NEW DELHI -- The Taliban's elusive supreme leader Mullah Hibatullah Akhundzada has been huddling with his battle-tested deputies in Kandahar, preparing to launch a new government in Afghanistan as the group celebrates the departure of U.S. forces.
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New attire: Taliban fighters storm into the Kabul International Airport, wielding American supplied weapons, equipment and uniforms after the U.S. military completed their withdrawal, in Kabul, Afghanistan on Aug. 31, 2021. (Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)
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