New York TimesTaliban's New Leader Strengthens His Hold With Intrigue and Battlefield VictoryNew York TimesKABUL, Afghanistan — If ever there was a Taliban bureaucrat who seemed set on a less than stellar career path, it was Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour. In the 1990s, he was the Taliban government's chief of aviation while Afghanistan had few planes in ...Is Kunduz the beginning of the end for Afghanistan?PoliticoAfghanistan Struggles to Contain the TalibanThe DiplomatTaliban commanders at Kunduz were once jailed by PakistanMiami HeraldWaterbury Republican American -Brisbane Times -Fayetteville Observerall 34 news articles »