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Mullah Mansour
![Taliban Commanders Key to Peace With Afghanistan Taliban Commanders Key to Peace With Afghanistan](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-08_20-20-48.jpg)
Taliban Commanders Key to Peace With Afghanistan
By Shawn Snow
A factionalized Taliban adds another dynamic to a complicated peace process in Afghanistan.
![Haibatullah Akhundzada and the Resurgence of the Taliban Haibatullah Akhundzada and the Resurgence of the Taliban](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-06-03_16-44-24.jpg)
Haibatullah Akhundzada and the Resurgence of the Taliban
By Hamzah Rifaat Hussain
Who is Haibatullah Akhundzada and what does he mean for the years-long insurgency in Afghanistan?
![In Afghanistan, Time to Wage War for Peace In Afghanistan, Time to Wage War for Peace](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-31_19-32-34.jpg)
In Afghanistan, Time to Wage War for Peace
By Moh. Sayed Madadi
With the Taliban leadership in transition, now is the time for the Afghan government to go on the offensive.
![5 Reasons Why Helmand Matters to the Taliban 5 Reasons Why Helmand Matters to the Taliban](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-31_15-19-42.jpg)
5 Reasons Why Helmand Matters to the Taliban
By Najibullah Noorzai and Naqeebullah Miakhel
Will Kabul be able to thwart the Taliban from taking control of Helmand?
![The Legacy of Mullah Mansour The Legacy of Mullah Mansour](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-08_20-20-48.jpg)
The Legacy of Mullah Mansour
By Mohammad Shafiq Hamdam
What Mansour's life and death meant for the Taliban, and hopes of peace.
![Killing Mullah Mansour Might Have Been All About the Haqqani Network Killing Mullah Mansour Might Have Been All About the Haqqani Network](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-25_18-05-05.jpg)
Killing Mullah Mansour Might Have Been All About the Haqqani Network
By Umair Jamal
For the new leadership of the Afghan Taliban, the peace process won't even be a back-burner issue.
![Taliban Announce New Leader After Mullah Mansour's Death Taliban Announce New Leader After Mullah Mansour's Death](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-25_14-55-06.jpg)
Taliban Announce New Leader After Mullah Mansour's Death
By Ankit Panda
Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada will succeed Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansour as the Taliban's leader.
![Revealed: How US Drones Found Taliban Chief Mullah Mansour Revealed: How US Drones Found Taliban Chief Mullah Mansour](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-24_23-08-10.jpg)
Revealed: How US Drones Found Taliban Chief Mullah Mansour
By Ankit Panda
The strike against Mansour was the result of carefully cultivated human and signals intelligence in Balochistan.
![With Mullah Mansour Out of the Picture, Is Peace Near for Afghanistan? With Mullah Mansour Out of the Picture, Is Peace Near for Afghanistan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-24_00-08-00.jpg)
With Mullah Mansour Out of the Picture, Is Peace Near for Afghanistan?
By Samimullah Arif
After Mullah Mansour's death, the Taliban must cut a deal with the Afghan government.
![The US Drone Strike That Killed Mullah Mansour: How, Why, and What's Next The US Drone Strike That Killed Mullah Mansour: How, Why, and What's Next](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-22_03-29-50.jpg)
The US Drone Strike That Killed Mullah Mansour: How, Why, and What's Next
By Ankit Panda
The Diplomat's Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz discuss the U.S. drone strike on Mullah Mansour.
![4 Questions After the Drone Strike That Killed Mullah Mansour 4 Questions After the Drone Strike That Killed Mullah Mansour](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-22_03-29-50.jpg)
4 Questions After the Drone Strike That Killed Mullah Mansour
By Ankit Panda
With Mullah Mansour out of the picture, what's next for Afghanistan's long war against the Taliban?
![Taliban Head Mullah Mansour Likely Killed in US Drone Strike Taliban Head Mullah Mansour Likely Killed in US Drone Strike](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-05-22_03-29-50.jpg)
Taliban Head Mullah Mansour Likely Killed in US Drone Strike
By Ankit Panda
Mullah Mansour, who became the Taliban's leader last year, has likely been killed in a drone strike.
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