Taliban

Russia Hosts Taliban at “Regional Threat” Talks and Affirms Support for Kabul

The Taliban may be a pariah to the Western geopolitical establishment, but it is not without friends in high places. On Friday, Moscow...

Luis Miguel September 29, 2023

Taliban Forbids University Education for Afghan Girls, U.S. Slams Decision

Angeline Tan December 22, 2022

SINGAPORE — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have forbidden university education for women throughout the country, eliciting criticism from the United States and the UN....

Taliban Names UN Envoy; Requests to Address General Assembly This Week

James Murphy September 23, 2021

In another sign of the times, the Taliban has named a special envoy to the United Nations and is requesting to address the...

Former Gitmo Detainees Now Key Taliban Leaders

C. Mitchell Shaw September 9, 2021

The Taliban are being led by former Guantanamo detainees who were released by former President Barack Obama in exchange for U.S. Army Sergeant...

U.S. Frets That Taliban Excluded Women From Gov’t. New Regime Paints Over George Floyd Mural in Kabul

R. Cort Kirkwood September 9, 2021

In what might be the most laughable moment of the Biden presidency to date, Secretary of State Tony Blinken proclaimed yesterday that the...

The Taliban Announces China Is Its “Main Partner”

Veronika Kyrylenko September 4, 2021

America’s enemies — radical Islamists from the Taliban and Chinese Communist Party — are now partnering to their mutual benefit. ...

Pictures, Video Show Taliban Flying U.S. Black Hawk Over Kandahar With Body Hanging Below [Correction]

C. Mitchell Shaw August 31, 2021

Reports from Monday show Taliban forces flying U.S. Black Hawk attack helicopters over Kandahar with “traitors” hanging by the neck beneath the U.S....