[ad_1] By AFP KABUL: A senior Taliban cleric known for his fiery speeches against the Islamic State (IS) was killed Thursday at his madrassa in the Afghan capital in a suicide attack claimed by the jihadist group. Rahimullah Haqqani, who had recently spoken publicly...
[ad_1] By AFP KABUL: Gul Agha Jalali used to spend his nights planting bombs — hoping to target an Afghan government soldier or, better still, a foreign serviceman. These days, the 23-year-old Taliban member is studying English and has enrolled in a computer...
[ad_1] By AFP MUSA QALA: The heaving wards of a ramshackle clinic in southern Afghanistan are just one sign of the catastrophic humanitarian crisis that has gripped the war-ravaged country since the Taliban returned to power a year ago. Last month, the Musa Qala...
[ad_1] NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Taliban on Thursday said it was not aware that al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri had been staying in Kabul, four days after he was killed by a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan’s capital. In a move to reverse terse...
[ad_1] By Associated Press ISLAMABAD: The Taliban broke its silence Thursday, days after a US drone strike killed al-Qaida’s top leader in Afghanistan’s capital, acknowledging his slaying and pledging to launch an investigation. The killing of Ayman al-Zawahri on the... 
