For Eid, the discreet leader of the Taliban calls for observing Sharia law. In a rare message written on the occasion of Eid el-Fitr which will mark the end of Ramadan next week.

Emir Hibatullah Akhundzada believes that "the injustice and refusal of sharia", the Islamic law whose Taliban impose an ultra-rigorous version, “leading to insecurity” The emir, who lives in seclusion in Kandahar (south) while the government sits in Kabul, also assured that he “wants diplomatic and economic relations with all nations”