Last month, 11 Hazaras were kidnapped in northern Baghlan province, which also has been plagued by militants since the Taliban stepped up their war against Kabul in April. “Do you have a taste for digging your own graves?” After all the Afghan security forces consist...
– AFP pic, July 31, 2015.The new Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour has a reputation as a relative moderate who favours peace talks with the government, but his leadership already faces challenges to its legitimacy.
He allied himself to the Taliban after they took power in Kabul in 1996, serving as a cabinet minister under the militia’s supreme leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan A top Taliban official introduced his resignation on Tuesday amid a rising management wrestle within the Afghan rebel motion after information of the demise of leader Mullah Mohammad Omar final week.
In a statement issued on the website of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Abdul Qayum Zakir said that he has heard that some reports have quoted Mullah Mohammad Hassan Rehmani, Mullah Abdul Razaq and Mullah Mohammad Rasool that he had differences with new Amir Mullah Akhtar Mansoor. The...
The adviser said that that the Taliban have confirmed the death of Mulla Mohammad Omer – founder and supreme leader of the group – and they have elected a new leader – Mullah Akhtar Mansoor.