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The Afghan Taliban named Mullah Akhtar Mansour as their new chief Friday, a historic power transition that raises hopes a more moderate leadership will...
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The death of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, announced by Kabul and confirmed Thursday by the militants, has major implications for the insurgency and for...
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Mullah Omar’s death poses an existential crisis for the Afghan Taliban, analysts say, potentially presaging a splintering of the movement as the Islamic State...
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The Taliban on Thursday confirmed the death of their elusive leader Mullah Omar, paving the way for the first transition of power for the...
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A second round of talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban has been postponed, Pakistan’s foreign office said Thursday, following the reported death...
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The Taliban on Thursday distanced itself from peace talks that had been expected this week with the Afghan government, while making no comment on...
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Taliban leader Mullah Omar died two years ago, Afghanistan’s intelligence agency spokesman Haseeb Sediqi said Wednesday. The comments came after unnamed government and militant...
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The Afghan government will meet Taliban insurgents at the end of July for the highly anticipated second round of talks aimed at ending Afghanistan’s...
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Talks last week between Afghan and Taliban negotiators were hailed by officials as a major breakthrough, but insurgent commanders on the ground have responded...
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Afghan negotiators said Thursday their next round of talks with the Taliban would focus in detail on ways to end bloodshed in the country,...