Tag: Taliban
‘Clown world’: Taliban on Twitter, Trump banned
“The Taliban Spokesman has a Twitter account without any problem. Meanwhile, President Trump is banned from the platform,” said Rep. Claudia Tenney.
Republicans blasted Twitter...
The cost of disgrace is not cheap
Americans will get over the humiliation they may feel about the disaster in Afghanistan. But allies like Israel must draw conclusions about the decline...
Taliban Capture Major City in Northern Afghanistan, Draw Closer to Kabul
KABUL, Afghanistan (Reuters) - Taliban forces captured a major city in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, sending Afghan forces fleeing, and drew closer to Kabul, where Western countries scrambled...
Second Afghan City Falls As Taliban Tighten Hold Over Provinces
The Taliban seized the stronghold of a notorious Afghan warlord Saturday, officials said, the second provincial capital to fall to the Islamists in under...
US and Taliban reach reduction of violence agreement -US official
An agreement that leads to a major US troop withdrawal could be a political boost for Trump, who has repeatedly promised to stop "endless...
Trump makes surprise Afghanistan trip, voices hope for ceasefire
Humeyra Pamuk, Idrees Ali
BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (Reuters) - President Donald Trump made a surprise Thanksgiving visit to U.S. troops in Afghanistan on Thursday and said...
‘American Taliban’ John Walker Lindh freed after 17 years in prison
Release opposed by family of Mike Spann, a CIA officer killed during prisoner revolt in Afghanistan shortly after interrogating Lindh; fear looms he still...