Taliban

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Asia & Pacific 05/08/19, 04:19

The Taliban attacked the offices of an international NGO in the Afghan capital on Wednesday, setting off a huge explosion and battling Afghan security forces in an assault that wounded at least nine people, officials said.Public Health Ministry spokesman Wahid ...