced, and there is no information about whether he has returned to Kabul or not.
Only one picture of Hetullah has been released by the Taliban so far, he has never been in public, and the whereabouts of Amir al-Muminin are not clear.
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid, when asked about the Supreme Commander, said he would see him soon.
The Taliban are known for keeping their senior leaders secret. Mullah Omar was also said to have occasionally left Kandahar for Kabul at a time when the Taliban were leaving the battlefield to take over the reins of government. , Any kind of power vacuum can destabilize the movement.
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It may be recalled that after the death of Mullah Omar, the founder and former Supreme Commander of the Taliban movement in Afghanistan, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was appointed the head of the movement, who was later killed in a US drone strike. A new emir has been appointed.
Laurel Miller, head of the Asia program at the American think tank International Crisis Group, says Hebatullah Akhunzada also appears to be influenced by Mullah Omar’s behavior.