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Why Pakistan backstabs the US, and always gets away with itFor decades, the US grappled with Pakistan's dual role as a terror war ally and a supporter of militant groups. Despite accusations of shel...
Afghanistan's refugees minister killed in explosion: govt sourceIn Kabul, Afghanistan, Minister for Refugees Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani was killed in an explosion at the ministry's office. Several colleagu...
Is Afghanistan's most-wanted militant now its best hope for change?Sirajuddin Haqqani, a former feared Taliban leader, now seeks to be seen as a pragmatic statesman. He challenges the hard-line policies of ...
Ruling Taliban display rare division in public over bans in AfghanistanIn recent months, the group's supreme leader, Hibatullah Akhundzada, has appeared to take a stronger hand in directing policy. In particula...
Taliban claim they were unaware of al-Qaeda leader in AfghanistanThe killing of Ayman al-Zawahiri on the balcony of a Kabul safehouse Sunday has further strained relations between the Taliban and the West...
Taliban's secretive Haqqani Network leader finally shows his faceInterior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, who also heads the feared Haqqani Network, has previously only been photographed clearly from behind ...
Anti-India Haqqanis ask China to take lead in recognising TalibanThe Taliban has reached out to China to take lead in getting international recognition for their government in Afghanistan, to help tide ov...
Infighting breaks out within Taliban; co-founder Mullah Baradar hurt in clash with HaqqaniReports suggest that internal strife within the Taliban is escalating, with factions - like the Haqqanis - unhappy with Hibatullah Akhundza...
All eyes on UN sanctions panel’s moves on Taliban’s top leadersThey include Abdul Ghani Baradar, Sirajuddin Haqqani, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Md Salim Haqqani, Nasiruddin Haqqani of the Haqqani Network and 1...
The Haqqani network: Afghanistan's most feared militantsThe Haqqanis have been blamed for some of the deadliest attacks in recent years, claiming the lives of civilians, government officials and ...
Former Afghan president Karzai meets Taliban faction chief: Group officialKarzai was accompanied by the old government's main peace envoy, Abdullah Abdullah, in the meeting, said the Taliban official, who declined...
U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad meets new Taliban chief negotiator as Afghan peace talks nearThe Afghan negotiators had been expected to fly from Kabul to Doha this week, but are awaiting a signal from the Afghan government that the...
Afghan Taliban announces death of Jalaluddin HaqqaniHaqqani belonged to Afghanistan's Paktika province, bordering Pakistan, and rose to prominence during the Afghan war against Soviet forces ...
Taliban, Haqqani network retain safe havens in Pakistan: Pentagon"The US continues to be clear with Pak about steps it should take to improve the security environment and deny safe havens to terrorist and...
ISI made Haqqani Taliban's No. 2 to protect him from US: Report"The shift is also raising tensions with the Pakistani military, which American and Afghan officials accuse of sheltering the Haqqanis as a...
Potential rise of Islamic State in Afghanistan makes Taliban nervousThat reality should be useful to the US government as it tries to negotiate a transition deal with the Afghan government and the Taliban.
Haqqani leaders detained in Gulf, not in Afghanistan: ReportTaliban said that Haqqani & Rashid were arrested on Oct 12 in Bahrain by US forces, & taken to Qatar & UAE before reaching Kabul, said the ...
Afghanistan dangers: As western forces leave, the UN should move inIt seems the Afghan security forces were able to tackle the attackers without much help by international forces.
- Pakistan asks for pivotal role in settling Afghan war
In a development that set alarm bells ringing here, Pakistan has offered to mediate with the Taliban factions and has told the US that it i...
- ISI maintains link with militant commanders: Musharraf
Musharraf conceded ISI has link with militants like Sirajuddin Haqqani.