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Taliban Chief Haibatullah Akhundzada Makes Public Appearance Amid Death Rumours
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has made his first-ever public appearance, officials announced Sunday, after he addressed supporters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.
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"Baseless": Taliban On Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Baradar's Death Rumours
The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumours about internal splits in the movement nearly a month after its lightning victory over the Western-backed government in Kabul.
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Youth From Jammu And Kashmir Joining Taliban? "Fake News", Says Top Cop
The situation in the Kashmir Valley following the death of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani is absolutely under control and people have cooperated with the authorities, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Friday.
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Blast In Afghan Capital During Commemoration March
An explosion went off in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday as crowds gathered to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the death of Ahmad Shah Masoud, a leader of the fight against Soviet forces in the 1980s and an enemy of the Taliban in the 1990s.
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Afghan Taliban Appoint New Leader After Mullah Akhtar 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.
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Pakistan Registers FIR Against US Officials For Drone Strike
A Pakistani officer says police have registered a case against unknown US officials, seeking to press murder charges over a May 21 drone strike that killed Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour and a driver.
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Pakistan Confirms Death Of Mullah Akhtar Mansour
Pakistan today confirmed the death of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a US drone strike in the country while travelling under false name and with a fake Pakistani identity document.
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Barack Obama Confirms Taliban Leader Mullah Mansour's Death In US Strike
Barack Obama today confirmed that Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US strike, hailing his death as an "important milestone" in efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan.
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Barack Obama: Taliban Leader Mullah Mansour's Death A 'Milestone' For Afghan Peace
President Barack Obama says the death of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour marks an "important milestone" in the longstanding effort to bring peace to Afghanistan.
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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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Taliban Claim Audio Message From Leader Rejecting Death Reports
The Afghan Taliban released an audio message Saturday purportedly from leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, vehemently rejecting reports that he was killed in an internal firefight as "enemy propaganda".
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Afghan Taliban Leader Injured in Internal Firefight
Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was seriously injured in a firefight following a heated argument at a meeting of militant commanders, officials said on Wednesday, exposing deepening divisions within the fractious militant movement.
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Afghan Taliban Admit Covering Up Mullah Omar's Death
The Taliban on Monday admitted covering up longtime leader Mullah Omar's death for more than two years, saying he died in 2013 as was first claimed by the Afghan intelligence.
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New Taliban Leader Facing Tension as Top Official Quits
A top Taliban official announced his resignation on Tuesday amid a growing leadership struggle in the Afghan insurgent movement after news of the death of leader Mullah Mohammad Omar last week.
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Afghanistan Says Gatherings Mourning Mullah Omar 'Legitimate Target'
Afghanistan's spy agency on Monday banned all mourning ceremonies for deceased Taliban leader Mullah Omar, warning that any gatherings condoling his death would be a "legitimate target" for Afghan forces.
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Taliban Chief Haibatullah Akhundzada Makes Public Appearance Amid Death Rumours
Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada has made his first-ever public appearance, officials announced Sunday, after he addressed supporters in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar.
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"Baseless": Taliban On Deputy Prime Minister Mullah Baradar's Death Rumours
The Taliban have denied that one of their top leaders has been killed in a shootout with rivals, following rumours about internal splits in the movement nearly a month after its lightning victory over the Western-backed government in Kabul.
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Youth From Jammu And Kashmir Joining Taliban? "Fake News", Says Top Cop
The situation in the Kashmir Valley following the death of hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani is absolutely under control and people have cooperated with the authorities, Director General of Police (DGP) Dilbag Singh said on Friday.
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Blast In Afghan Capital During Commemoration March
An explosion went off in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on Thursday as crowds gathered to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the death of Ahmad Shah Masoud, a leader of the fight against Soviet forces in the 1980s and an enemy of the Taliban in the 1990s.
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Afghan Taliban Appoint New Leader After Mullah Akhtar 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.
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Pakistan Registers FIR Against US Officials For Drone Strike
A Pakistani officer says police have registered a case against unknown US officials, seeking to press murder charges over a May 21 drone strike that killed Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour and a driver.
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Pakistan Confirms Death Of Mullah Akhtar Mansour
Pakistan today confirmed the death of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour in a US drone strike in the country while travelling under false name and with a fake Pakistani identity document.
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Barack Obama Confirms Taliban Leader Mullah Mansour's Death In US Strike
Barack Obama today confirmed that Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed in a US strike, hailing his death as an "important milestone" in efforts to bring peace to Afghanistan.
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Barack Obama: Taliban Leader Mullah Mansour's Death A 'Milestone' For Afghan Peace
President Barack Obama says the death of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Akhtar Mansour marks an "important milestone" in the longstanding effort to bring peace to Afghanistan.
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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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Taliban Claim Audio Message From Leader Rejecting Death Reports
The Afghan Taliban released an audio message Saturday purportedly from leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, vehemently rejecting reports that he was killed in an internal firefight as "enemy propaganda".
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Afghan Taliban Leader Injured in Internal Firefight
Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was seriously injured in a firefight following a heated argument at a meeting of militant commanders, officials said on Wednesday, exposing deepening divisions within the fractious militant movement.
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Afghan Taliban Admit Covering Up Mullah Omar's Death
The Taliban on Monday admitted covering up longtime leader Mullah Omar's death for more than two years, saying he died in 2013 as was first claimed by the Afghan intelligence.
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New Taliban Leader Facing Tension as Top Official Quits
A top Taliban official announced his resignation on Tuesday amid a growing leadership struggle in the Afghan insurgent movement after news of the death of leader Mullah Mohammad Omar last week.
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Afghanistan Says Gatherings Mourning Mullah Omar 'Legitimate Target'
Afghanistan's spy agency on Monday banned all mourning ceremonies for deceased Taliban leader Mullah Omar, warning that any gatherings condoling his death would be a "legitimate target" for Afghan forces.
