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Taliban leaders Akhundzada, Akhund named for photojournalist Danish Siddiqui's killing
Updated On: 22 March, 2022 07:17 PM IST | New Delhi | ANI
On July 16, 2021, Danish Siddiqui, known not only in India and throughout the world, but also in Afghanistan, for his photographs from the frontline, was embedded by Reuters with the Afghan Special Forces in Spin Boldak, where he was injured in an attack by the Taliban

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The parents of Pulitzer-winning Indian photojournalist Danish Siddiqui on Tuesday filed a complaint against the top leaders of the Taliban including Hibatullah Akhundzada and Hassan Akhund in the International Criminal Court at The Hague.
Those named in the complaint include Hibatullah Akhundzada, Supreme Commander of the Taliban; Hassan Akhund, Head of the Taliban Leadership Council; Abdul Ghani Baradar, Chief Spokesperson and Head of the Taliban's Political Office in Qatar; Muhammad Yacioob Mujahid, Minister of Defence, Taliban; Gul Agha Sherzai, Governor of the Kandahar Province; Zabbihullah Mujahid, Taliban Spokesperson and local commanders as well as perpetrators.
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