Taliban

Taliban Kill 16 Afghan Soldiers, Kidnap Engineers After Ceasefire Ends

World News | Reuters | Saturday June 23, 2018

Taliban terrorists killed at least 16 Afghan police and two civilians in western Badghis province after their three-day ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday ended at the weekend, officials said on Friday.

"Would Like To See Pakistan Bring Taliban To Negotiating Table," Says US

World News | Press Trust of India | Thursday June 21, 2018

The United States has not seen Pakistan taking sustained and decisive actions required to bring the Taliban to the negotiating table, a top Trump adminstration official told lawmakers who demanded suspension of all American aid to Pakistan.

30 Afghan Soldiers Killed By Taliban In First Big Attack Since Ceasefire

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 20, 2018

Taliban terrorists killed 30 members of the Afghan security forces in an ambush in the western province of Badghis on Wednesday, the provincial governor said, their first major attack since a ceasefire for the Eid al-Fitr holiday.

After Afghan Ceasefire, Prospects For US-Taliban Talks Rise

World News | Reuters | Wednesday June 20, 2018

Prospects have risen for negotiations between the Taliban and the United States after Afghan President Ashraf Ghani called a ceasefire and allowed militants to roam into cities in a gamble to encourage peace talks.

Peace Marchers Arrive In Afghan Capital Saying 'Everyone's Tired Of War'

World News | Reuters | Monday June 18, 2018

Hundreds of Afghan peace marchers arrived exhausted in the capital, Kabul, on Monday after spending the fasting month of Ramadan crossing the sun-baked, war-torn country, much of it under Taliban control.

As Suicide Attack Kills 18, Taliban Says Ceasefire Won't Be Extended

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 18, 2018

A suicide attack in restive eastern Afghanistan killed at least 18 people in a crowd celebrating the Eid holiday Sunday, the second assault in as many days to mar an unprecedented ceasefire.

Pakistani Taliban Chief Mullah Fazlullah Killed In US Drone Strike

World News | William Branigin, The Washington Post | Monday June 18, 2018

A U.S. drone strike killed the head of the Pakistani Taliban in Afghanistan's eastern Konar province, Afghan officials said Friday, eliminating a notorious insurgent commander who had ordered attacks on schoolchildren in Pakistan, including future Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai.

Car Bomb Kills 26 At Eid Gathering Of Taliban And Afghan Armed Forces

World News | Reuters | Saturday June 16, 2018

A car bomb killed at least 26 people at a gathering of Taliban and Afghan armed forces in the eastern city of Nangarhar on Saturday, an official said, as soldiers and terrorists elsewhere in the country celebrated an unprecedented ceasefire.

Afghan Soldiers And Taliban Celebrate Eid In Unprecedented Ceasefire

World News | Reuters | Saturday June 16, 2018

Afghan soldiers and Taliban terrorists celebrated an unprecedented ceasefire marking the end of the Ramadan fasting season with Eid greetings, handshakes, big hugs and selfies.

Taliban Chief Who Ordered Hit On Malala Yousafzai Killed In US Strike

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday June 15, 2018

Maulana Fazlullah, the dreaded chief of Pakistani Taliban, has been killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan's restive Kunar province, an Afghan defence ministry official said today.

Pak Taliban Chief Believed Dead In US Strike In Afghanistan

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday June 15, 2018

The US military said Thursday it carried out a strike targeting a senior terrorist leader in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province, where Pakistani Taliban chief Maulana Fazlullah is believed to be hiding.

Taliban Kills Afghan Officials As Government's Ceasefire Kicks In

World News | Reuters | Tuesday June 12, 2018

Taliban terrorists killed a district governor in northern Afghanistan and kept up the pressure to seize control over some parts of Faryab province, ignoring the temporary ceasefire announced by the government that came into effect on Tuesday.

"Afghanistan's Malala": College Student, Shot By Taliban In 2016, Graduates

World News | Sharif Hassan, The Washington Post | Monday June 11, 2018

The moment Breshna Musazai climbed onto the stage in a black cap and gown, leaning on a walker and her brother's arm, the audience burst into applause.

Afghan Taliban Announces Eid Ceasefire After President's Unconditional Offer

World News | Reuters | Saturday June 9, 2018

The Afghan Taliban on Saturday announced a three-day ceasefire over the Eid holiday at the end of this week, their first offer of its kind, following a ceasefire announced by the government on Thursday.

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani Announces Ceasefire For Eid al-Fitr With Taliban

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday June 7, 2018

Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani announced Thursday a temporary ceasefire for Eid al-Fitr, the holiday that caps off the holy month of Ramadan, though it was not immediately clear if the Taliban had agreed