Leaders of Afghan Taliban will not stay in 'shadow of secrecy' - group official


  • World
  • Wednesday, 18 Aug 2021

FILE PHOTO: Taliban fighters ride on a police vehicle in Kabul, Afghanistan, August 16, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer

KABUL (Reuters) - The leaders of Afghanistan's Taliban will show themselves to the world, an official of the Islamist movement said on Wednesday, unlike during the past 20 years, when its leaders have lived largely in secret.

"Slowly, gradually, the world will see all our leaders, there will be no shadow of secrecy," the senior Taliban official, who declined to be identified, told Reuters.

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