<div><span style="font-size: 1rem;">The Taliban on Sunday revealed the final resting place of the movement's founder, Mullah Omar whose death and burial they kept secret for years.</span><br></div><div><br></div><div>Rumours surrounding Omar's health and whereabouts abounded after the Taliban were kicked out of power in 2001 by a US-led invasion, and they only admitted in April 2015 that he had died two years earlier.</div><div><br></div><div>Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told AFP Sunday that senior leaders of the movement attended a ceremony at his gravesite earlier in the day near Omarzo, in Suri district of Zabul province.</div><div><br></div><div>The Taliban returned to power in August last year, routing government forces as the US-led military that propped up the regime ended a 20-year occupation, reports AFP&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>"Since a lot of enemies were around and the country was occupied, to avoid damage to the tomb it was kept secret," Mujahid said.</div><div><br></div><div>bnbd24/fas</div>