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    TKD MONITORING: Taliban Grand Mufti Issues Fatwa Calling for “Jihad” Against Pakistan

    Published | March 18,2026

    By | TKD Team

    TKD MONITORING: Taliban Grand Mufti Issues Fatwa Calling for “Jihad” Against Pakistan image

    Date: March 18, 2026

    Publisher: Social Media Channels Affiliated with Taliban 

    Content: Video

    On March 18, 2026, Abdul Rauf Etminan, described as the Taliban’s Grand Mufti, issued a fatwa calling for what he termed “jihad” against Pakistan’s establishment in a video released on Tuesday.

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