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Pakistan FIA arrests former officer in Taliban chief’s ID case

Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) on Tuesday arrested former assistant director of the National Database and Registration Authority Ghulam Muhammad…

May 31, 2016 18:07 IST

Amnesty says 1.2 million Afghans internally displaced by war

The Taliban have been waging war on the Afghan government since their regime was toppled in the 2001 US invasion.…

May 31, 2016 15:43 IST

Afghanistan, Pakistan territory should not be used against each other: Sartaj Aziz

Sartaj Aziz, the Pakistani foreign affairs adviser has said that Kabul and Islamabad should not allow the use of their…

May 31, 2016 12:45 IST

Afghanistan warned of soaring violence under new Taliban chief

Speaking to Dawn after a Defence of Pakistan Council (DPC) meeting, he said that those who think Haibatullah is a…

May 31, 2016 11:48 IST

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US calls on Pakistan to go after Afghan Taliban leadership

The United States has urged Pakistan to go after the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan and asked for help in catching…

May 30, 2016 13:13 IST

New Taliban Chief Mawlawi Haibatullah not on terrorist list: United States

“We would hope that he would seize the opportunity. He does have an opportunity in front of him to choose…

May 27, 2016 11:12 IST

Afghan Taliban under new chief reject peace talks, vow to continue fighting

An audio message has been released in Pushto, circulated by Taliban commanders, where Haibatullah is saying, “Taliban will never bow…

May 26, 2016 13:42 IST

Haibatullah Akhundzada appointed new leader after Mullah Mansour’s death

The Afghan Taliban today announced influential religious figure Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new leader after confirming supremo Mullah Akhtar Mansour’s…

May 25, 2016 13:44 IST

Mullah Akhtar Mansour: Know about the Taliban chief who was killed in high-profile US drone strike into Pakistan

Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed when a US drone fired on his vehicle in the southwestern Pakistan province of Baluchistan.

May 25, 2016 11:22 IST

Afghan Taliban meet on succession as Obama confirms leader’s death

The killing of Mansour appears to have set back any prospect of a start to peace talks between the Taliban…

May 24, 2016 13:49 IST

Respect Pakistan’s sovereignty but will target terrorists: US

“We certainly do respect Pakistan’s territorial integrity. But as we’ve said before, we will carry out strikes to remove terrorist…

Updated: May 24, 2016 13:59 IST

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Pentagon report reveals confusion among US troops over Afghan mission

Amid fierce fighting after the Taliban captured the northern Afghan city of Kunduz last year, U.S. special forces advisers repeatedly…

Updated: May 9, 2016 14:19 IST

Afghan insurgents kill 10-year-old boy who joined militia

A 10-year-old Afghan boy who was declared a hero after fighting the Taliban has been shot dead by insurgents while…

February 3, 2016 21:11 IST

Bacha Khan university attack: Taliban gunmen storm Pakistan university, kill at least 25

At least 21 people were massacred today by heavily-armed Taliban suicide attackers who stormed a prestigious university here in restive…

Updated: January 20, 2016 19:35 IST

‘Russia’s Vladimir Putin met Taliban chief for support against Islamic State’

A top Afghan militant commander has claimed that Russian President Vladimir Putin held an unpublicised meeting with Mullah Akhtar Mansour,…

December 28, 2015 19:40 IST

Afghan Taliban storm Ghazni prison, free nearly 350 inmates

Taliban militants have stormed a prison in the central Afghan city of Ghazni and freed around 350 inmates on Sunday…

September 14, 2015 13:01 IST

Afghanistan: Taliban attacks on army, police, US special forces kill 50 in Kabul

A wave of attacks on the Afghanistan army, police and US special forces in Kabul on Friday killed at least…

August 8, 2015 18:41 IST

Taliban attack Afghanistan’s parliament, seize second district in north

Afghan parliament attack: A woman was killed and around 30 civilians were wounded in the attack, according to Kabul police…

June 23, 2015 08:31 IST

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