Amrullah Saleh

Taliban are a reality, but India should still tread carefully while engaging with Islamist militia

New Delhi would be committing a grave blunder if it compromises with its core values to provide legitimacy to an obscurantist outfit like the Taliban

NRF says 60 percent of Afghanistan's Panjshir still under control, Ahmad Massoud and Amrullah Saleh alive

The NRF has also refuted claims of losing ground in Panjshir saying that 60 percent of Panjshir is still under the NRF control. Spokesman Nazary said they made a 'tactical withdrawal' from the main road and would soon return

'Shoot me twice in the head': What Amrullah Saleh told his personal guard to avoid surrender

Before leaving Kabul, Saleh went home to destroy pictures of his wife and daughters. He also said leaders need to become martyrs and prisoners if the situation arises, taking an apparent swipe at former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and other officials

India should correct mistake of supporting invaders, proxy govt in Afghanistan, says ex-PM Hekmatyar

Future governments of Afghanistan should be non-aligned and should strive to prevent Afghanistan from becoming a site for political, intelligence, military and economic rivalries, he said.

Will defend rights of all Afghan citizens against Taliban, vows Amrullah Saleh

Today, this valley hosts all the country and is a hope for all the Afghan people who are escaping from oppression, revenge, prejudice, former Afghanistan vice president Amrullah Saleh said.

Haqqani Network leader says group won't interfere in Kashmir, seeks friendship with India

The outreach by Haqqani is the latest conciliatory signal from the new masters of Afghanistan, who appear keen to build friendly ties with India, which has poured money into rebuilding Afghan infrastructure

Taliban confident of peace deal in Panjshir, but Afghan resistance force vows 'no surrender'

The probable peace deal between the Taliban and the Panjshir Resistance is not yet clear. Neither is it known whether the Resistance is negotiating only for the Panjshir province or for Afghanistan

Ready to leave behind past, want positive relations with all countries, says Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen

Suhail Shaheen, the Taliban spokesman in Qatar, talked with CNN-News18 about how the once dreaded militant organisation now seeks to run a country while seeking to gain legitimacy in the international community. Edited excerpts:

Pakistan served Taliban wholeheartedly, US neglected our warnings: Amrullah Saleh on Afghan govt's downfall

Saleh said that Washington wilfully ignored various warnings and pleas of the local leadership in their threat assessment and said that it was wrong to blame the downfall on military or intelligence failure.

Taliban fooled US with Doha talks, used window to shore up military with Pakistan's aid, says Amrullah Saleh

Speaking exclusively to CNN-News18, Saleh also squarely blamed Pakistan for helping the Taliban fool the international community by participating in Doha talks, while using that time to shore up military powers. Here are the edited excerpts: