Secluded in his stronghold in southern Afghanistan, reclusive Taliban Supreme Leader Hibatullah Akhundzada is the cornerstone ...

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

[2] However, al-Jolani’s announcement was undertaken without consulting Ayman al-Zawahiri, the emir of al-Qaeda, and created significant tension within the organization.[3] Today, HTS maintains that ...