Mullah Akhtar Mansour
Taliban kills dozens in suicide attack targeting police cadets in Afghanistan
Two bombers attacked buses carrying police cadets on their way to the capital on Thursday, killing 27 people and wounding dozens more on the western outskirts of Kabul.
Family of Taxi Driver Killed With Taliban Leader Plans to Sue the US
"I appeal to the civilized world, including all those human rights bodies, to investigate the brutal murder of my brother and compensate his children" the brother of the late taxi driver Mohamad Azam said.
Afghan Taliban Selects an Islamic Scholar to Succeed Leader Killed in US Drone Strike
The Taliban's leadership council chose former deputy Haibatullah Akhundzada as the new head of the group on Wednesday, replacing Mullah Akhtar Mansour just days after he was killed.
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Afghanistan Says the Taliban's Top Chief Is Dead After a US Drone Strike in Pakistan
The Taliban has not issued a statement to confirm or deny that Mullah Akhtar Mansour is dead, but Afghan officials said the US attack was successful.
The US Just Tried to Kill the Leader of the Taliban With an Airstrike
The Pentagon said an airstrike in a remote area of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border region targeted Mullah Akhtar Mansour, but his death has not been confirmed.
The Taliban Just Completely Trashed the Possibility of Peace Talks in Afghanistan
Talks brokered by Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, and the US were expected to begin in early March, but the Taliban issued a statement saying it would not participate.
Two NATO Soldiers Killed by Men Wearing Afghan Military Uniforms
Attacks by Afghan troops on foreign soldiers have long been a major problem, but have declined in recent years. Wednesday's killings mark the first such attack since the Taliban's bitter leadership battle.
New Taliban Leader Allegedly Disavows Peace Process in Audiotape
Mullah Muhammad Akhtar Mansoor dismisses reports of a peace process as "propaganda" and calls for unity among the Taliban, even as some of the group’s highest-ranking members dispute his ascension.
Taliban and Afghan Government Agree To Meet Again After First Peace Talks
Further discussions will be held after the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Worries over the Islamic State's expanding influence could be driving the Taliban to negotiate with the government.