Taliban on Friday unveiled the underground shelter of Jalaluddin Haqqani, former leader of Haqqani Network. Mohammad Jalal, a member of the Taliban, wrote on his Twitter page that Haqqani led the operations against the “Soviet occupation of Afghanistan” from a cave.
The exact location of the cave, which the Taliban calls “Zhora”, is not known and the group hasn’t shared more information regarding it.
Mohammad Jalal added that this cave had been cleaned after "the end of American occupation".
In 2017, the Taliban had confirmed the death of Jalaluddin Haqqani. He was one of the famous anti-Soviet jihadi commanders and was the founder of the Haqqani network.
The Taliban, especially the Haqqani network, has taken responsibility for many deadly suicide attacks in various provinces, especially in the capital city Kabul, over the last two decades. During these attacks, thousands of civilians had been killed, and injured in Afghanistan.
Currently, Sirajuddin Haqqani, the son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, is the leader of the Haqqani network. He is also the acting Interior Minister of the Taliban government.
Over the past few months, he has often met with the relatives and families of Haqqani and Taliban suicide bombers and has also given them rewards.
Earlier, the Taliban had published pictures of a car being pulled out of the ground, which they say belonged to Mullah Omar, the former leader of the group.
