Taliban leader says 'no need' for laws from the West in Afghanistan: 'We will create our own laws'

The Taliban's ultimate person said Sunday determination is "no need" for Western laws successful Afghanistan, noting that ideology is dormant arsenic agelong arsenic sharia laws are successful place.

Hibatullah Akhundzada was speaking during a sermon marking Eid al-Fitr, an Islamic holiday, astatine the Eidgah Mosque successful the confederate metropolis of Kandahar.

"There is nary request for laws that originate from the West. We volition make our ain laws," Akhundzada said arsenic helium emphasized the value for Islamic laws, according to audio of his connection that was published connected X by the Taliban government’s main spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid.

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Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said determination is "no need" for Western laws successful Afghanistan. (Getty Images)

The Taliban’s mentation of sharia has resulted successful restrictions for Afghan women and girls, who person been denied an education, moving roles successful galore occupation fields and from appearing successful astir nationalist spaces.

These laws person isolated the Taliban successful the planetary community, but they person inactive been capable to found diplomatic ties with immoderate countries, including China and the United Arab Emirates.

Akhundzada has taken a stronger attack connected argumentation since the Taliban seized power of Afghanistan successful 2021 during the chaotic withdrawal of U.S. and NATO troops from the region, contempt immoderate officials initially promising a much mean government.

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Hibatullah Akhundzada made the comments portion speaking during a sermon marking Eid al-Fitr, an Islamic holiday, astatine the Eidgah Mosque successful the confederate metropolis of Kandahar. (Getty Images)

The panic group's ultimate person criticized the West successful his remarks connected Sunday by saying non-believers were unified against Muslims and that the U.S. and different countries were agreed successful their hostility toward Islam, pointing to the Israel-Hamas warfare successful Gaza.

Akhundzada said ideology had travel to an extremity successful Afghanistan and sharia was successful effect. He besides argued that supporters of ideology were attempting to abstracted the radical from the Taliban government.

The Taliban person nary credible absorption wrong oregon extracurricular the country, though immoderate elder figures wrong the authorities person criticized the leadership’s decision-making process and attraction of powerfulness successful Akhundzada’s circle.

The Taliban’s mentation of sharia has resulted successful large restrictions for Afghan women and girls. (Getty Images)

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Some Taliban members privation greater engagement connected the satellite signifier and to destruct harsher policies to pull much enactment from outsiders.

In caller months, determination has been accrued engagement betwixt the Taliban and the U.S. nether President Donald Trump, mostly owed to captive exchanges and releases.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.