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Fears have been raised over the fate of elite Afghan commandos, who military sources believe will be among the Taliban's top targets ...
Taliban fighters take control of Afghan presidential palace after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country, in Kabul, Aug. 15, 2021. An attendee holds a phone, recording the events.
The Taliban's supreme leader Hibatullah Akhundzada said Sunday there is "no need" for Western laws in Afghanistan and that democracy is dead as long as sharia laws are in place.
The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting girls and women in Afghanistan.
A former Taliban commander has pleaded guilty to taking hostages, including an American journalist, and the deaths of U.S. soldiers, the Justice Department said Friday. Haji Najibullah, 49 ...
American George Glezmann released by Taliban 2 years after arrest in Afghanistan An American woman was freed by the Taliban after she, two British nationals and their Afghan translator were ...
The commandos were members of two units, CF 333 and ATF 444 (also known as the Triples), who were paid, trained and fought alongside UK special forces in Afghanistan.
American George Glezmann released by Taliban 2 years after arrest in Afghanistan Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed Thursday that American national George Glezmann was on his way back to the ...
It took about 100 commandos, rangers and marines to kill four militants and recapture the base, further humiliating the military. Two militants are believed to have escaped.
A former chess coach says a member of the Taliban vice squad told him: "Playing chess is forbidden. Buying a chess set is forbidden. Even watching it — is forbidden." Why was the game banned?