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  2. Afghanistan's Taliban leaders issued different messages for ...

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    The messages for Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan were delivered by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, who defended the imposition of Islamic law and railed against the international ...

  3. Freedom of religion in Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    Sufism centers on orders or brotherhoods that follow charismatic religious leaders. The Shi'a, under the Taliban, were among the most economically disadvantaged groups in the country. An ethnic group known as the Hazara is predominantly Shi'a Muslim. There are also are small numbers of Ismailis living in the central and northern parts of the ...

  4. Afghanistan's Taliban leaders issued different messages for ...

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    The messages for Eid al-Fitr marking the end of Ramadan were delivered by supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada, who defended the imposition of Islamic law and railed against the international community for its criticism, and Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who called on the Taliban to be humble and avoid behaving in ways that make Afghans ...

  5. Reclusive Taliban leader releases Eid message urging ... - AOL

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    The Taliban's reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada urged his officials to set aside their differences and serve Afghanistan properly, according to a written statement released Saturday ...

  6. Islam in Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    In the fall of 1994 a group called the Taliban came forth vowing to cleanse the nation of warlords and criminals. Their intention was to create a "pure" Islamic government subject to their own strict interpretations of the Shariah. Many Pakistani politicians supported the Taliban, including Sami ul Haq who is

  7. Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (1996–2001) - Wikipedia

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    By 1998, the Taliban controlled 90% of Afghanistan under their interpretation of Sharia. [36] The Taliban modelled their decision-making process on the Pashtun tribal council , together with what they believed to be the early Islamic model. Discussion was followed by a building of a consensus by the "believers".

  8. Taliban marks three years of rule and sharia law in Afghanistan

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    The Taliban's supreme spiritual leader said the group had transformed Afghanistan into an Islamic sharia-based country, as the former insurgents marked three years of rule with a huge military ...

  9. Politics of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan - Wikipedia

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    The government of Afghanistan is currently disputed following the effective collapse of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan during the fall of Kabul to Taliban forces on 15 August 2021 and the subsequent re-establishment of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan which now exercises de facto control over most of the country.