Taliban

Afghan president in Islamabad to revive Taliban talks

ISLAMABAD: Afghan president Ashraf Ghani arrived in Islamabad Wednesday hoping to revive peace talks with… Read More

Taliban vow to release audio message to prove leader still alive

KABUL: The Afghan Taliban Saturday said they would soon release an audio message from leader… Read More

US-Afghan raid frees more than 40 from Taliban prison

KABUL: A US-Afghan military operation backed by helicopter gunships freed more than 40 soldiers and… Read More

US jails Russian ‘Taliban’ fighter for life

WASHINGTON: A 55-year-old former Russian tank commander, dubbed the Russian Taliban, was sentenced to life… Read More

Afghanistan seeks to establish fate of ‘injured’ Taliban chief

KANDAHAR: Afghan officials scrambled Thursday to establish whether Taliban supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour was still… Read More

Afghan Taliban leader injured in firefight: officials, militant sources

KABUL: Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was injured in a firefight following a verbal… Read More

Pakistan and Afghan leaders vow to resume Taliban peace talks

ISLAMABAD: The leaders of Afghanistan and Pakistan agreed to work together to revive stalled peace talks… Read More

COAS signs black warrants of four terrorists involved in APS massacre

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif Monday signed black warrants of four… Read More

Children study under open skies as quake rocks education in Pakistan

Ishtiaq Khalid is having a slow day, forced to stay home from his school in… Read More

PTI, JI are Taliban’s political wings: Farooq Sattar

KARACHI: Muttahida Qaumi Movement leader Farooq Sattar has said that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamaat-e-Islami… Read More

Afghan inquiry says poor leadership let Taliban seize Kunduz

KABUL: Afghan investigators blamed leadership failings on Saturday for the Taliban's capture of the city… Read More

Taliban gunmen launch suicide attack near Kandahar

KANDAHAR: Taliban militants wearing Afghan army uniforms launched a suicide and gun attack on a… Read More

APS massacre survivors tell France: ‘You are not alone’

PESHAWAR: The survivors of Pakistan's deadliest ever terror massacre have expressed solidarity with the victims… Read More

Gen Raheel Sharif to leave for US today

ISLAMABAD: Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif will leave on a six-day official visit… Read More

US views Taliban as key partner to restore peace in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON: The US Department of Defence says it views Taliban as key partner in its… Read More

Afghan Taliban breakaway faction challenges new chief Mansour

KABUL: A breakaway faction of the Taliban has appointed its own leader, in the first… Read More

Video shows Afghan woman stoned to death for eloping

KABUL: A young Afghan woman who was married against her will has been stoned to… Read More

‘Are we not Pakistanis?’ earthquake survivors appeal for aid

CHITRAL: Desperate survivors bracing for a fourth freezing night in the rubble of their earthquake-flattened… Read More

Taliban encourage Afghan quake relief as toll rises past 300

KABUL: The Taliban encouraged aid groups to help victims of the massive earthquake in northern… Read More

Afghan government accuse Taliban of sexually assaulting women in Kunduz battle

KABUL: The Afghan government on Sunday accused the Taliban of carrying out human rights abuses… Read More