dʒˈɜːnəlˌɪst kˈæθi ɡˈænən ʌvðɪ ɐsˈoʊsɪˌeɪɾᵻd pɹˈɛs kwˈoʊɾᵻd fˈɔːɹmɚ hˈɛlmænd ɡˈʌvɚnɚ ʃˈɜː moʊhˈæmɪd ˌækhəndzˈɑːdə ɐbˌaʊt ˈæbdʊl ɹˈɔːfs ɹˈoʊl ɪnðə tˈælɪbən.
Journalist Kathy Gannon of the Associated Press quoted former Helmand Governor Sher Mohammad Akhundzada about Abdul Rauf's role in the Taliban.