The drone strike that targeted the Taliban leader points to a troubling future for Pakistan’s largest province.

Recent reports of a shooting, and the killing or wounding of its leader, reveals serious divisions within the Taliban.

THE Afghan Taliban confirmed yesterday that their leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour had been assassinated in a US drone attack. Mullah Abdul Rauf, who was recently reconciled with Mullah Mansour ...

I accidentally ran across this video during a search this morning. The video is of a meeting between Mustafa Abu Yazid, al Qaeda’s leader in Afghanistan, and Mullah Mansour Dadullah, the brother of ...

Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, one of two deputies to late Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, was announced as the emir of the insurgent army. The Taliban said he was chosen at a meeting of the ...

“He was a deputy to Mohammed Omar as at March 2010” and “has been involved in drug trafficking.” Haibatullah took over the Taliban in May 2016 after his predecessor, Mullah Mansour, was killed by the ...

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As Mullah Omar shaped the Taliban, personal loyalty defines organizational loyalty, and Mansoor lacks personal loyalty. For the Taliban, this isn’t just a military challenge. Since Mansoor’s a ...