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Shura was convened in haste after leader Mullah Mansour was killed in drone strike, say sources

Passport and CNIC of Wali, suspected to be Mullah Mansour who was killed in US drone attack, were found from the site

Akhundzada is not known for his prowess on the battlefield, having preferred a life of religious and legal study

Though Mansour once appeared in favour of peace negotiations, he refused to join talks when he became Taliban chief

Mullah Yakoub and Sirajuddin Haqqani have backed out of the race citing personal reasons, reports suggest

Mike Toner says US respects Pakistan's territorial integrity but will still continue air strikes

'Pakistani authorities had delivered Mansour's badly burned remains for burial in the western city of Quetta'

Opposition seeks parliamentary debate on the drone strike

In the case of the Taliban, it acts as both an advisory council for the Emir (leader) and crafts policy

Pakistan is also assessing if the Naushki strike was a deliberate US attempt to scuttle peace efforts

Authorities of the Islamic republic deny that this person on this date crossed Iran’s border and into Pakistan

Says terrorists must be denied safe haven in Pakistan

Taliban chief also owned flat in Karachi since 2012

US president confirms that Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US air strike

The Taliban have not yet officially confirmed that Mansoor was killed

Information was shared with the prime minister and army chief after the strike, says statement

Deputy commissoner says both men appear to be Pakistani residents as per documents recovered from their possession

Mansour was appointed head of the Taliban in July 2015

The apparent elimination of Mansour could spark new succession battles within the fractious movement

In Pakistan, Mansoor developed links with the country's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency

Sartaj urges Kabul to adopt ‘unified, coherent’ approach to reconciliation

Foreign secretary says Kabul must limit military gains by Taliban and offer incentives to insurgents to revive talks

Taliban spokesperson Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said the militants were behind the bombing

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has hardened his stance against the Taliban, prioritising war over reconciliation

The bomber "detonated his explosives-laden car outside the house of a local 'uprising' commander this evening"

Zaki was killed at an outdoor cafe in North Karachi, while a companion was wounded on Saturday night

Taliban warns it will target 'those who have passed sentences'

In months of fighting, Taliban seized control of large parts of Helmand and driven govt forces from several districts

Dozens of police checkpoints on the 160 kilometre highway connecting provincial capitals fell under Taliban control

PM's senior aide says use of force has been unable to solve the conflict over the last 14 years

Use of force has not solved Afghan conflict: PM’s adviser

Ghani has, for now, limited Pakistan’s role in reconciliation

The Afghan Taliban-claimed attack on April 19 had killed 64 people

With 347 wounded, casualty has risen with more than double the total previously estimated by police

Dr Abdullah postpones Pakistan visit as official points finger at Islamabad

PM Nawaz Sharif condemns incident; Dr Abduallah Abdullah postpones Pakistan visit

Pakistani officials insist they do not allow anyone to use its soil against Afghanistan

US, UN Security Council designated Hekmatyar as global terrorist in 2003 for his alleged links with OBL and Taliban

Few people of her age have battled as fiercely to pursue their passion in the face of family hostility and threats

The runaway teen was apprehended in 2014 as he was about to blow himself up outside a district governor's office

If al Qaeda can operate in Afghanistan with increasing freedom, it may pose a greater security threat: Gen Nicholson

Fourty Taliban fighters have been killed and around 50 wounded, says Afghan defense ministry spokesperson

Fighting took place within city limits as well as in six provincial districts, Kunduz governor says

Offensive around Kunduz has begun only days after the Islamist group announced their annual spring offensive

It is in the interest of all groups in Afghanistan to participate in the process, says foreign office spokesperson

Barack Obama has relied heavily on drone attacks since taking office in 2009, but strikes evoke strong controversy

Analysts predict that this year's offensive, expected to start this month, will be on a bigger scale

US forces in Afghanistan are due to be nearly halved to 5,500 from the current level of 9,800 by the start of 2017

Mullah Yaqoob, uncle, also inducted into group’s top decision-making council

Mullah Abdul Qayyum Zakir was dismissed as military commission chief in 2014 over differences with Mansoor