A senior Taliban cleric known for his fiery speeches against the jihadist Islamic State (IS) group was killed Thursday by a suicide bomber at his madrassa in the Afghan capital. Rahimullah Haqqani had survived at least two previous assassination attempts — including one in Pakistan in October 2020. Government spokesman Bilal Karimi confirmed his death “in an attack carried out by a cowardly enemy”, but did not offer further details. Watch the video.