Kabul sends in commandos as Taliban surround Afghan city
3 years, 5 months ago

Kabul sends in commandos as Taliban surround Afghan city

The Hindu  

Plumes of smoke billowed over an Afghan provincial capital Thursday as fighting raged between the Taliban and government forces for a second straight day. "The Taliban have resumed their attacks from several directions with light and heavy weapons," Badghis Governor Hessamuddin Shams told AFP on Thursday. Overnight, the defence ministry rushed hundreds of commandos to the city to launch a "large scale operation", spokesman Fawad Aman said on Twitter. "The Taliban's retaliatory attacks against civilians deemed to have supported the government are an ominous warning about the risk of future atrocities," said HRW associate director Patricia Gossman. Meanwhile a meeting between an Afghan government delegation and Taliban representatives in Tehran ended Thursday, Iran's state news agency said, with both sides urging an end to fighting, and more talks.

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The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know
4 months, 1 week ago

The Taliban have ruled Afghanistan for 3 years. Here are 5 things to know

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — It’s been three years since the Taliban took control of Afghanistan. Despite no international recognition as the country’s official rulers, the Taliban enjoy high-level meetings with major regional powers like China and Russia. The Taliban’s legitimacy to govern doesn’t come from Afghans but from their interpretation of religion and culture, said Leena Rikkila Tamang with the International …

Afghanistan: 10 dead, 8 injured in blast at Kabul military airport
1 year, 11 months ago

Afghanistan: 10 dead, 8 injured in blast at Kabul military airport

India TV News  

Afghanistan : A bomb blast near a checkpoint in Kabul's military airport on Sunday killed at least 10 people and injured 8 others, Taliban officials said. The military airport is around 200 metres from the civilian airport and close to the Interior Ministry, itself the site of a suicide bombing last October that killed at least four people. Interior Ministry …

Several dead and wounded in blast outside Kabul military airport
1 year, 11 months ago

Several dead and wounded in blast outside Kabul military airport

Al Jazeera  

No one has claimed responsibility for the explosion that caused multiple casualties, according to the Taliban. An explosion outside the military airport in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has caused multiple casualties, according to a Taliban official. Interior Ministry spokesman Abdul Nafi Takor said the blast on Sunday left several people dead and wounded, adding that an investigation was under way. “He …

‘I want to leave more than ever’: A year after U.S. pullout, Kabul is a city in despair
2 years, 3 months ago

‘I want to leave more than ever’: A year after U.S. pullout, Kabul is a city in despair

LA Times  

Standing on the side of a mud-crusted street by a sewage canal, Shafiullah heaved a 110-pound bag of flour into the trunk of his battered Toyota Corolla and sighed. “She can’t go to school,” Husseini said, gesturing at her sister, who stood silently by her side. Yes, there are less intihaari bombings because the Taliban themselves were the intihaaris and …

One year on – the day I fled the Taliban
2 years, 4 months ago

One year on – the day I fled the Taliban

The Telegraph  

The government minister Rangina Hamidi, photographed by Stephen Ross Goldstein ‘I imagined grabbing a knife and killing my daughter Zara, then myself. ‘If the Taliban come here, they’ll kill us,’ they told me, and I knew they were right. Afghan refugees crouch in a group as British military secure the perimeter outside the Baron Hotel, near the Abbey Gate, in …

Taliban in Kabul: A year on, challenges remain
2 years, 4 months ago

Taliban in Kabul: A year on, challenges remain

Hindustan Times  

A year on from the power grab by the Taliban in Afghanistan, the two words that sum up the situation in a country blighted by decades of conflict are insecurity and uncertainty. But the world still gets occasional glimpses of the realities that ordinary Afghans are grappling with – such as heavily armed Taliban fighters firing in the air to …

2021: The year of Afghanistan's fall to Taliban | Full timeline of how things unfolded
2 years, 11 months ago

2021: The year of Afghanistan's fall to Taliban | Full timeline of how things unfolded

India TV News  

While India celebrated its Independence day on August 15, one of the neighboring countries witnessed a downfall like never before. Image Source : AP Taliban fighters stand guard in front of the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Aug. 16, 2021. Image Source : AP President Joe Biden speaks about Afghanistan from the East Room of the White …

The AP Interview: Karzai ‘invited’ Taliban to stop chaos
3 years ago

The AP Interview: Karzai ‘invited’ Taliban to stop chaos

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban didn’t take the Afghan capital — they were invited, says the man who issued the invitation. In an Associated Press interview, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai offered some of the first insights into the secret and sudden departure of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani — and how he came to invite the Taliban into the city …

Karzai 'invited' Taliban to stop chaos
3 years ago

Karzai 'invited' Taliban to stop chaos

India Today  

The Taliban didn’t take the Afghan capital — they were invited, says the man who issued the invitation. In an Associated Press interview, former Afghan President Hamid Karzai offered some of the first insights into the secret and sudden departure of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani — and how he came to invite the Taliban into the city “to protect the …

Taliban fighters now manning checkpoints in Afghan cities
3 years ago

Taliban fighters now manning checkpoints in Afghan cities

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Since the Taliban took over …

Taliban kill, abduct dozens of ex-officers: Rights group
3 years ago

Taliban kill, abduct dozens of ex-officers: Rights group

India Today  

Taliban fighters have summarily killed or forcibly “disappeared” more than 100 former police and intelligence officers since taking power in Afghanistan, Human Rights Watch said in a report Tuesday. “There is no problem for anyone.” But he added that if any former security officer “resumes his bad deed.then he will be punished based on his crime.” Read | Afghans flee …

19 dead in attack on Kabul hospital; Taliban say suicide bomber responsible
3 years, 1 month ago

19 dead in attack on Kabul hospital; Taliban say suicide bomber responsible

Hindustan Times  

At least 19 people died and over 50 have been wounded in two explosions heard on Tuesday near the Sardar Mohammad Daud Khan military hospital in Afghanistan's capital city Kabul, followed by the sound of gunfire, media reports stated. A photograph shows a general view of Kabul city, A Taliban official, on condition on anonymity, told news agency AFP that …

Taliban raid suspected IS hideout after bombing in capital
3 years, 2 months ago

Taliban raid suspected IS hideout after bombing in capital

India Today  

Taliban forces raided an Islamic State affiliate's hideout in the Afghan capital and killed several insurgents, hours after a deadly bombing outside a mosque in Kabul, the Taliban said Monday. Sunday's bombing outside the Eid Gah mosque killed five civilians, and while no claim of responsibility was made, suspicion quickly fell on the Islamic State group, which has ramped up …

A month of Taliban rule: Signs of US occupation at Kabul airport
3 years, 3 months ago

A month of Taliban rule: Signs of US occupation at Kabul airport

Al Jazeera  

A well-thumbed copy of Not a Good Day to Die, which tells how American forces nearly came undone fighting in Afghanistan in the early stages of the war, lies on a bed in a deserted United States barrack room at Kabul airport. A month after the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan, signs of the 20-year US-led occupation are still visible at …

Taliban fighters who were once inmates of Kabul jail now are the prison guards
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban fighters who were once inmates of Kabul jail now are the prison guards

Firstpost  

The takeover of the Pul-e-Charkhi Prison, a sprawling complex on Kabul’s eastern outskirts, is a sign of the sudden and startling new order in Afghanistan Kabul: Once, Kabul’s main prison was crowded with thousands of Taliban captured and arrested by the government. The Taliban now run Pul-e-Charkhi Prison, a sprawling complex on Kabul’s eastern outskirts. After capturing the city, the …

The Taliban want to lay down the law. Far outside Kabul, rural Afghans just want to get paid
3 years, 3 months ago

The Taliban want to lay down the law. Far outside Kabul, rural Afghans just want to get paid

CNN  

Paktika province, Afghanistan CNN — In rural Paktika province – at a border crossing with Pakistan, nearly 200 miles south of Kabul – a Taliban commander surveys the crowds. “We asked the previous judges how they used to work, they said they were following the law of the land, not the Sharia,” says Taliban judge Qazi Ubaidullah. A maternity nurse …

Taliban's latest diktat: Permission needed for protests, purpose and slogans must be shared with ministry
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban's latest diktat: Permission needed for protests, purpose and slogans must be shared with ministry

Hindustan Times  

The Taliban on Wednesday introduced several 'conditions' to restrict protest in Afghanistan. A Taliban fighter stands guard as Afghan women take part in an anti-Pakistan protest in Kabul, on Wednesday. In their latest diktat, the Taliban said permission needs to be taken from the ministry of justice before any protest is organised, according to local publication Pajhwok News. Watch: How …

Nearly 600 from Taliban killed; over 1,000 captured in Panjshir, claim resistance forces
3 years, 3 months ago

Nearly 600 from Taliban killed; over 1,000 captured in Panjshir, claim resistance forces

India TV News  

About 600 Taliban have been killed in Afghanistan's northeastern province of Panjshir, Afghan resistance forces claimed on Saturday. Taking to Twitter, the resistance forces' spokesperson Fahim Dashti said, "About 600 Taliban have been liquidated in various districts of Panjshir since morning. Ahmad Masoud vows to save Panjshir Meanwhile, the commander of the anti-Taliban resistance forces in Afghanistan's Panjshir province, Ahmad …

Can the Taliban ensure Kabul airport is safe to fly?
3 years, 3 months ago

Can the Taliban ensure Kabul airport is safe to fly?

Al Jazeera  

The Kabul airport is a vital gateway for humanitarian aid and crucial for the revival of Afghanistan’s economy. Reopening Kabul’s international airport is critical for the Taliban as it rebuilds Afghanistan. But its first flight taking off in less than a week since the Americans left the airport in shambles has given Afghans new hope. Presenter: Nastasya Tay Guests: Keith …

Photos: Tanks, helicopters, artillery: See what the U.S. left behind in Afghanistan
3 years, 3 months ago

Photos: Tanks, helicopters, artillery: See what the U.S. left behind in Afghanistan

LA Times  

When Taliban fighters rode triumphantly into Kabul airport early Tuesday, they did so on U.S. pickup trucks, wearing American-made uniforms and brandishing American M4 and M16 rifles. A Taliban fighter raises the Taliban banner at Hamid Karzai International Airport after the U.S. withdrawal on Aug. 31. Taliban fighters stand ready as the militant group secures Hamid Karzai International Airport in …

How Taliban helped in evacuation of US nationals from Kabul airport
3 years, 3 months ago

How Taliban helped in evacuation of US nationals from Kabul airport

India Today  

After 20 years of war in Afghanistan, the US pulled out its troops and citizens from Kabul on August 31. According to a CNN report, the secret arrangement with the Taliban allowed members of the militant group to escort US nationals to the gates of the Kabul international airport. Quoting a defence official, CNN reported that the US special operations …

Victorious Taliban focus on governing after US withdrawal
3 years, 3 months ago

Victorious Taliban focus on governing after US withdrawal

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban reveled in their victory after the American withdrawal from Afghanistan, reiterating their pledge Tuesday to bring peace and security to the country after decades of war. It will take time.” A long-running economic crisis has worsened since the Taliban’s rapid takeover of the country in mid-August, with people crowding banks to maximize their daily withdrawal …

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security but Afghanistan needs a lot more
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security but Afghanistan needs a lot more

Firstpost  

What the Taliban face what could be a series of major crises as they fully take over the government Kabul: The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul’s international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final US troop withdrawal that ended America’s longest war. “Our nation has suffered war and invasion and the people do not have more tolerance.” At the end …

From security and logistics to commercial flights, future of Kabul airport up in air after US exit
3 years, 3 months ago

From security and logistics to commercial flights, future of Kabul airport up in air after US exit

Firstpost  

The symbolism of the airport was underlined when the Taliban’s top spokesman stood on its runway and declared victory over the United States With the Taliban in control of Kabul’s airport after the United States completed its withdrawal on Tuesday, the focus will now shift from the mammoth Western evacuation operation over the past two weeks to the group’s plans …

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport, promise security

India TV News  

The Taliban triumphantly marched into Kabul's international airport on Tuesday, hours after the final U.S. troop withdrawal that ended America's longest war. “Our nation has suffered war and invasion and the people do not have more tolerance.” At the end of his remarks, the Badri fighters shouted: “God is the greatest!” In an interview with Afghan state television, Mujahid also …

Taliban declares victory as Afghans assess their future after West’s exit
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban declares victory as Afghans assess their future after West’s exit

LA Times  

For the last two weeks, Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International Airport was the last tether for America’s war in Afghanistan, its runways the site of a frantic airlift that spirited more than 123,000 people out of the country. Taliban fighters sit in front of darkened consoles in the deserted control tower of Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. At a …

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport tarmac after US withdrawal
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban declare victory from Kabul airport tarmac after US withdrawal

CNN  

CNN — Taliban leaders declared victory over the United States from the tarmac of Kabul airport on Tuesday, hours after the withdrawal of the last American troops left Afghanistan in the grip of the militant group. Taliban fighters were But Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby told CNN Tuesday he wasn’t “overly concerned about these images” of Taliban fighters examining the …

Taliban take over Chinook helicopters left behind by US Army at Kabul airport | Watch
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban take over Chinook helicopters left behind by US Army at Kabul airport | Watch

India Today  

Moments after the US completed the evacuation of its troops in Afghanistan, Taliban fighters took over the Kabul airport and seized the Chinook helicopters left behind by the US military. pic.twitter.com/4c4OBc8bBb — Nabih August 30, 2021 However, reports suggested that the US military disabled a number of their choppers and armoured vehicles at the Kabul airport hangar before leaving. Follow …

Triumphant Taliban parades at Kabul airport after US exit
3 years, 3 months ago

Triumphant Taliban parades at Kabul airport after US exit

Al Jazeera  

Hours after the last foreign forces withdrew from Afghanistan, Taliban leaders walked victorious through the Kabul airport, flanked by guards dressed in special forces combat kit inspecting destroyed US military equipment. The Taliban’s “Badri 313” special forces unit posed for pictures, brandishing US rifles and flying the group’s white flag. The departing US military disabled several aircraft and armoured vehicles …

Taliban Largely Seal off Kabul Airport as Airlift Winds Down
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban Largely Seal off Kabul Airport as Airlift Winds Down

News 18  

The Taliban deployed extra forces around Kabul’s airport Saturday to prevent large crowds from gathering after a devastating suicide attack two days earlier, as the massive US-led airlift wound down ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline. The economic crisis, which predates the Taliban takeover earlier this month, could give Western nations leverage as they urge Afghanistan’s new rulers to form …

Taliban thrash Afghan on Kabul streets as latter runs for life | Video
3 years, 3 months ago

Taliban thrash Afghan on Kabul streets as latter runs for life | Video

India Today  

Amid chaos and mayhem engulfing the cities of Afghanistan, a video showing a few men, purportedly Taliban fighters, thrashing civilians on the streets of Kabul has gone viral on social media. The video, shared by Twitter account Ihtesham Afghan, shows the men dressed in black, hitting the civilians with their arms, as they try to run away. A report compiled …

Kabul blasts show security situation in Afghanistan 'complex, grave': China
3 years, 3 months ago

Kabul blasts show security situation in Afghanistan 'complex, grave': China

India Today  

China on Friday expressed shock at the deadly suicide attacks at Kabul airport, saying the security situation in Afghanistan remained "complex and grave" and offered to work with the international community to deal with terrorist threats and prevent the war-ravaged country from becoming a hotbed of terrorism. Xinjiang shares borders with Afghanistan, Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, besides Central Asian countries of Kazakhstan, …

What is the Islamic State threat in Afghanistan?
3 years, 3 months ago

What is the Islamic State threat in Afghanistan?

Deccan Chronicle  

Kabul: As desperate Afghans crowd Kabul airport trying to get on any evacuation flights to flee the Taliban, officials have warned of another jihadist threat: the Islamic State group. President Joe Biden said there is "an acute and growing risk" of an attack at the airport by the group's regional chapter, called Islamic State-Khorasan or ISIS-K. Islamic State had been …

Photos: Deadly attack outside Kabul airport
3 years, 3 months ago

Photos: Deadly attack outside Kabul airport

LA Times  

A bomb went off near the entrance to Kabul’s airport Thursday, ripping through crowds of Afghans and foreign nationals waiting for evacuation from the country. Taliban fighters secure the outer perimeter in plain sight of the American forces that control the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. A C-17 Globemaster takes off as Taliban fighters secure the airport’s outer …

Kabul airport attack shows Afghanistan is still a terror hotbed that the Taliban will struggle to control
3 years, 3 months ago

Kabul airport attack shows Afghanistan is still a terror hotbed that the Taliban will struggle to control

CNN  

CNN — The devastating bomb attack outside Kabul airport on Thursday is a brutal reminder that Afghanistan remains fertile territory for jihadi terrorism and that ISIS remains a resilient presence far beyond its birthplace. “There’s a greater danger from ISIS and al Qaeda and all these affiliates in other countries by far than there is from Afghanistan,” he said last …

Gunfire at Kabul airport kills 1; Taliban mass near Panjshir
3 years, 4 months ago

Gunfire at Kabul airport kills 1; Taliban mass near Panjshir

Deccan Chronicle  

Kabul: A firefight at one of the gates of Kabul’s international airport killed at least one Afghan soldier early Monday, German officials said, the latest chaos to engulf Western efforts to evacuate those fleeing the Taliban takeover of the country. The shooting near the military side of the airport came as the Taliban sent fighters to the north of the …

Chaos and violence as crowds keep growing outside Kabul airport
3 years, 4 months ago

Chaos and violence as crowds keep growing outside Kabul airport

Al Jazeera  

Kilometres of land near the airport now resemble refugee camps as people desperate to flee the Taliban continue to mass. What was initially a few hundred families outside the roundabout leading to the main entrance in the days since the Taliban first took over the city on August 15 has now ballooned to thousands of desperate men, women and children …

Pakistan aided Taliban, played key role in Afghanistan takeover, says US lawmaker
3 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan aided Taliban, played key role in Afghanistan takeover, says US lawmaker

India Today  

A top US lawmaker has claimed that Pakistan and its intelligence agency had played a key role in safeguarding the Taliban and its takeover of Afghanistan. The Republican lawmaker, Steve Chabot further said that it is disgusting to watch Islamabad celebrate Taliban’s victory in Afghanistan that will bring "untold brutality" to the Afghans. Steve Chabot, who is the Co-Chair of …

7 Killed In Crowd At Kabul Airport As Afghans Try To Flee
3 years, 4 months ago

7 Killed In Crowd At Kabul Airport As Afghans Try To Flee

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING KABUL, Afghanistan — At least seven Afghans died in a panicked crush of people trying to enter Kabul’s international airport, the British military said Sunday, as thousands were still trying to flee the country in a chaotic exodus a week after the Taliban takeover. Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Kabul’s airport, now one of the only routes …

British military: 7 Afghans killed in chaos at Kabul airport
3 years, 4 months ago

British military: 7 Afghans killed in chaos at Kabul airport

India TV News  

The chaos around Kabul’s international airport saw another seven Afghan civilian killed in crowds, the British military said Sunday, showing the danger still posed to those trying to flee the Taliban’s takeover of the country. The deaths come as a new, perceived threat from the Islamic State group affiliate in Afghanistan has seen U.S. military planes do rapid, diving combat …

Taliban takeover pushes Afghanistan into chaos
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban takeover pushes Afghanistan into chaos

The Hindu  

THE LIGHTNING SPEED AND THE EASE WITH which the Taliban forces retook the Afghan capital, Kabul, on August 15 after 20 years have taken everybody by surprise. When the Taliban took power for the first time in 1996, one of the first things it did was to torture and hang Mohammed Najibullah, the last secular leader of Afghanistan who had …

Afghanistan's Imams Called by Taliban to Urge Unity When They Hold Their First Friday Prayers
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan's Imams Called by Taliban to Urge Unity When They Hold Their First Friday Prayers

News 18  

The Taliban called on Afghanistan’s imams to urge unity when they hold their first Friday prayers since the Islamist group seized control of the country, as protests against the takeover spread to more cities on Thursday, including the capital, Kabul. State Department spokesman Ned Price said 6,000 “fully processed” people were currently at the Kabul airport and would soon be …

The Taliban’s mask slips further after militants kill journalist’s relative
3 years, 4 months ago

The Taliban’s mask slips further after militants kill journalist’s relative

CNN  

CNN — Afghans are witnessing early glimpses of the true nature of Taliban rule, after the brutal repression of several protests and the murder of a journalist’s relative betrayed the militant group’s promises to lead an “inclusive” and restrained regime. It includes a document purportedly written by the Taliban’s Military Commission to a senior security official in the former government …

Afghanistan: 'Several' killed as Taliban fighters open fire at crowd waving national flag at I-Day rally
3 years, 4 months ago

Afghanistan: 'Several' killed as Taliban fighters open fire at crowd waving national flag at I-Day rally

India TV News  

Several people were reported to be killed in the Afghan city of Asadabad on Thursday when Taliban fighters opened fire on people waving the national flat at an Independence Day rally, news agency Reuters said. On Thursday, a procession of cars and people near Kabul’s airport carried long black, red and green banners in honor of the Afghan flag — …

Opinion | Those praising the Taliban must know, it is still committing brutal atrocities
3 years, 4 months ago

Opinion | Those praising the Taliban must know, it is still committing brutal atrocities

India TV News  

I was surprised to find several supporters of Taliban in our country, who are proudly claiming that Taliban’s victory will boost the confidence of Muslims across the world. One of them is Maulana Sajjad Nomani, member of All India Muslim Personal Law Board, who has lauded Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. In my prime time show ‘Aaj Ki Baat’ on Wednesday …

Taliban unleash its wicked face on Afghanistan's I-Day; open fire, beat up women, kids outside Kabul airport
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban unleash its wicked face on Afghanistan's I-Day; open fire, beat up women, kids outside Kabul airport

India TV News  

Afghanistan Latest News: Although the Taliban promised safe passage to the Kabul airport for people trying to flee the country, there have been incidents of violence at the checkpoints on airport roads. Reports say that women and children were beaten as they passed through checkpoints set up by Taliban fighters to reach the airport to flee the country. Reports say …

Opinion: Before this week, when did you last think of Afghanistan?
3 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: Before this week, when did you last think of Afghanistan?

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Nick Paton Walsh is CNN’s International Security Editor. For the hundreds of Afghans – crushing each other close to suffocation outside the North Gate of Kabul’s airport and holding babies in the air for US Marines to grab – the lack of regard paid to their country and the events unfolding in it has been palpable for a …

Taliban crush opposition across Afghanistan, as chaos builds at airport
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban crush opposition across Afghanistan, as chaos builds at airport

CNN  

CNN — The Taliban have moved swiftly to crush early opposition to their rule across Afghanistan, clashing with protesters and forcing an entire city to stay inside, as a frantic rush to escape the country intensifies at Kabul’s international airport. A curfew will be imposed “for an indefinite time” over the entire southeastern Afghan city of Khost on Thursday, multiple …

Taliban militants violently disperse rare Afghan protest
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban militants violently disperse rare Afghan protest

Associated Press  

KABUL, Afghanistan — Taliban militants attacked protesters Wednesday in Afghanistan who dared to take down their banner and replace it with the country’s flag, killing at least one person and fueling fears about how the insurgents would govern this fractious nation. Under Taliban control, Afghanistan will without doubt become ground zero of radical Islamist terrorism; plots against democracies will be …

Taliban blows up statue of Shiite militia leader, who fought against them in Afghanistan Civil War in 1990s
3 years, 4 months ago

Taliban blows up statue of Shiite militia leader, who fought against them in Afghanistan Civil War in 1990s

India TV News  

The Taliban have blown up the statue of a Shiite militia leader who fought against them during Afghanistan’s civil war in the 1990s, according to photos circulating on Wednesday, sowing further doubt about their claims to have become more moderate. Afghans remain skeptical of new Taliban But many Afghans remain deeply skeptical, and thousands are racing to the airport and …

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