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Taliban leadership
October 17, 2018
Zalmay Khalilzad's Mission Impossible With the Taliban
By Harsh V Pant and Vinay Kaura
Zalmay Khalilzad has a tall task ahead of him in talking to the Taliban.
May 31, 2016
Did Hope for Afghan Peace Die With Mullah Mansour?
By Daud Khattak
Mansour's death makes peace talks even less likely, while inflaming regional tensions.
May 28, 2016
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?
May 24, 2016
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.
May 24, 2016
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.
April 26, 2016
Afghan President Blames Pakistan for Sheltering Taliban
By Catherine Putz
Ghani said militant groups “are being hosted and aided from the territory of Pakistan.”
April 13, 2016
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.
February 11, 2016
Abdul Hakim Mujahid Speaks on Afghanistan's Peace and Reconciliation Process
By Sanjay Kumar
Abdul Hakim Mujahid of Afghanistan's High Peace Council discusses the Quadrilateral Coordination Group (QCG).
September 02, 2015
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.
August 05, 2015
What Next for the Afghanistan Peace Talks?
By Muhammad Akbar Notezai
The Taliban leadership issue appears to have derailed the process.
July 30, 2015
Dead or Alive, Is Mullah Omar Still a Wanted Man?
By Ankit Panda
The leader of the Afghan Taliban for over two decades, Mullah Omar, may finally be dead. Or not.
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