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Kabul: New Taliban leader Mawlawi Haibatullah orders US to end Afghan 'occupation'
Sending his first message to US he warned, 'You are not going to be a winner.'
Amjad Sabri: Funeral of murdered Pakistani qawwali singer attended by thousands
Taliban splinter group has claimed responsibility for beloved musician's killing.
Pakistan eyes used Jordanian F-16 jets after deal to buy new jets from US fails
Pakistan is now considering buying 16 used Block-30 F-16s from Jordan.
Afghanistan: Inside the shattered ruins of Kabul's abandoned Darul Aman palace
With walls peppered with bullet holes the Darul Aman is a symbol of failed attempts to bring peace to Kabul.
Taliban kills nine and kidnaps at least 35 from buses in bloody Kunduz hostage-taking
Hostage-takers – believed to be Taliban – wore military fatigues as they carried out attack on 31 May.
Brother of taxi driver killed along with Taliban chief files case against US officials
Mohammad Azam's family is seeking justice for his death.
Afghan Taliban's new leader rules out peace talks
Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada 'vows' to press on with fight against Kabul government.
Taliban names Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada as new leader following death of Mullah Mansour
The terrorist group's former leader was killed in a US drone strike on 21 May.
Afghan guerrilla commander Sirajuddin Haqqani tipped as new Taliban leader
Haqqani, and the network bearing his name, is blamed for a number of attacks in Kabul which have killed dozens.
Afghanistan confirms Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour killed by US drone strike
The Taliban fighter was targeted by multiple drone strikes in Pakistan on 21 May
Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour 'killed in US drone strike'
Mansour was targeted by multiple drones in remote area of Pakistan.
Three Afghan policemen die in car explosion in Helmand, the global capital of opium
Taliban announced its spring offensive in April and Helmand has seen an uptick in violence.
Human rights activist Khurram Zaki gunned down in Pakistan
Prominent activist against sectarian violence, Khurram Zaki, has been killed by unidentified gunmen in Karachi.
Two Nato soldiers killed in Afghanistan 'rogue attack'
Two Afghan policemen being trained by Nato launched apparent insider attack near Kandahar.
New video emerges online of Taliban public execution of Afghan woman
Unnamed woman was executed in Jowzjan Province by being shot in the back of the head
8 Taliban suicide bombers killed as vest accidentally explodes in their hideout
There was a chain reaction once the vest blew off, triggering other bombs to explode in their hideout.
Taliban attacks cause Afghan child deaths to leap by 30% as insurgents target civilians
UN report has condemned number of children killed during the violent conflict in Afghanistan.
6 senior Afghan commanders defect from Isis back to Taliban because Daesh 'brutal and inhuman'
The insurgents switched their allegiance saying Isis too interested in beheadings.
Afghan Taliban launches spring offensive codenamed 'Operation Omari'
Taliban promises 2016 offensive will be bloodier than earlier year, which killed 11,000 civilians.
Google removes Taliban propaganda app Alemarah
The app was part of the Taliban's propaganda strategy and offered videos and statements in Pashto.
Meet Mullah Rahim Hajin, the Afghan tribal warrior battling Isis and the Taliban
Mullah Rahim and 50 of his men are talking on Daesh despite being unpaid and untrained.
The West is not responsible for jihadist violence – Islamist ideology is
If US imperialism is root of terrorism, where are the South American suicide bombers?
Pakistan Easter blast: Suicide bomber named as Mohammad Yousaf
Yousaf, who is believed to be around 28, came from the Muzaffargarh district in the central Pakistan.
Pakistan Easter blast: Taliban faction claims responsibility for bomb that killed at least 65 people
Suicide bomber also injures hundreds at Lahore park crowded with families celebrating Easter.
Afghanistan: Motorcycle-borne suicide bomber kills 11 near Pakistan border
Militia commander among those killed in Asadabad in Kunar province
Eight Afghan Taliban militants killed after suicide bomb training session goes wrong
The bomb accidentally exploded when Taliban militants were training junior insurgents in Ghazni province.
Afghanistan: Civilians bear brunt of strife says UN mission
Most casualties attributed to attacks by anti-government groups such as Taliban.
Afghan Taliban flogs woman in public for going out with her brother-in-law to visit doctor
The victim's brother-in-law was also given lashes for violating 'Islamic' values.
Ziauddin Yousafzai: World leaders must prioritise education as much as food and water
Education campaigner and father of Malala Yousafzai spoke out ahead of the TV debut of He Named Me Malala.
Belfast academic describes bewilderment at being smeared as Isis recruiter by Russian media
Michael Semple said that smear is part of Russian media cmapaign to portray West as responsible for terrrorism.