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. |
| 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. |
| 2023 | Banned hair and beauty salons, effective within one month of the decree. |
| 2023 | Prohibited windows in buildings occupied by women, ordering building owners to cover existing windows and instructing authorities to monitor construction sites. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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 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. |
| 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. |
| April 30 2022 | Akhundzada appeared at the Eidgah mosque in Kandahar and delivered a sermon on the last day of Ramadan. |
| April 29 2022 | Akhundzada urged the world to recognize the Taliban government ahead of the Eid holidays. |
| April 3 2022 | Akhundzada signed a decree banning the cultivation of opium, declaring that violators would be punished according to sharia law. |
| March 27 2022 | Akhundzada ordered a new set of restrictions, including a ban on foreign broadcasts, gender segregation in parks, and regulations on women's travel without male guardians. |
| March 14 2022 | Akhundzada issued a 14-point directive to the Armed Forces of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan regarding the conduct of its personnel. |
| 2021 | Created a Kandahar ulama council to address provincial issues, which later became a platform for consulting on national matters. |
| 2021 | Appointed a caretaker cabinet led by Hasan Akhund, marking the initial leadership structure of the Taliban regime. |
| December 8 2021 | Akhundzada instructed provincial governors to address grievances of individuals wishing to leave the country while also improving security measures. |
| December 3 2021 | Issued a decree stipulating women's rights under Sharia, including marital consent, inheritance rights, and property ownership. |
| December 3 2021 | Akhundzada issued a decree outlining the rights of women under Sharia, stating women's rights to marital consent and inheritance among other protections. |
| October 30 2021 | Akhundzada reportedly made a public appearance at the Darul Uloom Hakimah madrassa in Kandahar, although no photos or videos were allowed. |
| September 2021 | In September, it was reported that Akhundzada had not made any public appearances since the Taliban took Kabul, generating speculation about his health and leadership. |
| September 8 2021 | Akhundzada issued a statement to the interim government instructing adherence to sharia law in Afghanistan. |
| August 2021 | Under Akhundzada's nominal command, Taliban forces began a general offensive aiming for a final victory in the war as U.S. troops withdrew and Kabul fell under Taliban control. |
| August 21 2021 | The Taliban confirmed to the media that Akhundzada was alive and located in Kandahar, despite earlier speculation about his fate. |
| August 18 2021 | It was announced that based on a general amnesty issued by Akhundzada, political detainees were to be released from all prisons in Afghanistan. |
| May 2021 | Akhundzada called the Afghan people to unite for the development of an Islamic state following the impending withdrawal of U.S. forces. |
| 2020 | The Doha Agreement was signed, which facilitated the full withdrawal of United States troops from Afghanistan. |
| 2019 | Akhundzada appointed Abdul Ghani Baradar to lead peace talks with the United States. |
| 2019 | Under Hibatullah Akhundzada's leadership, the Taliban won the Battle of Darzab by defeating the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant's Khorasan branch. |
| August 16 2019 | Akhundzada's younger brother, Hafiz Ahmadullah, was killed in a bomb blast during Friday prayer at the Khair Ul Madaris mosque in Kuchlak, Quetta, Pakistan. The attack resulted in at least three other deaths and more than 20 injuries, including Akhundzada's son and two nephews. |
| 2017 | Hibatullah Akhundzada published a significant work titled 'Mujahedino ta de Amir ul-Mumenin Larshowene' (Instructions to the Mujahedeen from the Commander of the Faithful), which reflects his guidance to the mujahedeen. |
| July 2017 | Hibatullah Akhundzada's younger son, Abdur Rahman Khalid, died carrying out a suicide attack on an Afghan military base in Girishk, Helmand Province, with Taliban officials stating that Akhundzada was aware of and approved of his son's intention. |
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