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TALIBAN FIGHTERS
Eight Pakistani troops killed in nighttime storming of border outpostMilitants attacked a security outpost in Pakistan's northwest. A vehicle bomb and gun battle resulted in eight soldiers killed and 35 injur...
Why Pakistan backstabs the US, and always gets away with itFor decades, the US grappled with Pakistan's dual role as a terror war ally and a supporter of militant groups. Despite accusations of shel...
15 security officials killed in militant attack in northwest PakistanThe incident took place on Saturday in the northwest district of Bannu where an explosive-laden vehicle approaching a police post was fired...
400 killed by Pakistan: What's behind the attack on Afghan Taliban by its once closest friend?Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban, once close allies, are now engaged in escalating conflict. Pakistan accuses Afghanistan of harboring milit...
Taliban fighters thrash women at rally in KabulThe rally was comprised of nearly 40 women as they marched and gathered outside the education ministry building, as they chanted slogans li...
Taliban fighters hit the fairground as Afghans fear for freedomsAfghans have feared a return to the group's brutally oppressive rule of the 1990s, when they banned music, photography, television -- and e...
Brother of former Afghan VP Amrullah Saleh shot dead by TalibanVideos circulating on social media purportedly show Taliban opening fire on anti-Taliban fighters in Panjshir whom they have arrested.
Taliban say they took Panjshir, last holdout Afghan provinceThousands of Taliban fighters overrun eight districts of Panjshir overnight, according to witnesses from the area. They spoke on condition ...
Resistance Force claims to have killed 700 Taliban fightersWhile Taliban claimed it has an upper hand in Panjshir, Resistance Forces led by former Vice President Amrullah Saleh and Ahmed Massoud, so...
Taliban fighters crush a women’s protest amid flickers of resistanceSeveral of the women, who were demanding inclusion in the yet-to-be named Taliban government, said they were beaten by Taliban fighters — s...
Taliban fire weapons into air, at least 2 killedTaliban in Kabul fired into the air Friday night to celebrate gains on the battlefield in Panjshir province, which still remains under the ...
Taliban and Afghan rebels claim heavy casualties in fighting over valleyUnder the leadership of Ahmad Massoud, son of a former Mujahideen commander, they have been holding out in the province, a steep valley tha...
A week into Taliban rule, one city’s glimpse of what the future may hold“I said that our jihad is not with the municipality; our jihad is against the occupiers and those who defend the occupiers,” Elias told The...
Afghan forces fighting to retake Pakistan border crossingFollowing fierce fighting on Thursday evening, dozens of wounded Taliban fighters were being treated at a Pakistan hospital near the border...
Afghan forces repel Taliban assault on provincial capital, governor Abdullah Qarluq saysMore than a dozen Taliban fighters were killed in air strikes by the Afghan Air Force on hideouts on the outskirts of Takhar's provincial c...
Afghan government says Taliban attack on checkpoint kills 14The Taliban took responsibility for Thursday's attack in Paktia province, calling it a "defensive action," without elaborating.
- Mehsud threatens to send militants to fight India
India is the next stop for Taliban fighters after they are done with creating an Islamic state in Pakistan, Tehreek-e-Taliban chief Hakimul...