Reclusive Taliban leader speaks of importance of modern education in a rare university visit

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Reclusive Taliban leader speaks of importance of modern education in a rare university visit

The Taliban leader has made a rare visit to a university in Afghanistan in his first known trip to a modern education institution.

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Reclusive Taliban Leader Speaks of Importance of Modern Education in a Rare University Visit

The Taliban’s reclusive leader has made a rare visit to a university in Afghanistan in his first known trip to a modern education institution.

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IEA supreme leader advises students to pursue religious and modern education

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan’s Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada addressed students while on a visit to Kandahar University, and emphasized the importance of pursuing both religious and modern education. Addressing students he said: “You must pursue both religious and modern education, and your intention should solely be to serve religion, as society holds you in high regard. “Society values the madrassa, school, and university student…

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The imprisoned leader of the Afghan Taliban made an unusual visit to a university in Afghanistan on his first known trip to a modern educational institution.Hibatullah Akhundzada spoke about the importance of worldly subjects during his visit to Kandahar University on Wednesday and addressed a large congregation of university leaders, professors, staff and students, according to government spokesmen.There were no official photos, videos or recor…

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Taliban leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has called his orders the orders of God and said that these orders were taken from the Quran and Hadith in consultation with religious scholars. He made these remarks in his speech at the Jame Mosque of Kandahar University. The Taliban Ministry of Higher Education said in a press release that the leader of the group had given a speech to professors and students of Kandahar University yesterday afternoon (Wed…