The Afghanistan national flag waving. At its founding, the Taliban was mainly comprised of Pashtuns, the dominant Afghan ethnic group. Photo courtesy of Creative Commons During the Chinese civil war ...

Talk of a rift among the Taliban ranks has been circulating since the group’s return to power in Afghanistan over four years ago, after the U.S. and its allies left the country haphazardly. The ...

Pakistan, Jan. 15 -- Afghanistan's Taliban leadership faces serious internal divisions, with the government now split into two rival factions. The split pits hardline leaders in Quandahar against ...

(Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates urged Pakistan Friday to put pressure on all militant groups based in its lawless northwest, not just al Qaeda-linked Pakistani Taliban attacking the ...

Taliban leaders offer prayers at the grave of Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, minister for refugees and repatriation, in Paktia province, south of the capital Kabul, December 12, 2024. Credit: X/M. Abdul ...

(Reuters) - A suicide car bomber attacked an office of Pakistan's main intelligence agency in the northwestern city of Peshawar on Friday, killing 10 people and wounding 60, officials said. There was ...