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Taliban Appoints New Military Chief As New Leadership Settles In
Taliban officials say the extremist group has appointed a new military chief as the insurgents try to gain ground rather than talk peace under a new leadership.
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Pakistan Province Grants 300 Million Rupees To 'University of Jihad'
Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated Rs 300 million in its budget to a madrassa known as the 'University of Jihad' and having top Afghan Taliban leaders among its alumni, including its former chief Mullah Omar.
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Afghan Taliban Claims Audio Message from Leader, Denies Reports of His Death
The Afghan Taliban issued an audio message on Saturday and claimed it was from their chief Mullah Akhtar Nuhammed Mansoor, denying reports of his death or injury in a firefight in Pakistan.
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Afghan Taliban Splinter Faction Picks Rival Leader
A splinter faction of the Afghan Taliban has selected its own leader to challenge the new chief of the terror group, two insurgent commanders said today, raising fresh doubts about chances of breathing life into stalled peace talks.
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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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Mullah Omar Didn't Die in Pakistan, Says Defence Minister Khwaja Asif
Dreaded one-eyed Taliban chief Mullah Omar neither died nor was buried in Pakistan, their defence minister Khawaja Asif today said amid growing infighting among the militants.
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Afghan Talks Only Way to Achieve Peace, Says Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif
Pakistan's Army Chief General Raheel Sharif has said that ongoing efforts at talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban are the "only credible way" to bring peace to the region.
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New Taliban Leader Calls for Unity in Ranks in First Audio Message
New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor called for unity in the movement in his first audio message released Saturday amid reports of rifts in their ranks following the announcement of the death of former chief Mullah Omar.
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Haqqani Network Chief Jalaluddin Haqqani Dead: Sources
Jalaluddin Haqqani, head of the dreaded Haqqani network behind some of the deadliest attacks against Indian interests in Afghanistan, has been dead for over a year, sources said today.
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Taliban Power Transition Raises Hopes for Afghan Peace Talks
The Afghan Taliban named Mullah Akhtar Mansour as their new chief today, a historic power transition that raises hopes a more moderate leadership will pave the way for peace talks despite divisions within insurgent ranks.
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New Taliban Chief Deceived Others About Mullah Omar's Death: Report
Taliban's newly anointed chief, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, may have kept fellow insurgents in the dark for the past two years by claiming to pass orders and messages from Mullah Muhammad Omar, even though he knew that his boss had died in 2013, according to a media report.
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Afghan Taliban Picks up Successor After Mullah Omar's Death: Sources
The Afghan Taliban have appointed Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as leader of the insurgency, two Afghan commanders present at a meeting of the militant movement's most senior figures said today, following reports that Mullah Omar is dead.
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Mullah Omar: Taliban's Mysterious One-Eyed Supremo
Taliban chief Mullah Omar has cast a long shadow over Afghanistan ever since he led a young band of zealots to power almost two decades ago, imposing brutal Islamist rule over the country.
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Afghanistan Calls Press Conference on Mullah Omar Amid Rumours of Death
An Afghan government official said on Wednesday that a press conference had been called on the subject of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, amid rumours of his death.
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Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Dead, Say Afghan Government Sources: BBC
The leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mohammed Omar, has died, BBC reported on Wednesday quoting Afghan officials.
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Taliban Appoints New Military Chief As New Leadership Settles In
Taliban officials say the extremist group has appointed a new military chief as the insurgents try to gain ground rather than talk peace under a new leadership.
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Pakistan Province Grants 300 Million Rupees To 'University of Jihad'
Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa government has allocated Rs 300 million in its budget to a madrassa known as the 'University of Jihad' and having top Afghan Taliban leaders among its alumni, including its former chief Mullah Omar.
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Afghan Taliban Claims Audio Message from Leader, Denies Reports of His Death
The Afghan Taliban issued an audio message on Saturday and claimed it was from their chief Mullah Akhtar Nuhammed Mansoor, denying reports of his death or injury in a firefight in Pakistan.
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Afghan Taliban Splinter Faction Picks Rival Leader
A splinter faction of the Afghan Taliban has selected its own leader to challenge the new chief of the terror group, two insurgent commanders said today, raising fresh doubts about chances of breathing life into stalled peace talks.
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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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Mullah Omar Didn't Die in Pakistan, Says Defence Minister Khwaja Asif
Dreaded one-eyed Taliban chief Mullah Omar neither died nor was buried in Pakistan, their defence minister Khawaja Asif today said amid growing infighting among the militants.
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Afghan Talks Only Way to Achieve Peace, Says Pakistan Army Chief General Raheel Sharif
Pakistan's Army Chief General Raheel Sharif has said that ongoing efforts at talks between the Afghan government and the Taliban are the "only credible way" to bring peace to the region.
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New Taliban Leader Calls for Unity in Ranks in First Audio Message
New Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor called for unity in the movement in his first audio message released Saturday amid reports of rifts in their ranks following the announcement of the death of former chief Mullah Omar.
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Haqqani Network Chief Jalaluddin Haqqani Dead: Sources
Jalaluddin Haqqani, head of the dreaded Haqqani network behind some of the deadliest attacks against Indian interests in Afghanistan, has been dead for over a year, sources said today.
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Taliban Power Transition Raises Hopes for Afghan Peace Talks
The Afghan Taliban named Mullah Akhtar Mansour as their new chief today, a historic power transition that raises hopes a more moderate leadership will pave the way for peace talks despite divisions within insurgent ranks.
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New Taliban Chief Deceived Others About Mullah Omar's Death: Report
Taliban's newly anointed chief, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, may have kept fellow insurgents in the dark for the past two years by claiming to pass orders and messages from Mullah Muhammad Omar, even though he knew that his boss had died in 2013, according to a media report.
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Afghan Taliban Picks up Successor After Mullah Omar's Death: Sources
The Afghan Taliban have appointed Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as leader of the insurgency, two Afghan commanders present at a meeting of the militant movement's most senior figures said today, following reports that Mullah Omar is dead.
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Mullah Omar: Taliban's Mysterious One-Eyed Supremo
Taliban chief Mullah Omar has cast a long shadow over Afghanistan ever since he led a young band of zealots to power almost two decades ago, imposing brutal Islamist rule over the country.
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Afghanistan Calls Press Conference on Mullah Omar Amid Rumours of Death
An Afghan government official said on Wednesday that a press conference had been called on the subject of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, amid rumours of his death.
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Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Dead, Say Afghan Government Sources: BBC
The leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mohammed Omar, has died, BBC reported on Wednesday quoting Afghan officials.
