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Taliban's Rahimullah Haqqani Killed In Suicide Blast Claimed By ISIS
A senior Taliban cleric known for his fiery speeches against the ISISwas killed Thursday at his madrassa in the Afghan capital in a suicide attack claimed by the jihadist group.
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Taliban Supreme Leader Who Is Rarely Seen Attends Afghan Clerics' Meeting
The Taliban's reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada showed up Friday at a major gathering of clerics in the Afghan capital called to rubber-stamp the hardline Islamist group's rule over the country.
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Motorcycle Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 8 In Afghanistan Clerics' Gathering
A motorcycle suicide bomber killed at least eight people near a gathering of Muslim clerics in the Afghan capital after they had issued a fatwa against suicide bombings, officials said, in the latest in a series of attacks to hit Kabul.
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Suicide Bomber Targets Afghan Clerics' Peace Tent In Kabul, 8 Killed
A suicide bomber on Monday killed at least eight people near Muslim clerics leaving a giant tent in the Afghan capital of Kabul where they had gathered to denounce terrorism and call for peace, security officials said.
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Taliban Chief Reinforces Position With Backing Of Two Key Members
Hardline cleric Mullah Haibatullah Akundzada has reinforced his position as the new leader of the Afghan Taliban by winning the support of two senior members, the insurgent group said on Saturday.
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Naming Of New Taliban Chief Seen Dimming Barack Obama's Hopes For Afghan Peace Talks
The selection of a hard-line cleric as the new Taliban chief on Wednesday all but dashes US President Barack Obama's hopes for opening peace talks before he leaves office, one of his top foreign policy goals, current and former US defense and intelligence officials said.
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'Father of Taliban' Backs Mullah Akhtar Mansour as Group's Chief
Amid growing dissent within Taliban ranks over succession following Mullah Omar's death, an influential Pakistani cleric known as the "Father of the Taliban" has endorsed the nomination of Mullah Akhtar Mansour as the group's supremo.
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Afghan Clerics Protest Nomination of First Woman to Supreme Court
Members of an influential Islamic panel in Afghanistan have protested against President Ashraf Ghani's nomination of a woman to the Supreme Court, a milestone appointment in a country where the Taliban once banned women from most areas of public life.
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Gunmen Kill 7 in Attack on Muslim Council in Southern Afghan: Police
Gunmen opened fire on a gathering of Afghan Muslim clerics in the southern province of Helmand, killing seven people, police said on Wednesday.
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Taliban-style edict for women spreads alarm in Afghan district
One of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's main religious advisers will not overturn a decree issued by clerics in the north reimposing Taliban-style curbs on women, in another sign of returning conservatism as NATO forces leave the country.
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Afghan cleric charged with raping 10-year-old schoolgirl
An Afghan cleric has been arrested after allegedly raping a young schoolgirl in the country's north on the second day of the Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam, Afghan security officials said on Monday.
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Taliban's Rahimullah Haqqani Killed In Suicide Blast Claimed By ISIS
A senior Taliban cleric known for his fiery speeches against the ISISwas killed Thursday at his madrassa in the Afghan capital in a suicide attack claimed by the jihadist group.
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Taliban Supreme Leader Who Is Rarely Seen Attends Afghan Clerics' Meeting
The Taliban's reclusive supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada showed up Friday at a major gathering of clerics in the Afghan capital called to rubber-stamp the hardline Islamist group's rule over the country.
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Motorcycle Suicide Bomber Kills At Least 8 In Afghanistan Clerics' Gathering
A motorcycle suicide bomber killed at least eight people near a gathering of Muslim clerics in the Afghan capital after they had issued a fatwa against suicide bombings, officials said, in the latest in a series of attacks to hit Kabul.
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Suicide Bomber Targets Afghan Clerics' Peace Tent In Kabul, 8 Killed
A suicide bomber on Monday killed at least eight people near Muslim clerics leaving a giant tent in the Afghan capital of Kabul where they had gathered to denounce terrorism and call for peace, security officials said.
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Taliban Chief Reinforces Position With Backing Of Two Key Members
Hardline cleric Mullah Haibatullah Akundzada has reinforced his position as the new leader of the Afghan Taliban by winning the support of two senior members, the insurgent group said on Saturday.
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Naming Of New Taliban Chief Seen Dimming Barack Obama's Hopes For Afghan Peace Talks
The selection of a hard-line cleric as the new Taliban chief on Wednesday all but dashes US President Barack Obama's hopes for opening peace talks before he leaves office, one of his top foreign policy goals, current and former US defense and intelligence officials said.
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'Father of Taliban' Backs Mullah Akhtar Mansour as Group's Chief
Amid growing dissent within Taliban ranks over succession following Mullah Omar's death, an influential Pakistani cleric known as the "Father of the Taliban" has endorsed the nomination of Mullah Akhtar Mansour as the group's supremo.
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Afghan Clerics Protest Nomination of First Woman to Supreme Court
Members of an influential Islamic panel in Afghanistan have protested against President Ashraf Ghani's nomination of a woman to the Supreme Court, a milestone appointment in a country where the Taliban once banned women from most areas of public life.
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Gunmen Kill 7 in Attack on Muslim Council in Southern Afghan: Police
Gunmen opened fire on a gathering of Afghan Muslim clerics in the southern province of Helmand, killing seven people, police said on Wednesday.
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Taliban-style edict for women spreads alarm in Afghan district
One of Afghan President Hamid Karzai's main religious advisers will not overturn a decree issued by clerics in the north reimposing Taliban-style curbs on women, in another sign of returning conservatism as NATO forces leave the country.
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Afghan cleric charged with raping 10-year-old schoolgirl
An Afghan cleric has been arrested after allegedly raping a young schoolgirl in the country's north on the second day of the Ramadan, the holiest month in Islam, Afghan security officials said on Monday.
