Haibatullah Akhundzada issues 'obligatory' command for judges to impose public executions, amputations of limbs, stonings and floggings

Reclusive Akhundzada addresses his 'brave soldiers and disciples' at Kandahar madrassa; no photos or video of event, but audio recording shared on social media

In 1st message since Islamist insurgency's takeover of Afghanistan, Haibatullah Akhundzada warns 'people should not try to leave the country'

After the Taliban's swift takeover of Afghanistan, many top leaders are heading back to Kabul, with many of them having been in hiding for years