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One-Eyed Taliban Founder Lived Walking Distance Away From US Base: Book
- Monday March 11, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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'
- Sunday June 19, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
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
- Sunday May 22, 2016
- People | Agence France-Presse
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 Leader Injured in Internal Firefight
- Thursday December 3, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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
- Monday November 2, 2015
- World News | Reuters
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
- Monday October 12, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mullah Omar Sheltered by ISI, Says Hillary Clinton Email
- Tuesday September 1, 2015
- World News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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35 Dead, Hundreds Wounded as Suicide Attacks Rock Kabul
- Saturday August 8, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Powerful Truck Bomb Kills 15, Wounds 240 in Kabul
- Friday August 7, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Taliban Leader Moves Fast to Heal Rifts in Afghan Insurgency
- Wednesday August 5, 2015
- World News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Taliban Leader Facing Tension as Top Official Quits
- Wednesday August 5, 2015
- World News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mullah Mohammad Omar's Son Assassinated: Report
- Tuesday August 4, 2015
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
The son of late Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has reportedly been killed, sections of the Afghan media reported today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Afghanistan Says Gatherings Mourning Mullah Omar 'Legitimate Target'
- Tuesday August 4, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mullah Omar's Family Refuses to Back New Taliban Leader
- Tuesday August 4, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The family of deceased Taliban leader Mullah Omar has refused to pledge allegiance to his successor, calling on religious scholars to settle a growing rift within insurgent ranks over the power transition.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Taliban Leader Calls for Unity in Ranks in First Audio Message
- Saturday August 1, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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One-Eyed Taliban Founder Lived Walking Distance Away From US Base: Book
- Monday March 11, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Pakistan Province Grants 300 Million Rupees To 'University of Jihad'
- Sunday June 19, 2016
- World News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Taliban Leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour: Man Of War, Not Peace Talks
- Sunday May 22, 2016
- People | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Afghan Taliban Leader Injured in Internal Firefight
- Thursday December 3, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Afghan Taliban Splinter Faction Picks Rival Leader
- Monday November 2, 2015
- World News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Afghan Taliban Releases Rare New Picture of Founder Mullah Omar
- Monday October 12, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mullah Omar Sheltered by ISI, Says Hillary Clinton Email
- Tuesday September 1, 2015
- World News | Press Trust of India
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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35 Dead, Hundreds Wounded as Suicide Attacks Rock Kabul
- Saturday August 8, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Powerful Truck Bomb Kills 15, Wounds 240 in Kabul
- Friday August 7, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Taliban Leader Moves Fast to Heal Rifts in Afghan Insurgency
- Wednesday August 5, 2015
- World News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Taliban Leader Facing Tension as Top Official Quits
- Wednesday August 5, 2015
- World News | Reuters
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mullah Mohammad Omar's Son Assassinated: Report
- Tuesday August 4, 2015
- World News | Indo-Asian News Service
The son of late Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has reportedly been killed, sections of the Afghan media reported today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Afghanistan Says Gatherings Mourning Mullah Omar 'Legitimate Target'
- Tuesday August 4, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com
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Mullah Omar's Family Refuses to Back New Taliban Leader
- Tuesday August 4, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
The family of deceased Taliban leader Mullah Omar has refused to pledge allegiance to his successor, calling on religious scholars to settle a growing rift within insurgent ranks over the power transition.
- www.ndtv.com
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New Taliban Leader Calls for Unity in Ranks in First Audio Message
- Saturday August 1, 2015
- World News | Agence France-Presse
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.
- www.ndtv.com