Afghan talks: Mullah Omar refuses 35,000 jobs

All hopes of a breakthrough between the Afghan Taliban and the Hamid Karzai administration came to an end when Mulla Umar refused 35,000 government jobs for his fighters, the News International,......

'Godfather of Taliban' Maulana Samiul Haq killed in Rawalpindi

Top Pakistani cleric Maulana Samiul Haq, who was also known as the 'godfather of Taliban', was stabbed to death at his residence in the garrison city of Rawalpindi on Friday, his family said. ......

Meet Sajna, the new leader of Pakistan Taliban

The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday named Khan Syed Mehsud alias Sajna as its new chief, a day after a US drone strike killed its former leader Hakimullah Mehsud in the lawless North Waziristan......

Pakistan grants Rs 300 million to madrassa linked to Afghan Taliban

Pakistan’s Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated Rs 300 million in its budget to a madrassa known as the ‘University of Jihad’ and having top Afghan Taliban leaders among......