”Taliban” News

Pakistan kills dozens of militants in tribal areas

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) – Pakistani forces have killed dozens more suspected militants in tribal areas, officials said, after the government announced a new assault against Taliban along the Afghan border. Jet planes and helicopter gunships bombarded militant hideouts in the
06 20 2009 5:41PM (...more)

No Afghan-Taliban peace talks, for now

Kabul, Afghanistan - The Taliban are not engaged in peace talks with the Afghan government, despite recent reports to the contrary, say sources close to the insurgents and the government.
10 9 2008 10:40PM (...more)

We've met the enemy in Afghanistan, and he's changed

KABUL — A decade ago, when the Taliban controlled the Afghan government, their militiamen — barely motivated, untrained conscripts — tried for five years to seize control of the entire country from more moderate forces but
03 22 2010 6:32AM (...more)

Afghanistan: Why Efforts to Disarm the Taliban Have Failed

Why has it been nearly impossible to coax Taliban fighters into turning in their weapons and cooperating with the Afghan government? The story of Mullah A stands as an all-too-common example. A few years back, the Taliban commander
09 19 2009 10:06AM (...more)

Afghanistan War Surge: Might the Taliban Compromise Now?

President Obama has ordered 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan , and NATO is chipping in with an additional 7,000. That's good
12 15 2009 1:11PM (...more)

Talking with the Taliban.

Abdul Jameel was ready for peace. The commander of a small group of Taliban fighters in the province of Wardak, Afghanistan , Jameel was able to persuade his men to surrender to the
11 26 2009 11:51AM (...more)

Despite US troops, Taliban roam freely in south

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan – It wasn't enough for the Taliban to name judges in one stretch of southern Afghanistan. Sensitive to residents' concerns about corruption, the militants in the Musa Qala area of 08 20 2009 7:40PM (...more)

Talking to the Taliban

03 10 2009 3:35PM (...more)

Taliban threaten Afghan mobile phones companies

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan (AFP) - The Taliban threatened Monday to attack mobile phone facilities in Afghanistan , alleging that the technology was being used at night to pin-point the Islamic rebels' hideouts.
02 28 2008 4:57AM (...more)

U.S. transfers 20 more prisoners to Afghan custody

KABUL (Reuters) - The U.S. military has handed over a groupof 20 suspected Taliban fighters to Afghan custody under aprogram to transfer all Afghan prisoners from U.S. detention,the Afghan Defence Ministry said on Sunday.
02 11 2008 3:19AM (...more)