Taliban names successor to late leader Mullah Omar

Militant group says his deputy will take his place; he's said to favor peace talks with Afghan gov't but impact of the shakeup on the talks is far from certain

• Jul 31, 2015

Taliban leader's death delays peace talks

Sources tell CBS News new leader has been named but may not be ready dive straight into nascent negotiations with Afghan government

• Jul 30, 2015

Taliban Leader Dead

Col. Jeff McCausland (Ret.), CBS News Military Consultant, discusses the Afghan government announcing the man who once harbored Osama bin Laden died more than two years ago.

• Apr 6, 2021

A source with links to the Taliban leader tells CBS News that Omar, one of America's longest-running enemies, is dead

A source with links to the Taliban leader tells CBS News that Omar, one of America's longest-running enemies, is dead. However, some are skeptical of the reports. CBS News senior security contributor Michael Morell is a former CIA deputy director who spent years dealing with the Taliban and Omar. Morell joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the latest reports of Omar’s death.

• Apr 6, 2021

Afghan gov't: Taliban leader Mullah Omar is dead

Long-persistent rumors that reclusive one-eyed cleric died years ago are credible, White House says

• Jul 29, 2015

U.S. copters blow up Afghan army outpost

Officials say American helicopters mistakenly opened fire on an Afghan army outpost south of Kabul after coming under insurgent fire

• Jul 20, 2015

Cautious move toward peace deal with Taliban

U.S. lauds "important step" after 1st official talks between Afghan gov't and militants toppled by American military

• Jul 8, 2015

Afghan gov't says direct talks with Taliban underway

On the same day the Taliban staged two suicide bombings in Kabul, a government delegation heads to Pakistan to set stage for peace talks

• Jul 7, 2015

Taliban bomber hits NATO convoy in Kabul

At least 2 people injured in attack as reports emerge of a 2nd blast followed by gunfire elsewhere in Afghan capital

• Jul 7, 2015

2 U.S. soldiers injured in deadly car bomb attack in Kabul

Taliban claims responsibility for suicide car bomb attack less than half a mile from the American Embassy

• Jun 30, 2015

A car bomb exploded at the parliament building in Kabul as lawmakers were meeting to confirm a new defense minister

A car bomb exploded at the parliament building in Kabul as lawmakers were meeting to confirm a new defense minister. After a two-hour battle, seven Taliban militants and two civilians were killed. CBS News correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports.

• Apr 5, 2021

Taliban attacks Afghan parliament

Large blast followed by gunfire in Kabul as militants attack building packed with lawmakers, and civilians are among the casualties

• Jun 22, 2015

Life "hell" for family of Afghan woman lynched by mob

"We cannot live a normal life, our children cannot go to school or college," says father of woman murdered over a lie

• Jun 19, 2015

Gunmen kill 9 as Afghan war's toll nears 100k

As a Czech charity is targeted by militants, Brown University study reveals shocking statistics from almost 15 years of war

• Jun 2, 2015

The president honored fallen soldiers, their families and the caretakers and sentinels at Arlington National Cemetery

The president honored fallen soldiers, their families and the caretakers and sentinels at Arlington National Cemetery.

• Apr 4, 2021

Suicide bomber levels gov't building in Afghanistan

Police say dozens injured as truck bomb explodes in southern Zabul province, near border with Pakistan

• May 25, 2015

Afghan cops get 1 year for letting mob lynch woman

11 officers were among 49 people charged in brutal slaying of Farkhunda, young woman falsely accused of burning a Quran

• May 19, 2015

Death toll mounts in Kabul attack that left American dead

More than a dozen people killed, including 9 foreigners, by Taliban gunmen who stormed guesthouse in Afghan capital

• May 14, 2015

Troops fire on Afghan driver outside U.S. base

Civilian shot and wounded after failing to heed warnings from U.S. troops to stop his vehicle

• May 7, 2015

Women in red: Afghanistan's forgotten corner

Untouched by decades of war and insurgency, life in the remote Wakhan Corridor has changed little over the centuries

• May 6, 2015

Taliban set to double opium profits this year?

Mysterious agricultural advance may see twice as much of the drug ooze out of poppy plants, in spite of $7B spent by U.S. fighting it

• May 5, 2015

Grizzly start to Afghanistan's "summer fighting season"

Taliban fighters overrun Afghan army post, and bring a gruesome end to some of the 18 soldiers killed

• Apr 13, 2015

Attack on U.S. convoy kills civilians in Afghanistan

Suicide car bomber targets convoy of U.S. troops outside base gates while another attacks armored vehicles in capital

• Apr 10, 2015

Initial reports indicate an argument led an Afghan policeman to shoot and kill a U.S. soldier in eastern Afghanistan

Initial reports indicate an argument led an Afghan policeman to shoot and kill a U.S. soldier in eastern Afghanistan. As David Martin reports, seven other people were wounded before officers returned fire and killed the gunman.

• Apr 2, 2021

Afghan soldier opens fire on U.S. troops

1 American killed, others wounded in second insider attack this year by allied forces in Afghanistan

• Apr 8, 2015

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