Taliban names Mullah Akhtar Mansour as new leader

Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, a top Afghan Taliban leader who backed the peace process and a former aviation minister in the pre-2001 Taliban regime, has been appointed as the new chief of the insurgent......

Ties with US on 'razor edge' after Mansour's killing: Pak media

The ‘complicated’ relationship between the United States and Pakistan has been thrown on the ‘razor edge’ and the ties could become more ‘nasty’ after the......

Mullah Omar's son who tried to take over as Taliban chief killed?

Mullah Yaqub, who was in his early 20s, was killed by Taliban who didn’t want him as their leader and Pakistan, says a top Afghanistan lawmaker The son of late Taliban supremo Mullah Omar......

Pak finally confirms Mansour's death after Taliban appoints new chief

Pakistan on Thursday confirmed the death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour, left, five days after the Taliban chief was killed in a United States drone strike in its troubled Balochistan province while......