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The article, based on an interview of a former Taliban commander, who was close to Mullah Mansours inner circle, reports insights into the final hours of Mullah Mansours life, and why and how he was killed, revealing a dangerously-widening rift with his Pakistani sponsors. (Photo: AP)

Taliban leader was urged by Pak ISI to destroy Afghanistan schools:...

His fake identity, Muhammad Wali, was known in intelligence circles, according to a former Afghan intelligence chief.

10 Aug 2017 3:31 PM IST

Amani, the provincial spokesman, has said that dozens of Taliban and IS group fighters, under the command of a local Taliban commander who he claimed pledged allegiance to IS, launched a co-ordinated attack on the area on Thursday. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Taliban releases 235 hostages after killing 50 Afghan civilians with...

An Afghan security source said he thought there were still around 100 people being held hostage in Mirzawalang in Sar-e...

9 Aug 2017 10:11 AM IST

The Taliban and ISIS fighters have regularly clashed since the latter gained a foothold in eastern Afghanistan in 2015, as the two vie for supremacy in the war-torn country. (Photo: AP)

Taliban, ISIS kill 50 civilians in rare joint operation: Afghan...

A security source said that there had been around 3 incidents in the past where fighters from both groups had teamed up.

7 Aug 2017 4:09 PM IST

The Talibans leaders have been based in Pakistani cities, including Quetta, Karachi and Peshawar, since their rule in Afghanistan was overthrown in the 2001 U.S. invasion after the 9/11 attacks. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

Taliban may have moved to Kabul from Pak

If confirmed, the move would be a sign of the Taliban's confidence in their fight against the US-backed government in...

26 Nov 2016 1:30 PM IST

No group took responsibility for the attack. (Photo: Representational Image)

3 policemen killed in Taliban assault: official

The Friday afternoon assault on the checkpoint lasted two hours. No group took responsibility for the attack.

21 Jan 2017 7:29 PM IST

The blast took place on Tuesday morning at the madrassa in Charakar. (Photo: File/Representational)

Afghanistan: Blast at religious school kills 9, including 8 children

Deputy governor Shah Wali Shahid denounced the attack as a terrorist act.'

9 May 2017 1:09 PM IST

US Congressman Ted Poe (Photo: Youtube grab)

Pak's long history of duplicity: Lawmaker says Islamabad working...

The second legislation would require the State Department to assess Islamabad's long history of cooperating with...

12 July 2017 1:41 PM IST

Afternoon shade

Life before the Taliban

Fascinating photographs of Afghanistan in the 1960s by Dr William Podlich are a far cry from the war-torn images in the...

9 July 2017 5:22 AM IST

The Talibans leaders have been based in Pakistani cities, including Quetta, Karachi and Peshawar, since their rule in Afghanistan was overthrown in the 2001 U.S. invasion after the 9/11 attacks. (Photo: Representational Image/AP)

13 dead as Taliban attacks mosque in Afghanistan

The provincial public health officials confirmed that the bodies of 13 people, riddled with bullets, were shifted to...

2 July 2017 4:59 PM IST

ISIS has been turning its sights on targets outside its base in the Sinai, putting more pressure on the government and presenting extra challenges for security services. (Photo: AFP/Representational)

ISIS beheads 10 Taliban militants in Afghanistan

The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan National Army confirmed that fourteen ISIS militants were killed mysteriously in...

2 July 2017 4:07 PM IST

Shivam Shukla with Afghan women at Patradya centre.

A cup of change

Marrying two social causes, students of KMC are helping war-affected Afghan women as well as tackling the issue of...

2 July 2017 12:17 AM IST

Four Indian youth were planning to join the ISIS and had entered Syria from Jordan. (Reprisentational Image)

ISIS flourishes and recruits militants in Pakistan

ISIS is partnering with one of Pakistan's most violent sectarian groups, according to police officers, Taliban officials...

13 Nov 2016 12:03 PM IST