Afghanistan's minister for refugees Khalil Haqqani (C) is escorted by security as he arrives to inspect a refugee camp near the Afghanistan-Pakistan Torkham border in Nangarhar province, Nov. 2, 2023.

Taliban’s Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani killed: Why it matters. The most high-profile assassination in Afghanistan since 2021 has sparked questions over divisions within the Taliban.

The Haqqani Network emerged in Afghanistan’s conflict against the Soviet Union, and formed a relationship with Osama bin Laden, the Qaeda leader, according to the U.N. Security Council.

Khalil Haqqani, Taliban minister for refugees and repatriation, was killed inside the ministry by a suicide bomber who evaded security and entered the building, according to the Interior Ministry.

The Haqqani network is a Taliban-affiliated militant group with ties to al-Qaeda operating in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Khalil Haqqani was managing a refugee crisis in Afghanistan, and last month ...

Taliban fighters stand guard during the funeral prayers of Khalil Haqqani in Paktia province, Afghanistan, Thursday, December 12, 2024. Haqqani died in a blast Wednesday at his ministry in Kabul ...

The Taliban’s acting minister of refugees and repatriation, Khalil Haqqani, was killed in a suicide bombing in Kabul on Wednesday. Haqqani, a senior member of the powerful Haqqani network and ...

A suicide bombing in Afghanistan's capital, Kabul on Wednesday claimed the life of the Taliban's refugee minister, Khalil Haqqani, according to Interior Ministry officials.. The blast occurred ...

Khalil-ur-Rehman Haqqani—brother to Jalaluddin, uncle to his heir Sirajuddin, and a key figure in the network responsible for over 1,000 suicide bombings in Afghanistan—was killed in a suicide ...

Afghanistan's acting minister for refugees, Khalil Haqqani, center, arrives in November 2023 to inspect a camp near the border with Pakistan. (Wakil Kohsar/AFP/Getty Images) ...

Thousands of people attended the funeral on Thursday of a Taliban minister killed in a suicide bombing in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, the day before that was claimed by the Islamic State group.

The Haqqani network is a Taliban-affiliated militant group with ties to al-Qaeda operating in Pakistan and Afghanistan. Khalil Haqqani was managing a refugee crisis in Afghanistan, and last month ...