Afghan Taliban

Top diplomats emphasise need for end to ‘senseless violence’

At a secret meeting near Quetta, Taliban's central leadership formally demanded tax from four cellular companies

Afghan deputy foreign minister thinks after 30 years, Taliban are interested and inclined towards joining the process

Announcement of Rutherford's release comes as Pakistan hosts talks to bring Afghan Taliban to the negotiating table

Adviser to PM on Foreign Affairs kicks off four-nation meeting with four guiding points

Afghan Deputy Foreign Minister Khalil Hekmat Karzai is scheduled to arrive in Islamabad later today, sources say

Gunmen shoot dead close aide of the new Taliban chief

Taliban officials say Maulvi Muhammad Alam was a loyal commander of Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansoor

Mullah Razzaq, Mullah Rehmani refused to submit to Mansoor’s leadership

Friday's powerful bombing of Le Jardin left the residential neighbourhood strewn with debris and wrecked cars

Like many monsters Taliban got a life of their own, independent and evolving in ways undreamed of by their creators

Islamabad, Kabul agree to make peace with those amenable to talks

Call upon Kabul to stop propaganda and create conducive atmosphere

Earlier, a Russian diplomat had claimed that they have established contacts to exchange information with Taliban

Helmand’s deputy governor pleads for urgent intervention

NDS says material was hidden in 20 bags sent by Haqqani network from across the border

Anyone involved in infighting will be considered a murderer, 15-page 'fatwa' posted on the group's website reads

Attack targeted a guest house near the Spanish Embassy

Attack on sprawling complex coincides with Afghan president's high-profile visit to Islamabad for regional conference

Taliban source says group is buying time to select new leader and bring their organisation out of this "sudden...

Afghan Taliban release the message amid claims that Mullah Mansoor had died

Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid rejected the claim as “baseless”, saying Mansoor is alive and well

Afghan CEO Abdullah Abdullah reiterates allegation of Pakistan’s hand in directing insurgency

However, Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid denied the reports

Group's spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid says no such firefight took place, terms information 'baseless'

Capture of soldiers comes after their helicopter crashed in territory under the militants' control

Son, brother of former Taliban chief upset over clashes with dissidents

Taliban's seizure prompted Washington to prolong the 14-year-old US military engagement in Afghanistan

Six people -- five assailants and one Afghan army soldier -- were killed in the attack

Leader of a breakaway Afghan Taliban faction fighting for control of the militant movement shot by a bodyguard

However, another leader of the dissident group, Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi, denied reports of Dadullah’s death

Islam Gul Seyal, the provincial governor's spokesman, confirms the battle and says fighting is still going on

No immediate report of casualties as the area is remote and details of the fighting are yet to emerge

Splinter group had elected Mullah Rasool as its head

New Taliban supremo’s foes hold meeting in Zabul

Pakistani assistance for earthquake victims reaches Kabul

Concerns abound that leaders with vested interest are not in favour of dialogue

Repeats demand that Pakistan must act against the Afghan Taliban

Deputy presidential spokesperson says Pakistan should adopt policies against Taliban similar to Afghanistan’s stance

Kabul will now have to come up with a strategy to re-initiate peace process

A supposed email by the banned TTP said both groups have decided to 'launch joint operations for supremacy of Islam'

Afghan govt officials say Lashkar Gah will not fall

Fighter jet suffers small-arms fire; drops fuel and munitions

Experts say US will pressure Pakistan to bring Afghan Taliban to the negotiation table

The group says it is ready to negotiate to end long-standing war in Afghanistan if their 'legitimate demands' are...

If Afghan Taliban hold on to their occupation for some time, there is fear of defections from ranks of the Afghan Army

Kunduz is a strategic hub on the main highway between Kabul and Tajikistan

Chaudhry said Pakistan would not allow use of its territory for any activity against any country

The forces are comprised of US, British and German troops

Western-backed security forces have crumbled in face of sudden assaults from smaller contingent