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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...

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Afghan 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 ...

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Taliban 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. ...

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Presidential 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...

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Reports: 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...

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Afghanistan 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...

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Taliban 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...

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Afghan 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...

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Afghan 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...

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Afghanistan 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...

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Q&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...

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Mullah 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...

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Taliban 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...

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Reports: 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...

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Leadership 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...

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Taliban 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...

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Pakistani 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...

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Afghan 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...

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First 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...

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Taliban 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...

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The 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...

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Afghan 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...

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Pakistani 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...

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Profile: 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,...

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Taliban 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...

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Mullah 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...

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Mullah 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...

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Mullah 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....

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Taliban 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...

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Taliban 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,...

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Mullah 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...

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Q&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...

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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...

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New 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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