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Nov 2, 2018 · Nov. 2, 2018. KANDAHAR, Afghanistan — Minutes before killing one of the most important generals in Afghanistan, the infiltrator made a final call to the Taliban. Though only a teenager, the...
Sep 15, 2022 · News. September 15, 2022. Afghanistan: Taliban torture and execute Hazaras in targeted attack – new investigation. Six people killed during a night raid on a family home in Ghor province, including a 12-year-old girl. Ongoing Taliban killings indicate a pattern of attacks on ethnic minorities and members of the former security forces.
Aug 16, 2021 · Getty Images. The Taliban have taken control of Afghanistan, almost 20 years after being ousted by a US-led military coalition. Emboldened by the withdrawal of US troops, they now control all key...
Apr 4, 2021 · In retaliation, the Taliban authorized their fighters to attack the American military and C.I.A. base there and publicly took responsibility for the rocket attack that followed: a first for the ...
- Thomas Gibbons-Neff
Aug 17, 2021 · The Taliban persecuted minorities, particularly Shia minorities in Afghanistan. The group also gave sanctuary to al-Qaeda and its leader, Osama bin Laden, who planned the 9/11 attacks within the ...
- Jen Kirby
Aug 14, 2021 · And it intensified an assassination campaign, killing government officials, human rights and civil society activists, police officers, journalists and religious scholars.
Oct 3, 2021 · Felipe Dana/AP. KABUL, Afghanistan — At least five civilians were killed in a bomb blast at the entrance to a Kabul mosque Sunday, a Taliban official said, describing the deadliest attack in...
