Afghan Taliban

There is no immediate prospect for any significant development in the reconciliation endeavours

Tasleem Akhtar was part of the JIT entrusted with the task of an inquiry against NADRA officials

A senior security official puts death toll from the Chah-e-Anjir incident at around 90

Some 36 people were also wounded and at least one attacker killed, says interior ministry spokesperson Sediq Sediqqi

Afghan Taliban have demonstrated their military reach and capacity with another assault on the city of Kunduz

Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya and Syria are screaming examples of unintended consequences of a military onslaught

Karzai appeals to Taliban to recognise Afghanistan as their country, break free from Pakistan's influence

His death follows last week's suicide attack on the defence ministry in Kabul

Taliban forces briefly seized Kunduz city a year ago

Afghan defence experts say Taliban have stepped up attacks after peace talks failed

A clearance operation is still under way, says spokesperson for the provincial governor

Afghan officials say Sirajuddin Haqqani's brother Anas Haqqani was taking care of fundraising for Haqqani network

The group’s chief Mullah Rasool is thought by some to have been arrested inside Pakistan

Fighting has escalated in Afghanistan as the Taliban insurgency spreads from its traditional strongholds

Insurgent group confirms visit to China as Kabul warms up to Beijing’s role

Qari Hamza, spokesman for 'Fidaye Mahaz' group, says Taliban leaders visited China from July 18 to July 22

Government says it has been hitting Daesh hard even before Saturday's blasts in Kabul

With the end of Ramadan and the Eid holiday, the insurgents were moving on to the offensive

If the Taliban forces gain more territory, as they are expected to do, the pressure on Pakistan will increase

In less than a century and a half Afghanistan has fought six wars. Each one of them changed the country

General John Nicholson says we're seeing more tactical success (by Afghans) on battlefield but more casualties as well

US feels a Northern Alliance regime, with the total exclusion of Taliban forces, suits its interests in the region

Maulvi Haibatullah tells US to end occupation of Afghanistan

Hundreds of thousands of people are associated with the weapons’ manufacturing industry now controlled by the Taliban

However, Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid claims that locals fought over personal matters

Taliban spokesperson says 27 people had been taken from three buses and were currently being investigated

Governor Keshim gave a toll of at least ten killed and 30 wounded

Chief of Kabul police's Criminal Investigation Department says the push is for the safety of residents

Sirajuddin Haqqani says US drone campaign is doomed

Playing instruments was banned during Taliban rule in 90s and even today conservatives frown on most forms of music

Insurgent group issues statement in response to broadening of American forces’ role in Afghanistan

Zawahiri calls Mullah Haibatullah the ‘legitimate’ head of a Muslim caliphate

The Taliban have stepped up attacks after announcing Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new leader on May 25

Who gave the thumbs-up to Pakistan to continue to cultivate ties with the Afghan Taliban?

Calls to the Afghan Taliban to observe a ceasefire during Ramazan have fallen on deaf ears

Afghanistan's vast untapped natural resources are seen as the war-battered country's ticket to a self-reliant future

David Gilkey and Zabihullah Tamanna were killed on Sunday while they were travelling with Afghan army unit in Helmand

Pakistan’s plan 'B' has to be to harden its border with Afghanistan, clean its own stables and be done with it

FIA arrests government official for allegedly certifying Taliban leader's local resident certificate

US officials say that hardline Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada has little incentive to negotiate

Insurgents step up their annual spring offensive after naming a new leader

DNA test confirmed man killed in US drone strike was chief of Afghan Taliban: interior ministry

Afghan envoy Dr Hazrat Omar Zakhilwal meets Sartaj Aziz in Islamabad

Obama recently admitted that the drone programme had resulted in some “deadly mistakes”

DNA samples tested against relative who came forward to claim the body, says interior ministry

Unidentified US officials have been named in an FIR lodged at Noshki Police Station by Azam's brother Muhammad Qasim

The killing of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor in an American drone strike has almost murdered the hopes for peace in the region

Hizb-e-Islami leader says Iran has always stabbed Muslim Ummah in the back

In an ideal world, Taliban must be terrified and begging for President Obama’s mercy and President Ghani’s amnesty

Experts say Maulvi Haibatullah Akhundzada is likely to pursue aggressive attacks throughout the summer