New Delhi, March 31 -- Taliban leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, recently said there was no need for Western laws in Afghanistan and that democracy was dead as long as sharia laws are in effect.

"There is no need for laws that originate from the West. We will create our own laws," Akhundzada said, speaking in Pashto, while emphasising the importance of Islamic laws, reported AP.

Hibatullah Akhundzada made the comments in a sermon during Eid Al-Fitr, in the southern city of Kandahar's Eidgah Mosque. The Taliban government's chief spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, shared the 50-minute audio message on X.

Ever since the Taliban seized control over Afghanistan in 2021, Akhundzada took a stronger hand in directing policy despite some officials in...