Taliban leader

DNA: Where is Taliban's Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada?

Akhundzada was last seen in Pakistan in Karachi where he was present in a safe house in Pakistan. But for the last several days no one has any news of Hibatullah Akhundzada. Even the Taliban have no news of Akhundzada. The big question is that when such a big incident has happened in Afghanistan where the Taliban is about to form the government after occupying Afghanistan after 20 years, then why is Akhundzada not coming forward?

Aug 26, 2021, 00:20 AM IST

DNA: Which Taliban leaders will be the main contenders for power?

In a major development, former President Ashraf Ghani tendered his resignation and fled to Tajikistan, paving the way for Taliban commanders to enter the capital city of Kabul. As the Taliban captured the Afghan Rashtrapati Bhavan, speculation intensified as to who would lead Afghanistan. Know full news in this video.

Aug 17, 2021, 23:16 PM IST

Pakistan diplomat in United States laughed at for saying Islamabad has no safe sanctuaries for terrorits

Pakistan's top diplomat in the US was laughed at by a Washington audience when he repeatedly insisted that there are no safe sanctuaries for terrorists in Pakistan and that the Taliban leader, who reportedly died in a hospital in Karachi, never left Afghanistan.

Jun 08, 2017, 19:34 PM IST

Pakistan captures Taliban leader blamed for three bombings in restive south-west

The arrested militant leader also encouraged an attack by a suicide bomber last year on a provincial hospital that killed at least 70 people.

May 24, 2017, 16:31 PM IST

No confirmation of Taliban chief''s death: Nawaz Sharif

Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said that reports were still not confirmed that Taliban leader Mullah Mansour was killed during a US drone strike.

May 23, 2016, 07:39 AM IST

Afghan Taliban sources confirm death of leader in US attack

Saturday`s bombing raid, the first known US assault on a top Afghan Taliban leader on Pakistani soil, marks a major blow to the militant movement which saw a new resurgence under Mansour.

May 22, 2016, 21:41 PM IST

US airstrike targets Taliban leader Mullah Mansour

The US conducted an airstrike against Taliban's new leader Mullah Mansour in a remote area along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border, the Pentagon said on Saturday.

May 22, 2016, 02:18 AM IST