Taliban release interior minister Sirajuddin Haqqani’s photo for the first time

Sunday, 6 March 2022Newsdesk

Afghanistan’s Taliban government has for the first time put out a picture of its interior minister, Sirajuddin Haqqani, who also happens to be a UN-designated terrorist. The picture tweeted by Zabihulla Mujahid, spokesperson of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, is the elusive leader’s first image in decades where his face is clearly visible.

New Delhi, 06 March 2022

As per news report of The Indian Express, The picture was tweeted on Saturday with the message: “The Minister of Interior of The Islamic Emirate, Khalifa Sahib Sirajuddin Haqqani Hafizullah inaugurated the graduation ceremony of the National Police.” Even the US, which had chased Haqqani for over a decade and a half, has only a side profile of the wanted terrorist with his face half-covered vertically in a shawl. India, which has accused him of masterminding several attacks on its assets in Afghanistan, including its embassy, has no frontal images of his face either.

Source - The Indian Express