As the U.S. is relying on the Taliban to keep Afghanistan from being a haven for terrorists in the wake of an agreement between the two parties, the Taliban lauds Mullah Omar’s defense of Osama bin ...

A critical question has surfaced this morning about one of the most-wanted men in the world: Where is Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar? A spokesman for Afghanistan's National Directorate of ...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- The Taliban confirmed the death of longtime leader Mullah Mohammad Omar and appointed his successor Thursday as a new round of peace talks was postponed indefinitely amid ...

Taliban founder Mullah Omar lived within walking distance of US bases in Afghanistan for years, according to a new book that highlights embarrassing failures of American intelligence. Washington ...

Mullah Mohammad Omar led the Taliban as its supreme leader during its rule of Afghanistan from 1996 to 2001. He has not been seen in public since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan in 2001 and is ...

Reuters is out with a report that Mullah Omar, the reclusive leader of the Taliban suspected of hiding in Pakistan, wrote the White House a letter last year demanding the transfer of militant ...

KABUL (Reuters) - The Taliban denied on Wednesday their supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar had died, saying false messages claiming his death had been sent to media after their mobile phones, email ...

Known as the Commander of the Faithful, Mullah Omar created the Taliban in the mid-1990s, and was its spiritual guide. United States reward for his capture was $10 million. Was a rural Islamic cleric ...

(Reuters) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Sunday he would guarantee the safety of Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar if he wanted to talk peace to end the hardline Islamist group's ...

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Taliban forces abandoned their last stronghold Friday without a fight but with their weapons, freeing Kandahar from the Islamic militia's harsh grip. U.S. forces battled to block ...