He said the bomb targeted the office of the peace committee, which publicly opposes the Pakistani Taliban. The committee also helps solve disputes among residents. Wazir said some of the wounded ...

Tensions flared in Kalaburagi on Friday morning after stickers bearing the image of the Pakistan flag were found pasted on roads at multiple junctions, including Jagat Circle and Saath Gumbad.

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 ...

Ex-Taliban Commander Pleads Guilty to Taking US Journalist Hostage By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former commander in the Taliban has pleaded guilty to taking an American journalist and ...

(Bloomberg) — Nearly a year after Russian President Vladimir Putin called Afghanistan’s Taliban an “ally” in countering terrorism, Moscow lifted a two-decade-old ban on the group, aiming to bolster ...

The author is an Afghanistan-based female journalist, trained with Finnish support before the Taliban take-over. Her identity is withheld for security reasons KABUL, Apr 25 2025 (IPS) - “Even if our ...

By Colin Moynihan Haji Najibullah once commanded more than a thousand Taliban militants who waged a ruthless insurgency against U.S. and Afghan enemies. In summer 2008, federal prosecutors say ...

WASHINGTON, April 25 (Reuters) - A former commander in the Taliban has pleaded guilty to taking an American journalist and two Afghan nationals hostage in Afghanistan and Pakistan in 2008 and 2009 ...