Obama: New Taliban office an important first step
1 day ago
President Barack Obama says the opening of a Taliban political office in Qatar is an important first step toward reconciliation between the Taliban and Afghanistan's government.
U.S. drone strike kills Taliban chief in Pakistan
8 days ago
He is especially close to the leaders of the Haqqani Network, a particularly virulent Afghan Taliban faction notorious for daring suicide attacks on government installations in Kabul.
2nd Taliban attack in Kabul in 2 days kills 15 outside Afghanistan Supreme Court
8 days ago
On Monday, Taliban attackers laid siege to the military side of the Kabul airport in a failed attack that killed only the seven attackers and caused little damage.
Pakistani army makes key gains against Taliban militants
8 days ago
The U.S. has asked Pakistan repeatedly to launch operations there, specifically against the Haqqani network, an Afghan Taliban faction that's thought to have links to Pakistan's military.
Taliban bomber in Kabul kills 17 at Supreme Court
8 days ago
The U.N. in Afghanistan had publicly and privately sent a message to the Taliban that the mission was "willing to discuss civilian casualties and how to reduce them," he said.
In quiet Kabul neighborhood, Taliban attack began with mugging at mosque
9 days ago
The seven Taliban fighters drove into a residential neighborhood adjacent to the northern, military side of the airport, in a car and a delivery truck, about 4 a.m. Monday.
Afghan Taliban boldly attack on Kabul airport
9 days ago
"The Taliban, who claimed responsibility for the airport attack, have been testing Afghan security forces as foreign combat troops pull back more than a decade after the U.S.-led invasion to oust...
Taliban lay siege to NATO air base in Kabul in early morning assault
10 days ago
Suspected Taliban fighters attacked a NATO base inside Kabul's international airport early Monday, setting off a gun battle that was still going on more than two hours after it began.
Afghan official: Taliban didn't down cargo plane
16 days ago
The Taliban quickly claimed responsibility, saying it had shot down the plane, but NATO has consistently rejected that, saying there was no insurgent activity in the area.
Afghan Taliban kill 4 police in checkpoint attacks
17 days ago
President Hamid Karzai issued a statement Sunday condemning the deaths and accusing the fundamentalist Muslim Taliban of being un-Islamic by using indiscriminate weapons that harm civilians.
