Afghanistan examining claim Taliban leader Mullah Omar died
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) An Afghan official said Wednesday his government is examining claims that reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead. The Taliban could not be immediately reached on the...
View ArticleAfghan government investigating claims of Taliban leader Mullah Omar's death
Taliban yet to confirm or deny reports that he has been dead for two years, as divisions within insurgent movement deepen ...
View ArticleTaliban leader Mullah Omar is dead, says Afghan government
The Afghan government has said that Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar died in Pakistan more than two years ago. ...
View ArticlePresidential Palace: Can not confirm or reject Mullah Omar’s death
The Presidential Palace officials said Wednesday that reports regarding the death of Mullah Mohammad Omar could not confirmed or rejected as further investigations would be required to ascertain the...
View ArticleReports: Mullah Omar died of Tuberculosis and buried in Afghanistan
Pakistan’s The Express Tribune which has partnership with the International New York Times reports that the death of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar is confirmed by the group’s central...
View ArticleAfghanistan confirms Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead
KABUL, July 29 Taliban supremo Mullah Omar died two years ago in Pakistan, Afghanistan said on Wednesday, after unnamed government and militant sources reported the demise of the reclusive...
View ArticleTaliban confirm Mullah Omar’s death, choose successor
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban confirmed the death of longtime leader Mullah Mohammad Omar and appointed his successor Thursday, as a new round of peace talks was indefinitely postponed amid concerns...
View ArticleAfghan Taliban choose Mullah Omar’s successor
Afghanistan’s Taliban on Thursday confirmed the death of Mullah Mohammad Omar, who led the group’s self-styled Islamic emirate in the 1990s, sheltered al-Qaida through the 9/11 attacks and led a...
View ArticleAfghan Taliban confirm Mullah Omar's death, choose successor
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) Afghanistan's Taliban on Thursday confirmed the death of Mullah Mohammad Omar, who led the group's self-styled Islamic emirate in the 1990s, sheltered al-Qaida through the...
View ArticleAfghanistan says Taliban leader Mullah Omar died 2 years ago
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) Afghanistan asserted Wednesday that the Taliban's reclusive leader, Mullah Mohammad Omar, died more than two years ago in a Pakistani hospital an announcement that injects...
View ArticleQ&A: Who is Mullah Mansoor, new leader of Afghanistan's Taliban?
Little is known about the new Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansoor, who was tapped to succeed Mullah Mohammad Omar after the shadowy leader's death was announced Thursday. But Mullah Mansoor...
View ArticleMullah Omar’s death: the beginning of a new phase in Afghan conflict
Author: Ahmad Waheed Since my childhood, I have encountered Mullah Omar two times: for the first time, his convoy of Arab donated luxurious vehicles was leaving right after he obtained the...
View ArticleTaliban Announce New Leadership
The Afghan Taliban announced Friday that its "shura" or supreme council has chosen Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as the new chief of the Afghan insurgent group a day after confirming reports of the death of...
View ArticleReports: Mullah Omar’s eldest son might be selected as future Taliban leader...
Mullah Omar’s eldest son is standing against Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor to lead Afghan Taliban if his father’s death is confirmed. Pakistan’s The News media reports that sources close to Taliban...
View ArticleLeadership challenged in Afghan Taliban after Mullah Omar
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) The brother of the late figurehead of the Afghan Taliban on Sunday joined a growing challenge to the extremist group's newly appointed leader, even as it offered a statement...
View ArticleTaliban power struggle breaks out in wake of news of Mullah Omar's death
The brother of the late figurehead of the Afghan Taliban on Sunday joined a growing challenge to the extremist group's newly appointed leader, even as it offered a statement purportedly quoting a...
View ArticlePakistani media: Mullah Omar’s brother issues audio message opposing Mullah...
According to Pakistan’s Geo News the younger brother of Taliban’s deceased supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has opposed the newly appointed ‘Emire” of Taliban. Mullah...
View ArticleAfghan forces attack Taliban gathering mourning Mullah Omar’s death
The Afghan security forces attacked a gathering of the Taliban militants mourning the death of Mullah Mohammad Omar, the group’s supreme leader who was confirmed dead last week. According to the local...
View ArticleFirst clash between Taliban militants following Mullah Omar’s death
A clash broke out between the Taliban militants for the first time since the confirmation of the group’s supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar’s death. The incident reportedly took place in western Herat...
View ArticleTaliban reject reports of Mullah Yaqoub’s death
Taliban militant group has rejected recent reports indicating that Mullah Mohammad Omar’s son Mullah Mohammad Yaqoub has been killed in Pakistan. Agha Jan Motasim who...
View ArticleThe implication of Mullah Omar’s death on peace talks and Taliban’s future
The confirmation of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar’s death, reveals fractures inside the Taliban movement. Omar’s death has intensified existing divisions among the Taliban over whether to keep...
View ArticleAfghan Taliban may split amid rifts over selection of new leader Mullah Mansoor
The Afghan Taliban network may split amid deep rifts within senior commanders over the selection of new leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor. Although, Taliban spokesman announced that the central...
View ArticlePakistani defense minister rejects Mullah Omar died in Karachi or Quetta
The defense minister of Pakistan Khawaja Mohammad ASif has rejected the Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar died in Pakistan. Asif said the government of Pakistan totally deny that Mullah Omar...
View ArticleProfile: Mullah Akhtar Mansoor
: A previous version of this article stated that Mullah Mansoor was part of an armed group, Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan, led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. He was in fact a member of Harakat-i-Inqilab-i-Islami,...
View ArticleTaliban officially announce death of Mullah Omar
Source in militant group tells Reuters that deputy Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, who has a record of favouring reconciliation, has been elected successor...
View ArticleMullah Omar’s son was forced to accept Mullah Mansoor as new Taliban leader
The family members of Mullah Mohammad Omar particularly his son Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob were forced to accept Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as the new leader of the Taliban group, it has been claimed. The...
View ArticleMullah Omar’s brother warns of Taliban infighting if differences not resolved
Mullah Mohammad Omar’s brother who opposes the election of Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as the replacement supreme leader of Taliban has warned of internal fighting within the group if differences...
View ArticleMullah Omar’s son warns to carry out suicide attack amid rift among Taliban
The eldest son of Mullah Mohammad Omar has warned to carry out a suicide attack amid rift among the Taliban leadership following the death of the group’s found and Supreme Leader Mullah Mohammad Omar....
View ArticleTaliban chooses Mullah Omar’s replacement as peace talks canceled
KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban confirmed on Thursday that their founder and leader Mullah Mohammad Omar had died, as Pakistan canceled a new round of peace talks between the Afghan government and the...
View ArticleTaliban leaders dispute appointment of Mullah Mansoor
: A previous version of this article stated that Mullah Mansoor was part of an armed group, Hezb-i-Islami Afghanistan, led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar. He was in fact a member of Harakat-i-Inqilab-i-Islami,...
View ArticleMullah Omar's son assassinated: media report
KABUL, Aug. 4 (Xinhua) -- The son of late Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar had reportedly been killed, section of Afghan media reported Tuesday. "Mullah Yaqub, the son of Mullah Omar, was killed a...
View ArticleQ&A: A look at Mullah Mansoor, the new leader of Afghanistan's Taliban
Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansoor, who has been tapped to succeed Mullah Mohammad Omar as the Taliban's leader, is said to have close ties with authorities in Pakistan. Mullah Mansoor's closeness to...
View ArticleMullah Mansoor: The new leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban
Mullah Mohammad Akhtar Mansoor, who has been tapped to succeed Mullah Mohammad Omar as the Taliban’s leader, is said to have close ties with authorities in Pakistan. Mullah Mansoor’s closeness to...
View ArticleNew Taliban chief deceived others about Mullah Omar's death: report
New York: Taliban's newly anointed chief, Mullah Akhtar Mansoor, may have kept fellow insurgents in the dark for the past two years by claiming to pass orders and messages from Mullah Muhammad Omar,...
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