Taliban finds new leader lacking influence; commanders refuse to pledge allegiance

Taliban's new leader Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada is being viewed as "lacking" the grip and influence his predecessor Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour commanded and the terror group's......

India asks UN: Why is new Taliban chief not designated as terrorist?

India has demanded the United Nations to slap sanctions against the new Taliban leader in Afghanistan, saying it is "sheer folly" that the leader of a proscribed entity is not yet designated as a......

Taliban name Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada as new leader

Acknowledging the killing of its leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, the Afghan Taliban have announced Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada as his successor. Mansour was killed in a rare United States drone......