KANKASH: Mullah Omar Can Run for President, Karzai Says

A group of Taliban leaders are challenging those who say they speak for Muhammad Omar, the organizations

TALOQAN, Afghanistan, April 26 (UPI) -- Khwaja Ghar District Gov. Mullah Omar confirmed the report Thursday, saying the incident occurred while the victims were asleep. The police officers were initially poisoned by another officer, then shot to ...

— Kandahar. Ancient crossroads of Central Asia. Home province of Taliban leader Mullah Omar, and the site from which Osama bin Laden began to prepare the Sept. 11 attacks. Epicenter of the fight pitting Afghan and NATO forces against the Taliban ...

The Obama administration is urging Pakistan to use its good offices for breaking the deadlock between the US and the Mullah Omar-led Afghan Taliban over the recommencement of peace talks in Qatar that collapsed in March last year. Currently, ...

Few weeks earlier, in this column, there was a discussion on why the youth is angry; titled Angry Young Men (Rising Kashmir, 14 March 2013), the commentary attempted to explore the reasons behind the anger amongst the youth. As a part of this ...

Taliban insurgents recently vowed to carry out new infiltration attacks aimed at killing and demoralizing U.S., allied, and Afghan military forces as part of the spring military offensive, according to U.S. officials. The expected increase in what ...

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, left, meets with Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul, Afghanistan, March 10, 2013. Hagel traveled to Afghanistan on his first trip as the 24th defense secretary to visit U.S. troops, NATO leaders and Afghan leaders.

See below for the most important and alarming sections from Thursday's Senate Armed Services Hearing with senior civilian and military officials on the Pentagon's interpretation of legal authorities for conducting counterterrorism operations. The ...

(with photo) NEW DELHI, May 19 (KUNA) -- The contested region of Kashmir is forecast to witness various scenarios once allied forces have withdrawn from neighboring Afghanistan; the most worrying one is the major comeback of militant jihadists, ...