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Taliban Chief Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada may have died due to COVID-19: Report

| @indiablooms | Jun 02, 2020, at 04:41 pm

Kabul/IBNS: Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, Chief of Taliban group, may have died due to COVID-19 infection in Afghanistan, media reports said.

Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada, Chief of Taliban, could be dead due to the novel Coronavirus infection in Afghanistan, a senior Taliban insider told News Intervention.

The Taliban insider added that soon after contracting COVID-19, Mullah Hibatullah had developed severe respiratory complications.

“It may be possible that Taliban could keep Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada’s death under wraps for some time before a formal announcement,” the Taliban told News Intervention.

The Taliban group did not comment on the issue so far.

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