What did Donald Trump claim about foreign policy on 10 Sep 2024? "And Abdul is the head of the Taliban. He is still the head…"
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And Abdul is the head of the Taliban. He is still the head of the Taliban.
Abdul Ghani Baradar is not the head of the Taliban. A UN report names Hibatullah Akhundzada as leader and lists Baradar as one of the prime minister's three deputies.
A July 2024 UN Security Council monitoring team report names the Taliban's leader (Amir al-Mu'minin) as Hibatullah Akhundzada, and lists Abdul Ghani Baradar as one of the Prime Minister's three deputies in the Taliban's de facto administration (UN Security Council document S/2024/499).
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- Presidential debate with Kamala Harris, hosted by ABC News in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The record
Primary source (agency statement)