Taliban Gearing Up for Spring Offensive
iStockphoto(KABUL, Afghanistan) — With the weather in Afghanistan warming up and the United States on the verge of withdrawing from the region, experts are expecting the Taliban’s familiar spring offensive to be more pronounced this year.
This …
Taliban Hands Over Bodies of 16 Afghan Soldiers
Patrick Smith/Getty Images(WARDOOJ, Afghanistan) — The Taliban turned over the bodies of 16 Afghan soldiers killed in an attack on Sunday.
The firefight, which took place in the district of Wardooj, was among the deadliest attacks on Afghan National A…
Pakistanis Wants Afghans to Return Taliban Commander
George Doyle/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan wants Afghanistan to hand over a senior Taliban commander its forces apprehended earlier in this week.The capture of Maulvi Faqir Mohammad along with some bodyguards in southeastern Afghanistan is consider…
Terror Sting: California Man Arrested in Taliban Car Bomb Plot
Doug Menuez/Thinkstock(OAKLAND, Calif.) — Federal agents arrested a California man Friday morning in a terror sting after he allegedly tried to detonate a car bomb at an Oakland bank as part of a Taliban plot.The FBI said the explosive device that Mat…
Prince Harry’s War Games Trigger Backlash
JOHN STILLWELL/AFP/Getty Images(LONDON) — Prince Harry is the subject of new security concerns as a possible high-value target for the Taliban after he suggested that he has killed insurgents in Afghanistan.”Take a life to save a life. That&rsqu…
Drone Strike Kills Top Taliban Commander in Pakistan
JOEL SAGET/AFP/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) — A top Taliban commander who targeted U.S. troops in Afghanistan was killed in an American drone strike in Pakistan along with nine of his comrades, intelligence and local sources confirm to ABC News. The Taliba…
Former Senior Taliban Members Released from Pakistani Jails
Hemera/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry Monday confirmed the release of eight taliban prisoners in order to “facilitate the Afghan reconciliation process.” As part of the ongoing peace process, the Pakistani and Afghan governments h…
Senior Pakistani Official Calls for Action Against Taliban Sanctuaries
George Doyle/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — A senior Pakistani politician on Saturday demanded that Pakistan go after Taliban militant sanctuaries in North Waziristan. This is the first time an important ally of President Asif Ali Zardari has echoed publicly…
Navy SEAL Killed in Raid to Free American Doctor from Taliban
John Moore/Getty Images (file photo)(WASHINGTON) — One of the Special Operations troops involved in the raid to free an American doctor from the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan died of his wounds on Sunday.A U.S. official confirmed the service member k…
Doctor Rescued from Taliban is Medical Advisor for Colorado NGO
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The American doctor rescued from the Taliban in Afghanistan Saturday by U.S. Special Operations Forces is the medical adviser for a Colorado Springs NGO, his employer confirmed Sunday.Dr. Dilip Joseph and two colleagues were kidna…
Doctor Rescued from Taliban is Medical Advisor for Colorado NGO
ABC News(NEW YORK) — The American doctor rescued from the Taliban in Afghanistan Saturday by U.S. Special Operations Forces is the medical adviser for a Colorado Springs NGO, his employer confirmed Sunday.Dr. Dilip Joseph and two colleagues were kidna…
American Doctor Rescued From Taliban
ABC News(NEW YORK) — An American doctor who worked for an NGO in Kabul and had been kidnapped by the Taliban was rescued Saturday in a raid by U.S. Special Operations forces in Afghanistan, according to U.S. officials.Dr. Dilip Joseph, who was abducte…
Reports Surface of More Bomb Explosions in Afghan Provinces
ABC News(KABUL, Afghanistan) – An improvised explosive device went off in eastern Afghanistan today, killing two International Security Assistance Force service members.Meanwhile, a roadside bomb exploded on a vehicle in the western province of F…
Oops! Taliban Reveals Identities of Its Mailing List Members
John Foxx/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — A Taliban spokesperson sent out a routine email last week, accidentally publicly CC’ing the names of everyone on his mailing list, ABC News has learned.
The names were disclosed in an email by Qari Yousuf Ahmedi, an of…
Pakistan Hands Over Taliban Prisoners to Afghanistan
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(ISLAMABAD) — In a move described by a Pakistani military official as “a step aimed at achieving peace in Afghanistan,” Pakistani intelligence sources confirmed to ABC News that “Pakistan has releas…
Sister of Malala Yousufzai’s Alleged Gunman Apologizes
Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) — The sister of the man accused of trying to kill a 15-year-old Pakistani school girl is speaking out.Rehana Haleem, who lives in Pakistan’s Swat Valley, told CNN her brother has brought shame to their fam…
Taliban Leader Urges More ‘Insider Attacks’ in Afghanistan
ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP/Getty Images(KABUL, Afghanistan) — Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar is urging his followers in Afghanistan to step up so-called “insider attacks” on U.S. and Afghan forces.Omar, who fled Afghanistan following the U.S.-led invasi…
Pakistani Girl Shot by Taliban Communicating, Standing Up
ABC News(BIRMINGHAM, England) — The 15-year-old Pakistani girl, who was targeted and nearly killed by the Taliban last week for supporting education for girls, has stood up for the first time since the shooting.Dr. Dave Rosser of Queen Elizabeth Hospi…
Malala Yousufzai Shooting: $1M Bounty Placed on Taliban Spokesman
Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images(ISLAMABAD) — While a 14-year-old Pakistani girl is responding to treatment for her gunshot wounds at a British hospital, a leading politician at home upped the ante to find those responsible for the attempted assassi…
Pakistani Girl Nearly Killed by Taliban ‘Stable’ After First Night in UK
Veronique de Viguerie/Getty Images(BIRMINGHAM, England) — The 14-year-old Pakistani girl who was targeted and nearly killed by the Taliban for supporting education for girls has made some progress after her first night in a British hospital.Malala You…