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Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor. (AFP/File)

May 22nd, 2016 - 06:00 GMT

US airstrike targets Taliban leader in eastern Afghanistan

A US airstrike targeting Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor appears to have been successful.

Rival factions within the Taliban have been clashing since the mysterious death of Mullah Muhammad Omar. (AFP/File)

December 7th, 2015 - 05:00 GMT

Clashes between rival Taliban factions leave seven dead in Afghanistan

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December 6th, 2015 - 07:00 GMT

Taliban leader denies reports of his death in audio message

Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor called for the Taliban to continue its military campaign after replacing Mullah Mohammad Omar as supreme leader. (AFP/File)

August 2nd, 2015 - 05:51 GMT

New Afghan Taliban chief rejects peace talks, calls them ‘propaganda’

There's a new Taliban leader, and to the media, he's just as mysterious as Omar. (AFP/File)

July 31st, 2015 - 10:57 GMT

Three things to take from the Taliban’s statement on Mullah Omar