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Mullah Omar
![Why Does Pakistan’s Release of a Key Taliban Leader Matter? Why Does Pakistan’s Release of a Key Taliban Leader Matter?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4258707.jpg)
Why Does Pakistan’s Release of a Key Taliban Leader Matter?
By Adrian Hänni
What does the release of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar Akhund tell us about the prospects for peace talks in Afghanistan?
![A Good Taliban, Bad Taliban Strategy for the US and Afghanistan? A Good Taliban, Bad Taliban Strategy for the US and Afghanistan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-13_15-41-27.jpg)
A Good Taliban, Bad Taliban Strategy for the US and Afghanistan?
By Casey Garret Johnson
Who is Mullah Rasool, and why is he receiving funding from the U.S. and Afghanistan?
![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.
![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?
![Is al-Qaeda Back in Afghanistan? Is al-Qaeda Back in Afghanistan?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-07-29_19-59-43.jpg)
Is al-Qaeda Back in Afghanistan?
By Catherine Putz
They never left.
![Is the Afghan Taliban's Leadership Finally Coalescing Once Again? Is the Afghan Taliban's Leadership Finally Coalescing Once Again?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-04-12_20-14-16.jpg)
Is the Afghan Taliban's Leadership Finally Coalescing Once Again?
By Ankit Panda
Several leaders of the Islamic State's Afghanistan operation have returned to the Taliban.
![Road to Quadrilateral-Backed Peace Talks Uncertain as Taliban Refuse to Participate Road to Quadrilateral-Backed Peace Talks Uncertain as Taliban Refuse to Participate](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2016-03-06_19-51-09.jpg)
Road to Quadrilateral-Backed Peace Talks Uncertain as Taliban Refuse to Participate
By Ankit Panda
The Afghan Taliban has no intention of participating in peace talks with the Afghan government, despite international efforts.
![Another Group of Hazaras Taken Hostage in Zabul Another Group of Hazaras Taken Hostage in Zabul](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-11-24_19-55-55.jpg)
Another Group of Hazaras Taken Hostage in Zabul
By Catherine Putz
Zabul illustrates the complex matrix of militant groups fighting in Afghanistan.
![Have the Taliban Sorted Out Their Differences? Have the Taliban Sorted Out Their Differences?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-01_15-41-55.jpg)
Have the Taliban Sorted Out Their Differences?
By Ankit Panda
Mullah Omar's brother and son have sworn their allegiance to Mullah Mansoor. Are the Taliban back in business?
![It's Time for Afghanistan and Pakistan To Move Beyond the Blame Game It's Time for Afghanistan and Pakistan To Move Beyond the Blame Game](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-08-05_01-18-39.jpg)
It's Time for Afghanistan and Pakistan To Move Beyond the Blame Game
By Umair Jamal and Hafeez-ur-Rehman Hadi
Pakistan's interventionist agenda in Afghanistan won't disappear. Kabul needs to cope and look beyond the blame game.
![Here's What the Taliban Wants You to Know About Their New Leader Here's What the Taliban Wants You to Know About Their New Leader](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-01_15-41-55.jpg)
Here's What the Taliban Wants You to Know About Their New Leader
By Ankit Panda
The biography also notes why the Taliban chose to conceal Mullah Omar's death.
![What Now for China’s Afghanistan Strategy? What Now for China’s Afghanistan Strategy?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-01_12-47-19.jpg)
What Now for China’s Afghanistan Strategy?
By Andrew Small
Despite the blow to peace talks with the Taliban, China is unlikely to change its approach to Afghanistan or Pakistan.
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