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Afghan Taliban delegation visits China for talks
Ians • 9 years agoAn Afghan Taliban delegation from its political office in Qatar recently visited China to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and the region, a group leader said on Saturday.
Taliban kill 16 bus passengers in northern Afghanistan
• 9 years agoThe Taliban killed at least 16 people Tuesday and kidnapped dozens of others after pulling them off buses in northern Afghanistan, officials said, the latest assault since the insurgents named a new leader last week.
Despite Mansour's death, Taliban will continue agenda of violence: Obama
• 9 years agoObama was speaking the day after Taliban named Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new leader, after the death of Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a US drone strike.
Haibatullah Akhundzada was not 'obvious' candidate: Senior Taliban members
• 9 years agoHaibatullah Akhundzada, the Islamic legal scholar appointed leader of the Afghan Taliban on Wednesday, was not the obvious choice when senior members of the militant movement gathered to appoint a new "emir".
With Mullah Mansour dead, Afghan Taliban appoint new leader
• 9 years agoThe Afghan Taliban on Wednesday announced Haibatullah Akhundzada as their new leader, elevating a low-profile religious figure in a swift power transition after officially confirming the death of Mullah Mansour in a US drone strike.