Mullah Omar

Dutch journalist Bette Dam's book reveals Taliban chief Mullah Omar lived just three miles from major US base Afghanistan

Washington believed the one-eyed, fugitive Taliban leader had fled to Pakistan, but the new biography says Omar was in fact living just three miles from a major US Forward Operating Base in his home province of Zabul before his death in 2013

Taliban appoints co-founder as top negotiator for talks with US, announces changes in military, civilian departments

The Taliban has appointed a co-founder of the movement as the new head of their political office in Doha, where talks have been ongoing since Monday with US officials. Baradar, formerly a number two of the Islamist group, helped Mullah Omar, who died in 2013, to found the Taliban movement.

India's Eenam Gambhir hits back at Pakistan's statement at UNGA: Full text of India's statement

Following is the full text of the speech made by India's First Secretary to the United Nations Eenam Gambhir hitting out at Pakistan for sponsoring terror activities.

Taliban gaining battlefield strength in Afghanistan despite internal rifts, say political analysts

News of Mullah Omar's death in 2015, the man who founded the Taliban, led to the beginning of internal rifts in the group, raising several questions in Afghanistan.

Pakistan striving to hold peace talks with Afghanistan: Sartaj Aziz

Pakistan's top foreign policy chief Sartaj Aziz has said Islamabad was striving to hold peace dialogue with Afghanistan.

Why the world should applaud Pakistan for continuing to deny India's surgical strikes

Apart from a small section of the media which still appears to be skeptical about the Wednesday night surgical strikes, the overwhelming feeling is that Pakistan's denial is an extension of its self-delusion.

Taliban attacks police checkpoints, kills 12 cops: Afghan official

Seven policemen were also wounded in the attacks and seven others are missing, presumably abducted by the Taliban.

Pakistan refuses to confirm Taliban chief Mansour's death without DNA test

Pakistan said that Mansour was an Afghan national and the Pakistan government has no means to identify Afghan citizens.

Mullah Akhtar Mansour: All you need to know about the Taliban chief and the drone strike

Mullah Akhtar Mansour was elevated to the leadership of the Taliban in July 2015 following the revelation that the group's founder Mullah Omar had died two years earlier.

Afghan Taliban confirms visit to Pakistan to discuss refugees and release of prisoners

The Afghan Taliban on Wednesday confirmed a visit of its leaders to Pakistan. A three-member delegation had arrived in Islamabad from its Qatar-based office on Monday to discuss with Pakistan the possibility of the peace talks,