Afghan Taliban Blame U.S. for Failed Prisoner Swap
Two Western hostages, American Kevin King and Australian Timothy John Weeks, have been in Taliban captivity since August 2016. Keep Reading
Inside Block Six – the Prison Wing That Holds 2,000 Taliban
Taliban inmate Mawlawi Fazel Bari says he wasn't born a fighter, but after five years in prison, he says he’s never felt more ready to die. “I have become so frustrated. I never thought I would carry out a suicide motor-bomb, but now, by god I swear I will.” Keep Reading
Taliban Commemorates 18 Years of War That Was Fought to Defend al-Qaeda
Group refers to an interview with its founder and first emir, Mullah Mohammad Omar, in which he predicted that the Taliban would outlast the U.S. Keep Reading
Joint Raid Targeted al-Qaeda Members in Taliban Stronghold, U.S. and Afghan Officials Say
The Afghan government reported that “a high-profile Al Qaeda group” was “embedded with Taliban leaders” at the raid site. Keep Reading
Taliban Supplies al-Qaeda with Explosives for Attacks in Major Afghan Cities
The news comes only one week after Mike Pompeo said the Taliban “would break from al Qaeda publicly and permanently” to sign a so-called peace deal. Keep Reading
Trump Says Taliban Talks ‘Dead,’ U.S. Military to Ramp Up Afghanistan Operations
Trump scrapped talks with the Taliban planned for Camp David, Maryland, over the weekend after an American soldier was killed. Keep Reading
A Virtual 9/11: How Terror’s Transformation Complicates Our Long War
Today's terror is beyond borders, beyond the classic training camps and beyond rigid loyalties in online tutorials. Keep Reading
Taliban Claim Blast in Afghan Capital as U.S. Reaches Draft Peace Deal
The explosion came as a senior U.S. diplomat was visiting Kabul to brief Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on a draft peace accord. Keep Reading
Bronx Man Nabbed at JFK While Allegedly Trying to Go Join Taliban
Hossain allegedly said his purpose was to “fight the American government...with the Taliban,” and that “I want to kill some kufars before I die.” Keep Reading
Troop Withdrawal Said to Be Key to Progress in U.S.-Taliban Talks
The seventh round of the US-Taliban talks, according to the US Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, will begin on June 29; Afghan government releases prisoners. Keep Reading
