Secluded in his stronghold in southern Afghanistan, reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is the cornerstone of the movement that has ruled the country unchallenged since reclaiming ...

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

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

Last year, during the chaotic US withdrawal from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden pledged his administration would not allow the new Taliban ... of al-Qaeda, Ayman al-Zawahiri, in Afghanistan.

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 said they had been in talks with the Biden administration to exchange Afghans in U.S. custody for Americans detained in Afghanistan.

especially in the wake of the Taliban's return to power in Afghanistan, and whether or not Ayman Al-Zawahiri and others will reappear to public life under the new regime. Ayman Al-Zawahiri was ...

The Biden administration reportedly has been negotiating with the Taliban to swap three Americans being held in Afghanistan ...

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 ...

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — The Biden administration has been in talks with the Taliban to exchange Americans ... that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. In addition to Rahim, the Taliban ...