Taliban

2020 Campaign 01/01/21, 00:14

The Trump administration has unconfirmed intelligence information that China offered a bounty to non-state actors in Afghanistan to attack U.S. soldiers, Axios reported on Wednesday, Dec. 30. The White House is declassifying the information. According to two senior administration officials who spoke to Axios, President Trump received the information at a ...

U.S. 06/30/20, 16:07

Media reports that came out about an intelligence unit in Russia allegedly placing a bounty on U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan have jeopardized the whole investigation, said the Director of National Intelligence John Ratcliffe. The president tweeted the statement from Ratcliffe on Tuesday morning, June 30, a reminder that leaking of classified ...

Middle East 02/29/20, 15:24

A peace agreement was signed between the Trump administration and the Taliban on Saturday, Feb. 29, which would help end 18 years of war in Afghanistan and allow U.S. troops to return home. U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad and the Taliban’s political chief Abdul Ghani Baradar signed the historical deal in Doha, Qatar, ...

Politics 02/22/20, 05:23

The United States and the Taliban are preparing for the signing of a peace deal later this month, according to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which would help end America’s longest war. “U.S. negotiators in Doha (Qatar) have come to an understanding with the Taliban on a significant and nationwide ...

World 12/30/19, 12:38

The Taliban announced a temporary cease-fire in Afghanistan on Sunday, Dec. 29, in an effort to encourage a possible peace agreement with the United States, according to The Associated Press. The statement was released by the Taliban's ruling council, but officials from the insurgent group did not announce when it would ...

U.S. 11/29/19, 11:25

President Donald Trump is back in Florida on an early Friday morning flight, after a surprise Thanksgiving visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan—marking the president’s first trip to Afghanistan and second to a combat zone. The president, in a bright red “Keep America Great” cap, arrived at the Palm Beach International ...

U.S. 09/17/19, 07:13

A U.S. Special Forces member who was killed in Afghanistan, marked the 17th U.S. service member to die this year—the highest number of losses since 2014. The Defense Department said the fallen soldier was a Green Beret but did not reveal the operator's unit. The soldier was killed in Wardak Province ...

U.S. 09/13/19, 14:16

President Donald Trump warned Islamic terrorists not to return to the United States on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks commemorated Wednesday at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. During his speech, the president acknowledged that he had scheduled "peace talks" with the Taliban a few days ago, but that ...

U.S. 09/09/19, 07:33

The Taliban on Sunday, Sept. 8 that “more losses to the U.S.” after President Trump suddenly called off the planned secret meeting with Taliban officials and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at Camp David, according to Reuters. “This will lead to more losses to the U.S.,” he said. “Its credibility will be ...

U.S. 09/09/19, 05:46

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday, Sept. 8, defended President Trump for hosting a secret meeting with Taliban officials and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at Camp David as a needed attempt to end a decades-old war in Afghanistan.  Pompeo said the administration is looking for a commitment from the Taliban ...

Asia & Pacific 09/08/19, 09:38

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Sunday, Sept. 8, that the Taliban “overreached” with its car bomb attack in a diplomatic area near the U.S. Embassy in Kabul, killing an American soldier. He asserted the bombing led President Donald Trump to pull back from planned Afghanistan peace talks at ...

Asia & Pacific 05/25/19, 10:26

An Afghan security forces raid against Taliban fighters in eastern Nangarhar province mistakenly killed at least six civilians, including a woman and two children, provincial officials said Saturday.Attahullah Khogyani, the provincial governor's spokesman, said 10 insurgents were also killed in the Friday night attack in Sherzad district.The civilians' vehicle was ...

U.S. 05/24/19, 12:16

John Walker Lindh, also known as the American Taliban after being captured by U.S. forces while fighting with the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2001, was set free Thursday, May 23. Lindh, 38, served 17 of a possible 20 year sentence according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons after striking a plea ...

U.S. 05/23/19, 20:57

John Walker Lindh, the Californian who took up arms for the Taliban and was captured by U.S. forces in Afghanistan in 2001, got out of prison Thursday after more than 17 years, released under tight restrictions that reflected government fears he still harbors radical views. President Donald Trump reacted by saying, ...

U.S. 05/23/19, 14:45

journalist Justin Pritchard reported on the American Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh's journey to the Taliban front lines. We are reprinting the story now to mark Lindh's release after nearly two decades in prison.__John Walker Lindh's journey to the Taliban front lines began five years ago in the wealthy suburbs ...

U.S. 05/23/19, 09:15

The Latest on John Walker Lindh's release from prison (all times local):10:00 a.m.Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the early release of John Walker Lindh from federal prison is "unexplainable and unconscionable."FILE - American John Walker Lindh is seen in this undated file photo obtained Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2002, from ...

U.S. 05/23/19, 08:03

Lindh has been in US federal prison since he was captured by American troops in 2001

U.S. 05/23/19, 08:00

The 'American Taliban' was released Thursday after serving 17 years in prison

Politics 05/22/19, 19:24

An envoy to Afghanistan was met with skepticism Wednesday on Capitol Hill as he briefed lawmakers on peace talks with the Taliban aimed at ending the 17-year war. Lawmakers were tight-lipped as they left the classified meeting with special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, but the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, ...

U.S. 05/22/19, 11:04

John Walker Lindh, the young Californian who became known as the American Taliban after he was captured by U.S. forces in the invasion of Afghanistan in late 2001, is set to go free after nearly two decades in prison. But conditions imposed recently on Lindh's release, slated for Thursday, make clear ...