Taliban

Taliban's Mullah Omar died of natural causes in Afghanistan, says son

PESHAWAR: Mullah Omar, founder of the Afghan Taliban, died of natural causes in Afghanistan, his… Read More

Taliban 'no-go zones' liberated in Karachi

KARACHI: With a machine-gun in the back seat, his foot on the accelerator and wearing… Read More

Taliban storm Afghan prison, free hundreds of inmates: officials

AFGHANISTAN: Taliban insurgents stormed the main prison in the eastern Afghan province of Ghazni early… Read More

Drone attack kills four suspected Taliban militants

LALPUR, AFGHANISTAN: Four suspected Taliban militants were killed in a United States drone attack near… Read More

Policeman, two militants killed in Peshawar

PESHAWAR: Three people were killed and at least five others were injured in a gunfight… Read More

Afghan Taliban admit covering up Mullah Omar’s death

KABUL: The Taliban on Monday admitted covering up longtime leader Mullah Omar's death for more… Read More

Afghan men in military uniform kill two foreign troops

LASHKAR GAH: Two men wearing the uniform of Afghan security forces on Wednesday opened fire… Read More

Al Qaeda leader Zawahiri pledges allegiance to new Taliban chief

DUBAI: Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, in an online audio message, pledged allegiance to the… Read More

Two Taliban terrorists killed in Karachi encounter

KARACHI: Two Taliban terrorists were killed in an encounter here in Karachi on Tuesday, ARY… Read More

Taliban bombing kills at least 21 in northern Afghanistan

KUNDUZ: A Taliban attack killed at least 21 people in northern Afghanistan, officials said Sunday,… Read More

Pakistan, India to hold dialogue on all issues, says Sartaj

ISLAMABAD: Advisor to Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz… Read More

Accused Taliban leader said he was doing ‘God’s work’: testimony

RICHMOND: A former American soldier testifying in the trial of Irek Hamidullin on Monday said… Read More

Mullah Omar’s family refuses to back new Taliban leader

KABUL: The family of deceased Taliban leader Mullah Omar has refused to pledge allegiance to… Read More

US envoy appreciates Pakistan’s role in Afghan peace talks

RAWALPINDI: US Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, Dan Feldman Saturday called on the Chief… Read More

Saeed terms reports of differences among Taliban over Mullah Akhtar Mansoor ‘baseless’

LAHORE: Chief of Jamat ud Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Saeed on Saturday termed reports of any… Read More

Who was Mullah Akhtar Mansour?

The Afghan Taliban's newly appointed chief Mullah Akhtar Mansoor is said to be in his… Read More

Afghan Taliban name a new leader, but peace talks delayed

PESHAWAR: The Taliban have chosen late supreme leader Mullah Omar's longtime deputy to replace him,… Read More

Second round of Afghan-Taliban talks postponed, says FO

ISLAMABAD: A second round of talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban has been… Read More

Ukraine wants to create “Christian Taliban”

KIEV: From a basement billiard club in central Kiev, Dmytro Korchynsky commands a volunteer battalion… Read More

Mullah Omar: Taliban's mysterious one-eyed supremo

KABUL: Taliban chief Mullah Omar has cast a long shadow over Afghanistan ever since he… Read More