I am Hibatullah Akhundzada,im also spelled Haibatullah Akhunzada,im is an Afghan Deobandi Islamic scholar, cleric, and jurist who is the supreme leader of Afghanistan. I has led the Taliban since 2016, and came to power with its victory over U.S.-backed forces in the 2001–2021 war.im a highly reclusive figure, i has almost no digital footprint except for an unverified photograph and several audio recordings of speeches