Jalaluddin Haqqani

Jalaluddin Haqqani, 1939-2018: The grandfather of global jihad who unleashed a reign of terror to 'rescue defenceless Muslims'

For years, the West chose to overlook Jalaluddin Haqqani’s patronage of jihadist causes — and the plain language of his speeches — in the pursuit of tactical ends.

Jalaluddin Haqqani, dreaded network's founding leader dies after prolonged illness; Afghan Taliban hails him as 'great Jihadist figure of era'

The founder of the Haqqani network, one of Afghanistan's most effective and feared militant groups, has died after a long illness, their allies the Afghan Taliban announced Tuesday

Who are the Haqqanis, Afghanistan's most feared insurgents: One-time CIA asset, now dangerous faction fighting NATO

"When you hear US officials, including in private settings, talking about what worries them the most, they always talk about the Haqqanis," said analyst Michael Kugelman, of the Wilson Center in Washington.

General Bipin Rawat's comment: Politicians deriding Indian Army is irresponsible, unacceptable

Adverse comments by J&K politicians are natural because those speaking do not want the situation to normalise with the money they are raking in or are in league with the separatists and/or their cross-border benefactors.

US talks up Pakistan role in Afghan peace talks

There are doubts that Pakistanis can, or will, persuade the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network to take part in the nascent peace process to end the Afghan war, given Pakistan's ties to the militants and its competing interests in the region.

US held an exploratory meeting with Haqqani network: Clinton

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today said the US did not intend to act unilaterally against militant groups inside Pakistan even as she acknowledged that American officials had held one exploratory meeting with the Haqqani network.

Ten years on, who are the Taliban today?

Here are some questions and answers about who the Taliban factions are, and how the fight against them is going.