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One-Eyed Taliban Founder Lived Walking Distance Away From US Base: Book
Taliban founder Mullah Omar lived within walking distance of US bases in Afghanistan for years, according to a new book that suggests embarrassing failures of American intelligence.
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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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Taliban Leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour: Man Of War, Not Peace Talks
Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who according to US officials was probably killed in a drone strike, took over as head of the insurgent movement last July following the revelation that the group's founder Mullah Omar had been dead for two years.
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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 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 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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Afghan Taliban Releases Rare New Picture of Founder Mullah Omar
The Afghan Taliban have released a striking new picture of late founder Mullah Omar from his days as a religious student, the only known image of the reclusive leader before he lost his right eye in battle.
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Mullah Omar Sheltered by ISI, Says Hillary Clinton Email
Top Taliban leader Mullah Omar was sheltered by Pakistan's powerful spy agency ISI after the outfit's leadership fled from Afghanistan in 2001, according to an email received by former secretary of state Hillary Clinton during her tenure.
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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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At Least 50 Dead in Wave of Attacks on Afghan Army, US Forces in Kabul
A wave of attacks on Afghan army, police and US special forces in Kabul on Friday killed at least 50 people and wounded hundreds, dimming hopes that the Taliban might be weakened by a leadership struggle after their longtime leader's death.
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35 Dead, Hundreds Wounded as Suicide Attacks Rock Kabul
Two suicide attacks killed at least 35 people and wounded hundreds more in Kabul on Friday, the first major attacks in the Afghan capital since the announcement of Taliban leader Mullah Omar's death.
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Powerful Truck Bomb Kills 15, Wounds 240 in Kabul
A huge truck bomb tore through central Kabul today, killing 15 civilians and wounding 240 others in the first major attack in the Afghan capital since the announcement of Taliban leader Mullah Omar's death.
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New Taliban Leader Moves Fast to Heal Rifts in Afghan Insurgency
If the first public comments from the Afghan Taliban's newly appointed leader are anything to go by, Akhtar Mohammad Mansour recognises how fractured the militant movement has become and that humility and consensus may be his best way forward.
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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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Mullah Mohammad Omar's Son Assassinated: Report
The son of late Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has reportedly been killed, sections of the Afghan media reported today.
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One-Eyed Taliban Founder Lived Walking Distance Away From US Base: Book
Taliban founder Mullah Omar lived within walking distance of US bases in Afghanistan for years, according to a new book that suggests embarrassing failures of American intelligence.
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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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Taliban Leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour: Man Of War, Not Peace Talks
Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who according to US officials was probably killed in a drone strike, took over as head of the insurgent movement last July following the revelation that the group's founder Mullah Omar had been dead for two years.
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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 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 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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Afghan Taliban Releases Rare New Picture of Founder Mullah Omar
The Afghan Taliban have released a striking new picture of late founder Mullah Omar from his days as a religious student, the only known image of the reclusive leader before he lost his right eye in battle.
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Mullah Omar Sheltered by ISI, Says Hillary Clinton Email
Top Taliban leader Mullah Omar was sheltered by Pakistan's powerful spy agency ISI after the outfit's leadership fled from Afghanistan in 2001, according to an email received by former secretary of state Hillary Clinton during her tenure.
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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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At Least 50 Dead in Wave of Attacks on Afghan Army, US Forces in Kabul
A wave of attacks on Afghan army, police and US special forces in Kabul on Friday killed at least 50 people and wounded hundreds, dimming hopes that the Taliban might be weakened by a leadership struggle after their longtime leader's death.
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35 Dead, Hundreds Wounded as Suicide Attacks Rock Kabul
Two suicide attacks killed at least 35 people and wounded hundreds more in Kabul on Friday, the first major attacks in the Afghan capital since the announcement of Taliban leader Mullah Omar's death.
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Powerful Truck Bomb Kills 15, Wounds 240 in Kabul
A huge truck bomb tore through central Kabul today, killing 15 civilians and wounding 240 others in the first major attack in the Afghan capital since the announcement of Taliban leader Mullah Omar's death.
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New Taliban Leader Moves Fast to Heal Rifts in Afghan Insurgency
If the first public comments from the Afghan Taliban's newly appointed leader are anything to go by, Akhtar Mohammad Mansour recognises how fractured the militant movement has become and that humility and consensus may be his best way forward.
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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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Mullah Mohammad Omar's Son Assassinated: Report
The son of late Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has reportedly been killed, sections of the Afghan media reported today.
