Who is Haibatullah Akhundzada and what does he mean for the years-long insurgency in Afghanistan?

With the Taliban leadership in transition, now is the time for the Afghan government to go on the offensive.

Will Kabul be able to thwart the Taliban from taking control of Helmand?

What Mansour's life and death meant for the Taliban, and hopes of peace.

For the new leadership of the Afghan Taliban, the peace process won't even be a back-burner issue.

Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada will succeed Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as the Taliban's leader.

The strike against Mansour was the result of carefully cultivated human and signals intelligence in Balochistan.

After Mullah Mansour's death, the Taliban must cut a deal with the Afghan government.

The Diplomat's Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz discuss the U.S. drone strike on Mullah Mansour.

With Mullah Mansour out of the picture, what's next for Afghanistan's long war against the Taliban?

Mullah Mansour, who became the Taliban's leader last year, has likely been killed in a drone strike.

They never left.

Zabul illustrates the complex matrix of militant groups fighting in Afghanistan.

Mullah Omar's brother and son have sworn their allegiance to Mullah Mansoor. Are the Taliban back in business?

The biography also notes why the Taliban chose to conceal Mullah Omar's death.

The leader of al-Qaeda has pledged his allegiance to Mullah Omar's chosen successor, Mullah Mansour.