Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor became Taliban's new chief last month after the announcement that longtime leader Mullah Omar had been dead for two years. The announcement sparked a leadership battle.

Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor was recently elected as leader of the group, following the death of long serving leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. A 30-minute audio clip has been released and purports ...

The audio message purportedly from Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor also included comments about peace talks, though it wasn't immediately clear whether he supported them or not. Mansoor took over ...

The Taliban insurgency has said the family of its late leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has vowed allegiance to new chief Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor, putting an end to concerns over a split within ...

New Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor purportedly promised to continue the group's 14-year insurgency in audio released to journalists Saturday by a Taliban spokesman ...

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — Little was known about Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor when he was unveiled as leader of the Afghan Taliban last month. The announcement that the Taliban’s former aviation ...

Mullah Mohammad Omar. According to the group, Mansoor had been an “active director” of jihad for at least three years and had been serving as Omar’s deputy before he died. The Taliban ...

The new leader, Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor, served as military aviation chief when the Taliban ruled Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. He was Omar’s deputy and is said to be close to the intelligence ...

Mullah Yaqub, according to Qadir, had attempted to succeed his father to lead Taliban fighters but was mysteriously assassinated by Mullah Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor, who has already been appointed ...