Afghan Taliban

Akhter Mansoor praises Taliban 'victory'; asks fighters to offer special 'thanksgiving prayers'

Afghan troops backed by US air support have launched counter-offensive to retake the city

The stunning assault came a day before President Ashraf Ghani’s unity government marked its first anniversary

The official also said that the Afghan government had to choose between the peace talks and use of force

Whatever hope there was of peace in Afghanistan is fast disappearing

Divisions within the Taliban have threatened to derail fledgling peace talks with the Afghan government

Prime minister is scheduled to address the UN General Assembly on the September 30, says FO spokesperson

Son and brother of Mullah Omar had earlier refused to accept leadership of Afghan Taliban's new chief

It was the Taliban’s third mass prison break since 2008

Mullah Yaqoob claims Taliban supremo neither martyred nor killed by anyone

Ulema delegation asks Mullah Mansoor to authorise them to settle the controversy

The British Library was reluctant to discuss the decision, referring queries to the government

Taliban urges US to adopt a logical path towards peace rather than talking 'futile actions'

The group’s splinter factions have empowered a panel of clerics to take a decision

If history is an index, the prevailing conditions can be considered ideal for Pakistan to exert influence

Afghan, Pakistan govts need to come out of their comfort zones, address core issues that resulted in misunderstanding

Alleges the attack was orchestrated by the foreign forces to tarnish the image of new Taliban leader

Peace negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban could be a casualty in the post-Mullah Omar period

Senior political adviser says Pakistan-brokered process not dead but hints at longer hiatus in resumption of talks

Mansoor’s camp more interested in reconciling with Mullah Omar’s family due to the influence it wields among...

Afghan Taliban under Mullah Mansoor need time to win over opponents

Former diplomat Aziz Rehman and Maulvi Nek Mohammad, who served as a deputy minister under Taliban, both stepped down

Pledges allegiance to Mullah Mansoor immediately after appointment

Several Afghan, Pakistani Ulema also submit to the leadership of Mullah Mansoor

Now that Afghanistan has legitimate elected govt, military establishment should gradually distance itself from Taliban

Another Taliban official, Dr Aminul Haq said he had contacted Yaqub two days ago

Pakistani Taliban refuse to submit to Mullah Mansoor

Mullah Mansoor says ‘Jihad’ will continue amid reports of fissures among Taliban over his ascendency

Hospital says it has no record of Mullah Omar being treated at its facility in Karachi

Pakistan wanted to woo Kabul but it ended up alienating almost everyone in and around it

Mullah Akhtar Mansoor may have come to top of the pile at the right time, but question is — who put him there, why?

Even though he had not been seen in public since 2001, Omar remained a unifying figure for Taliban forces

Spokesperson Eric Schultz refuses to comment on specific claims made by Afghanistan that Omar died in Pakistan

Police intend to fight the Taliban to retake district in Sar-e-Pol province. While half of Kunduz is under militants

Doha-based Taliban leaders said to have broad-based backing on the peace talks

China will "most probably" be hosting the meeting, sources say

Advance the process by all means, but be sure to leave no hostages to fortune

Local police commander says the attacker was aged between 20 and 25, which killed women, children, Afghan soldier

Officials say Pakistan has no problem in playing role beyond that of a facilitator

There is little doubt this latest round of talks with Afghan Taliban has unleashed a new, much more promising dynamic