Senior Taliban cleric killed by a suicide bomber who had hidden explosives in his artificial leg

A prominent Taliban religious leader has been killed by a suicide bomber.

According to local reports, Sheikh Haqqani was targeted during a visit to a religious seminary in Afghanistan.

A Taliban spokesman said that a respected cleric was killed in a "cowardly attack" by enemies.

Haqqani's death is a huge loss for the Taliban.

The Islamic State has made a claim.

The right of girls and women to be educated is something Sheikh Haqqani supports.

There is no reason for the law to not allow female education. He told the BBC that there was no justification.

If a woman gets sick in an Islamic environment and needs treatment, it's much better if she's treated by a female doctor.

Sheikh Haqqani had been the target of assassinations before.

The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has become a growing threat to religious minorities in the country, as well as to Taliban officials.