Mullah Akhtar Mansour

Afghanistan welcomes US' decision to widen military role against Taliban

Some 9,800 US troops remain in Afghanistan in an advisory capacity, down from a peak of around 100,000 in March 2011.

Asif Ali Zardari asks US to trust Pakistan, mend ties

Zardari said the US should reaffirm sale of fighter aircraft and with it faith in an indispensable partnership with Pakistan.

Al-Qaeda's Ayman al-Zawahri pledges allegiance to new Taliban leader

Al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri, in an online audio message, pledged allegiance to the new head of the Afghan Taliban, who was appointed last month after his predecessor was killed in a US drone strike.

Afghanistan conflict gains momentum since change in Taliban leadership

The turmoil in Afghanistan has got impetus since Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada has been appointed as the Taliban group's supreme leader.

Haibatullah Akhundzada was not 'obvious' candidate: Senior Taliban members

Haibatullah 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".

Afghan bombing: Taliban bomber hits court minibus in Kabul, killing 10

An Afghan official said a suicide bomber has struck a vehicle carrying court employees in Kabul, killing 10 people.

Afghan Taliban appoints new leader following Mansour's death

The Afghan Taliban has confirmed that its former leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US drone strike last week and appointed a successor.

Pakistan refuses to confirm Taliban chief Mansour's death without DNA test

Pakistan said that Mansour was an Afghan national and the Pakistan government has no means to identify Afghan citizens.

Following Mullah Akhtar Mansour's death, Taliban struggle to select successor

The Taliban are struggling to find a successor to slain chief Mansour with militant sources saying two main contenders had backed out of the leadership race

Slain Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour had Pak passport and ID: Pakistan media

The official claimed that (Mansour) 'Wali' was a frequent flyer and 70 per cent of his travel originated from Karachi airport.