Taliban Leader

Hibatullah Akhundzada: What we know about the Taliban's secretive supreme leader

Elected as the leader in May 2016, he has no military experience and is responsible for issuing most of the group’s fatwas

Taliban seize Islam Qala, key Afghan crossing point with Iran; third transit route to fall in a week

The seizure of the Islam Qala crossing point is part of a Taliban surge as American troops complete their pullout from Afghanistan

Taliban leader networking on LinkedIn, lists key skills as jihad and journalism

A senior Taliban commander, wanted in connection with an assassination bid on Malala Yousufzai's life, has been found using networking site LinkedIn, listing his skills as "jihad and journalism".

Airstrike kills 10 militants in Afghanistan

At least 10 militants were killed overnight after Afghan army helicopters carried out an airstrike in Kunduz province, an official said on Tuesday.

Key Taliban commander killed in Afghanistan

A key Taliban commander was killed in Afghanistan Wednesday, police said

Taliban leader killed in Afghanistan's Kunduz province

He was killed while coordinating the movement of explosives for use in a future attacks with improvised explosive devices.