IEA moves spokesman’s office to Kandahar

Chief Spokesman of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) Zabihullah Mujahid moves his office fr om Kabul to Kandahar. This was reported by the Afghan Ministry of Information, Ariana News reports.

This step reconfirms the growing importance of Kandahar which is home to the supreme leader of the IEA Hibatullah Akhundzada. The leader of the Taliban government lives there and rarely makes public visits to Kabul wh ere national government offices, the cabinet and the acting prime minister are based.

The information ministry did not elaborate on the reason for the move but it suggests more prominence for Mujahid.

Mujahid was one of the main public voices of the Taliban for many years, including during the US insurgency in Afghanistan, which ended in August 2021.