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[2] However, al-Jolani’s announcement was undertaken without consulting Ayman al-Zawahiri, the emir of al-Qaeda, and created significant tension within the organization.[3] Today, HTS maintains that ...

While the release of Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty is to be celebrated, Americans Mahmood Habibi and George Glezmann remain in Taliban custody.

Secluded in his stronghold in southern Afghanistan, reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is the cornerstone ...

The Taliban described the agreement as a constructive demonstration of resolving disputes through dialogue. The swap comes ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Biden administration has been in talks with the Taliban to exchange Americans ... U.S. drone strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. In addition to Rahim ...

Two Americans released by Taliban in final deal of Biden administration - US nationals released from Taliban detention ...

Back in 2000, following a meeting with Mullah Abdul Salam Zaeef, the Taliban envoy to Pakistan, Vijay K Nambiar, India’s High Commissioner to Islamabad at the time, assessed the chances of engagement ...

The Taliban’s resurgence in Afghanistan after the US withdrawal ... The separation from Al-Qaeda was reportedly motivated by the global group’s chief Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s directive binding all Al-Qaeda ...

While the Taliban hope for a "new chapter" in relations with the United States under Donald Trump, analysts say that will depend on whether Afghan leaders uphold their promises. Roshan Noorzai has ...

When the Taliban took control of Kabul in 2021 ... The TTP has historic links to the regime in Kabul and al-Qaeda but operates independently. Increasing attacks by the group, which seeks to ...

because they had fought for the Taliban against the US-backed Ashraf Ghani government and their forces. The report also revealed that after the assassination of al-Qaeda’s Ayman al-Zawahiri ...