Taliban rejects peace talks; says fighting will continue

The Afghan Taliban, under its new leader Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, has rejected peace talks as a viable solution to bringing Afghan insurgency to an end, and have said that the fighting will......

Taliban finds new leader lacking influence; commanders refuse to pledge allegiance

Taliban's new leader Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada is being viewed as "lacking" the grip and influence his predecessor Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour commanded and the terror group's......

Taliban order women to cover up head to toe

In the latest curb on women's rights, the Taliban on Saturday issued a decree ordering the Afghan women to wear the all-covering burqa in public. The decree was issued by Taliban chief Haibatullah......

IS-K has links with Taliban, Haqqani network: Saleh

The self-proclaimed 'caretaker' President of the Afghanistan Amrullah Saleh on Friday said that the Islamic State-Khorasan Province (IS-K) has links with the Taliban and the Haqqani network,......