Tag: Taliban
UN says thousands of anti-Pakistan militants in Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD (AP) - A U.N. report says more than 6,000 Pakistani insurgents, most belonging to the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) group attacking Pakistani military...
Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks with Kabul
ISLAMABAD (AP) - The Taliban have put the son of the movement's feared founder in charge of their military wing and added several powerful...
Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks with Kabul
ISLAMABAD (AP) - In one of the most significant shake-ups in years, the Taliban put the son of the movement's feared founder in charge...
Taliban make big changes ahead of expected talks with Kabul
ISLAMABAD (AP) - In one of the most significant shake-ups in years, the Taliban put the son of the movement's feared founder in charge...
Pakistan to resume polio campaign as COVID-19 cases decline
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan announced Tuesday it would resume vaccinations against polio next week, months after the drive against this crippling children’s disease was...
Russia’s foreign minister mocks intel on bounties to Taliban
MOSCOW (AP) - Russia’s top diplomat on Friday dismissed U.S. intelligence information alleging that Moscow offered bounties to the Taliban for killing American soldiers...
Critics of US-Taliban deal say militants can’t be trusted
WASHINGTON (AP) - Intelligence that Afghan militants might have accepted Russian bounties for killing American troops did not scuttle the U.S.-Taliban agreement or President...
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Washington's envoy to Afghanistan on Saturday emphasized the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an...
Critics of US-Taliban deal say militants can’t be trusted
WASHINGTON (AP) - Intelligence that Afghan militants might have accepted Russian bounties for killing American troops did not scuttle the U.S.-Taliban agreement or President...
US envoy forges ahead with troubled Taliban peace deal
ISLAMABAD (AP) - Washington's envoy to Afghanistan stressed Saturday the economic benefits of the peace deal with the Taliban, forging ahead with an agreement...
