Tag: Mullah Akhtar Mansour
Mullah Mansour’s body handed over to heirs in Afghanistan
Interior Minister Nisar says Afghan Taliban chief’s body handed over to family after ‘fulfilling all legal requirements’
Imran flays govt’s weak response over US drone strike
Says PM promised there won’t be drone strikes when he comes to power, but now he will give up anything to stay in govt
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New Taliban chief Akhundzada a scholar, not a soldier
Religious scholar Mullah Haibatullah Akhundzada, named Wednesday as the Afghan Taliban’s new leader, was a senior judge during the insurgent group’s five-year rule over...
Strike on Taliban chief shows dimming US hopes for Afghan peace
The US killing of Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour marks a significant shift for President Barack Obama, highlighting a new willingness to target the...
Pakistan’s foreign policy in shambles: Nizami
The Pakistani government has failed to come up with a satisfactory response on the US drone strike that has reportedly killed Afghan Taliban chief...
Pakistan warns US against ‘cloak-and-dagger’ policy
Interior Minister Nisar says US drone strike inside Pakistan will have serious implications on Pak-US relations, Afghan peace talks
US unclear on location of drone strike that killed Mullah Mansour
The United States (US) State Department spokesman Mark Toner in a press briefing on Monday denied having knowledge of which side of the Pakistan-Afghanistan...
US airstrike against Taliban leader crossed a Pakistani ‘red line’: WP
For years, Afghanistan’s military and political leaders have been urging the Obama administration to go after Taliban chiefs who can kill U.S. and Afghan...
Mullah Mansour used Pakistan airports repeatedly
US President Barack Obama has claimed the killing of Mullah Akhtar Mansoor was an ‘important milestone’ in efforts to restore peace in Afghanistan, but...
Evidence reveals fake credentials of Mullah Mansour
Authorities have collected evidence from the vehicle that was targeted Sunday in the United States (US) drone strike allegedly killing Afghan Taliban chief Mullah...
Respect Pakistan’s territorial sovereignty: US
The US respects Pakistan's sovereignty but will carry out strikes to eliminate terrorists who are targeting its forces, the Obama Administration said today as...
US says Mullah Mansour was planning attacks on Americans
US President Barack Obama approved the drone strike that killed Mullah Akhtar Mansour because the Afghan Taliban leader was overseeing plans for new attacks...
Pakistan protests drone attacks but Obama doesn’t seem to care
Pakistan, which says it is hosting the Afghan Taliban’s top leadership in order to exert influence over them, has lambasted the United States over the drone attack, calling it a violation of its sovereignty.
In secret meetings, Taliban rejected Pakistan pressure on peace process
Pakistan's influence over the insurgents is the lynchpin to the peace plan developed over last few months by Afghanistan, Pakistan, the United States and China to bring an end to the 15-year-old war in Afghanistan.
