Hibatullah Akhundzada -- the so-called commander of the faithful -- has shepherded the Taliban as its chief since 2016 when snatched from r...

These are the top leaders of the Taliban, men who have spent years on the run, in hiding, in jail and dodging U.S. drones. They are emergin...

Mansour, who was killed in a US drone strike along the Pakistan-Iran border on May 21, 2016, assumed the leadership of the Taliban in July ...

India wants UN to look into deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan and the means to contain it as it poses serious threats to the ...

US has told Pakistan that while it respects its territorial integrity, it will continue to conduct strikes to eliminate terrorists who targ...

Pakistan today hit out at the US for launching a drone strike on its soil to kill Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, describing it...

The Pentagon has confirmed it targeted Mansour in strikes but said they were still assessing the results of the operation authorised by Pre...

A local security official confirmed the Tuesday night incident and said Mansoor was shifted to an undisclosed location in Pakistan.

Manan confirmed to The Associated Press that he and Yaqoub are now pledging their allegiance to Mansour; the pair, along with several other...

An influential Pakistani cleric known as the "Father of the Taliban" has endorsed the nomination of Mullah Akhtar Mansour as the group's su...

Afghanistan's Haqqani network militant group posted a statement Sunday backing the appointment of Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour whos...

The Afghan Taliban have appointed Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as leader of the insurgency, following reports that Mullah Omar is dead.