Taliban

This image from a video released by the Department of Defense shows U.S. Marines at Abbey Gate before a suicide bomber struck outside Hamid Karzai International Airport on Aug. 26, 2021, in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Courage, Strength & Optimism

Afghanistan’s government fell because of these six blunders, watchdog says

Mike Brest · February 27, 2023 5:47 pm

CORRECTS THAT BASHIR NOORZAI WAS RELEASED FROM AN AMERICAN PRISON NOT GUANTANAMO BAY -Taliban fighters and supporters attend a release ceremony for Bashir Noorzai, a senior Taliban detainee held at an American prison, at the Intercontinental Hotel, in Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi)

Jihadi blues: Taliban bureaucrats lament office life, miss the old days of waging jihad

Brady Knox · February 6, 2023 11:21 pm

Courage, Strength & Optimism

Former Afghanistan ambassador recounts ‘dismay’ over Taliban takeover ahead of SOTU

Ryan King · February 5, 2023 1:41 am

Afghan Ambassador to the U.S. Roya Rahmani, accompanied by embassy staff, speaks as she gives the Associated Press a tour at the Afghanistan Embassy in Washington, Wednesday, April 21, 2021, of looted and stolen Afghan religious relics and antiquities recovered by U.S. government authorities as part of a wider investigation into global trafficking in rare and ancient artifacts.

State of the Union 2023: Republicans invite former Afghanistan Ambassador Roya Rahmani to address

Ryan King · February 3, 2023 6:26 pm

Beltway Confidential

The Taliban appear to be making kill lists

Beth Bailey · January 18, 2023 11:00 am

A woman looks at a picture of former Afghan lawmaker Mursal Nabizada on her mobile phone, who was shot dead by gunmen last night at her house in Kabul on Jan. 15, 2023. Mursal Nabizada had been a member of parliament in the previous Western-backed regime who had turned down the opportunity to flee Afghanistan when the Taliban seized power in August 2021. "Nabizada, along with one of her bodyguards, was shot dead at her house," Kabul police spokesman Khalid Zadran said on Jan. 15.

Female former Afghan lawmaker shot dead in her Kabul home

Mike Brest · January 16, 2023 8:43 pm

In this Nov. 3, 2015 file photo, Afghan Taliban fighters listen to Mullah Mohammed Rasool, the newly-elected leader of a breakaway faction of the Taliban, in Farah province, Afghanistan.

Beltway Confidential

The Taliban woo China as ISIS threat grows

Beth Bailey · January 14, 2023 6:00 am

In this Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021 file photo, Afghans inspect damage of Ahmadi family house after U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan, Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021.

New documents show US knew botched Afghan strike killed civilians within hours

Mike Brest · January 6, 2023 7:45 pm

Taliban react to Prince Harry’s claims he killed 25 fighters in Afghanistan

Misty Severi · January 6, 2023 7:25 pm

While Taliban fighters have made gains across Helmand, Cleveland says most gains have been the temporary. (AP Photo/Mirwais Khan)

Chinese company signs oil extraction deal with Taliban

Conrad Hoyt · January 6, 2023 8:47 am

Beltway Confidential

The Taliban’s war on women continues apace

Beth Bailey · December 29, 2022 11:30 am

NGOs suspend work in Afghanistan after Taliban regime bars female employees

Samantha-Jo Roth · December 25, 2022 9:15 pm