Zabihullah Mujahid

Taliban reveal burial place of founder Mullah Omar, nine years after death

Rumours surrounding Omar's health and whereabouts abounded after the Taliban were kicked out of power in 2001 by a US-led invasion, and they only admitted in April 2015 that he had died two years earlier.

Taliban to resolve Durand Line tensions with Pakistan via diplomacy

The development comes after the tensions increased between Taliban and Pakistan and a Pakistani chopper was recently shot at the Durand Line in Nimroz province

Taliban 2.0 is smarter, deceptive and has a better media strategy but it remains as brutal, cynical and regressive as before

The morbidity of the situation, the misery and utter helplessness of ordinary Afghans and the panic among those who had helped US and NATO troops in their mission should have served as a reality check

Kabul mosque attack: A day after blast Taliban claims to destroying Islamic State cell in city

The operation took place within hours of the deadly attack at the Eid Gah mosque

At least two killed, several injured as blast rocks Kabul's Eid Gah mosque

The blast struck near the entrance of the Eid Gah Mosque in Kabul, spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said on Twitter.

Taliban announce list of deputy ministers without naming any women, doubling down on all-male govt

The list was presented by government spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid at a news conference in the Afghan capital, Kabul

Taliban hit by strife between pragmatists, hardliners as latter command more space in govt

The wrangling has taken place behind the scenes, but rumours quickly began circulating about a recent violent confrontation between the two camps at the presidential palace

Mullah Hasan Akhund to head 'acting' Taliban govt, Mullah Baradar his deputy; Sirajuddin Haqqani gets interior portfolio

Secretive Taliban supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada , who has never been seen in public, told the new government to uphold Sharia law in a statement

Mullah Baradar, Taliban founder Omar's trusted aide, is insurgent group's political chief and public face

While Haibatullah Akhundzada is the Taliban’s overall leader, Baradar is its political chief and most public face. Western diplomats have hitherto viewed him as the most resistant to ISI control

Tensions in Taliban: Anticlimactic birth of Second Emirate could point to troubles ahead

The absence of Haibatullah Akhundzada, many experts believe, points to a fierce power struggle that has broken out since the Taliban seized Kabul on 15 August