Posted on 09/15/21
| News Source: i24
Akhundzada is the Taliban's supreme leader, and holds final authority over all matters
Two key leaders within the Taliban, Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, have seemingly vanished from the public eye, leading many Afghans to question the officials' wellbeing.
Akhundzada has been missing for a month since the Taliban assumed control of Afghanistan. Baradar has been missing for several days.
The Taliban embarked on a campaign to dispel rumors regarding Baradar's disappearance, releasing voice messages and handwritten notes allegedly from the official, but no videos.
In the past, the group impersonated Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar for two years after his death, concealing his passing from the public, The Guardian wrote.