Agha Jan, a close associate of the late Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar, served as finance minister in the group’s first government prior to the 9/11 attacks.

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Taliban leaders have chosen to maintain a delicate balancing act in their relationships with other local violent jihadi groups since taking power in Afghanistan, new research shows. Relationships are ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid speaks during a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan November 10, 2021. (photo credit: ...

Deadly clashes between rival Taliban factions are escalating in southeastern Afghanistan, with at least 47 fighters killed on both sides in the past three days of fighting, an Afghan official said ...

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Taliban leaders have chosen to maintain a delicate balancing act in their relationships with other local violent jihadi groups since taking power in Afghanistan, new research shows. Relationships are ...