The Taliban leader once warned of a split: A BBC investigation reveals how attitudes to women, the internet and religion are dividing the group at the very top.

Khadija Ahmadzada was detained for being in "violation" of rules "regarding women's sports gyms", a Taliban spokesman said.

Report claims Hibatullah Akhundzada ‘spooked’ by possibility of schism between his hardline base in south, more pragmatic ministers in capital.

The Islamic State group says they were behind the blast in Kabul, but police say they are still investigating the cause.

Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada has repeatedly warned that it is not external, but rather the threat of internal divisions, that pose the gravest threat to the survival of the Islamic Emirate, ...

India, Jan. 16 -- A rare leaked audio recording has lifted the veil on deepening divisions within Afghanistan's Taliban leadership, revealing fears of internal collapse voiced by the group's supreme ...