When announcing the U.S. airstrike that killed Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri... A Taliban spokesman announced on Thursday that the group was investigating the United States’ “claim” to ...

The al-Qaeda mastermind Ayman al-Zawahiri has rejoined his co-conspirator ... And, in fact, his ability to do so was bolstered by the Taliban’s return to, and consolidation of, power in Afghanistan.

The Taliban are believed to have two other American nationals in their custody – Mahmoud Shah Habibi, a senior civil aviation ...

the report makes no mention whatsoever of Mullah Mansour accepting an oath of allegiance from al Qaeda’s Ayman al Zawahiri. The Taliban publicly advertised Zawahiri’s oath of allegiance, in English no ...

A US air strike has killed a senior operative of an Al Qaeda-affiliated group in north-west Syria, the US military said on ...

Last week, the Islamic State said it was responsible for killing another prominent cleric with Taliban ties in Kabul. Further, the recent killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul by a ...

The Taliban described the agreement as a constructive demonstration of resolving disputes through dialogue. The swap comes ...

Michael McCaul, R-Texas, expressed concern that the Taliban’s counteroffer ... same year following the U.S. killing of Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul, with the FBI suspecting he ...

While the release of Ryan Corbett and William Wallace McKenty is to be celebrated, Americans Mahmood Habibi and George Glezmann remain in Taliban custody.

The high-profile killing is a rude awakening call for the Taliban to reconsider their ties with al-Qaida – and could empower less hardline elements of the ruling group. The Taliban regime’s ...