Secluded in his stronghold in southern Afghanistan, reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada ... out a suicide bombing against an Afghan military base in southern Helmand province ...

Arrest warrant issued for deputy foreign minister as figures in Afghanistan government criticise supreme leader’s stance on ...

the country's new leaders insist they have improved people's lives, but for years the Taliban has ruled with an iron fist — aided by abandoned U.S. military hardware. Last year, the Taliban put ...

Here are some facts on the Taliban leaders accused of "crimes against ... final authority over the group's political, religious and military affairs. Akhundzada took over when his predecessor ...

The office has been ordered to draw up plans to shut down, which could strand more than 250,000 Afghans, including some who ...

Sher Abbas Stanikzai, the Taliban’s political deputy at the foreign ministry, had called on other leaders to open schools for girls ... a political studies and military school graduate, had said. “We ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seeking arrest warrants for Taliban leaders for alleged gender ... including those committed by international military forces and the Islamic State ...

Amnesty International on Friday described the ICC prosecutor’s application for arrest warrants against the two Taliban leaders as an ... the U.S. military, and allied troops during their ...

But he is also a critic of U.S. military interventions overseas and ... Thursday said he was seeking arrest warrants for senior Taliban leaders over the persecution of women.

Factbox-Who Are the Taliban Leaders the ICC Prosecutor Is Seeking ... final authority over the group's political, religious and military affairs. Akhundzada took over when his predecessor, Akhtar ...