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US labels Taliban-ruled Afghanistan a 'state sponsor of wrongful detention,' demands release of jailed AmericansIn a bold move, the United States has officially designated Afghanistan as a 'State Sponsor of Wrongful Detention'. Secretary of State Marc...
The Taliban say they're ready to release US prisoners. But which ones?Talks between U.S. and Afghan officials for prisoner releases are stuck. The U.S. wants its citizens freed from Afghanistan. Afghanistan wa...
Amir Amiri, US citizen released by Taliban from Afghan prison, all you need to know about the releaseThe Taliban freed US citizen Amir Amiri on Sunday, following a prisoner exchange agreement, marking the fifth American released this year t...
Trump suggests US troops could return to base in Afghanistan, citing its proximity to rival ChinaDonald Trump has suggested reestablishing a U.S. presence at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan, four years after the chaotic withdrawal. Trump...
American woman released by Taliban in Afghanistan: Former US envoyAn American woman, Faye Hall, was released by the Taliban in Afghanistan and is now under Qatari care. Hall, along with two Britons, was de...
All eyes on 'decisive' Qatar in hostage release effortsQatar has emerged as a key power in efforts to release hostages seized by Hamas, with French President Emmanuel Macron praising Qatar's rol...
Jaish-e-Mohammed, Lashkar-e-Taiba back with Taliban, set up 11 camps since takeover: UNSC ReportThose familiar with the details told ET that JeM and LeT have drawn specific mention in report like this after a gap of at least over five ...
Hostage advocates concerned by United States pullout from AfghanistanThe departure of all U.S. special operations from Afghanistan will make counterterrorism operations, including the collecting of intelligen...
Afghanistan withdrawal draws concerns over abducted AmericanMark Frerichs, a contractor from Lombard, Illinois, believed held for more than a year by the Taliban-affiliated Haqqani network, was not m...
Soleimani, face of fight against ISIS, TalibanSoleimani was the face of armed resistance against ISIS in Iraq and Syria and contributed in a big way in defeating ISIS, said an expert wi...
Afghan Taliban frees 3 Indian hostages in exchange for 11 top militant leaders: ReportsTwo Taliban officials told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty on Sunday that the swap took place earlier in the day, but they did not disclose...
ISI backed Kandahar hijackers: Plane crisis negotiator Ajit DovalDoval said that if the Taliban hijackers did not have ISI support, India could have re solved the crisis.
Verifying Pakistan Taliban hostage video says ChinaAcquaintances of Hong told the daily that they are also waiting for the official confirmation on the identity of the man in the video.
Killing of kids in Pakistan one of the darkest days of humanity: Kailash Satyarthi"If they can hear me, they can keep me hostage, kill me but release those 400 children of mine who are trapped there," Satyarthi said.
Paying ransoms to terrorist puts innocent US citizens at risk: White House"It is the policy of the United States of America that we do not pay ransom or make concessions to terrorist groups to secure the release o...
- Children taken hostage by militants in Pak school, freed
Militants took 100 children hostage in Pak before freeing them.
- Two French hostages freed in Afghanistan
Two French employees, who were taken hostage in Afghanistan two weeks ago, were freed on Saturday.
- Pakistan envoy to Afghanistan held by Taliban: Report
Pakistan's envoy to Afghanistan Tariq Azizuddin, who went missing in February, appeared on Saturday in a video aired by Al-Arabiya news cha...
- Taliban take 156 Pak soldiers hostage
A much graver crisis threatens Pakistan than the decision on Musharraf’s uniform with 156 Pakistani soldiers being taken hostage by Taliban...
- Taliban not to release S Korean hostages
Afghanistan's Taliban has decided not to free any of 21 South Korean hostages.