The
#Taliban supreme leader Shaikh Hibatullah Akundzada, addressed thousands of worshipers in Eid al-Fitr prayers at the
#Kandahar Eidgah. In a veiled reference to war with
#Pakistan', the Taliban leader said, "We don't care about anyone bombing or firing artillery. If we were afraid of this,
#NATO and the West would have succeeded in defeating us." according to a local journalist and media reports. This is the first time the Taliban leader mentioned the conflict with Pakistan. He said “it is the right of the people to ask us where our government is heading,” A Kandahar-based journalist Sadiqullah
#Afghan @SadiqullahAfgha in X posts quoted the Taliban leader as saying that the people have complained about the traders for hoarding, which is a sin and these people should be punished. Referring to Pakistan's recent bombing of the Kandahar Eidgah, the government leadership said, "We don't care about anyone bombing or firing artillery. If we were afraid of this, NATO and the West would have succeeded in defeating us."