Mullah Abdul Latif Hakimi, (/əbˈduːl ləˈtiːf hɑːkiˈmiː/ ⓘ əb-DOOL lə-TEEF hah-kee-MEE; also known as Latif Hakimi or Hakim Latifi) was a media spokesman for the Taliban between January 2004 until his capture in October 2005 by Pakistani security forces.
[3] Hakimi first claimed a suicide bombing on 28 January 2004, that killed a British soldier in Kabul, Afghanistan.
In June 2005, he confirmed that a helicopter had been shot down by insurgent fire during Operation Red Wings, killing the 16 U.S.
Naval special operators and aviators aboard, representing the single largest loss of life in the Invasion for the Coalition forces at that time.
After Hakimi's capture, Yousef Ahmadi represented the Taliban, along with Muhammad Hanif.