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Exclusive CBS News Video Shows Taliban Ambush & Training of Boy Suicide Bombers 11-12-2008 12:47 am   -  CBS News

"I think in Afghanistan, we really dropped the ball for a long time."

Taliban: Christian Woman Killed for Preaching Under Guise of Aid Work 10-21-2008 6:52 am   -  AP

"She came here to just to share her skills and her capabilities."

Taliban Fighters Take Villages Near Kandahar After Jailbreak 06-17-2008 11:41 am   -  CBC

Raw: Embedded Reporter Shows US Forces in Gun Battle With Taliban in Afghanistan 05-07-2008 9:52 am   -  AP

"Right now we have the enemy forces maneuvering in what appears to be a trench line."

Afghan President Escapes Unharmed in Deadly Taliban Gun and Rocket Attack 04-27-2008 10:36 am   -  AP

Suspected Taliban militants attacked a ceremony attended by Afghan President Hamid Karzai Sunday, unleashing automatic weapons and rocket fire. At least nine people were wounded but the president escaped without injury

al-Jazeera Airs Video of Christian Missionaries Held by Taliban 07-31-2007 12:37 am   -  al-Jazeera

In the video, seven women wearing headscarves are seen, along with what appear to be Taliban militants. The group claims to have killed a second South Korean hostage.

Body of Murdered Christian Missionary Recovered From Taliban Territory 07-26-2007 1:52 am   -  AP

The victim, one of 23 South Korean missionaries abducted from a bus in Afghanistan, had been shot 10 times in the head, chest, and stomach.

Taliban Commander Warns of Coming Terror 07-14-2007 12:25 am   -  ABC News

A top Taliban terror commander issued a new warning that an attack is coming that will dwarf the failed bombings in London and Glasgow.

Taliban Commander Told of US Attacks Before His Death 05-15-2007 9:20 am   -  ABC News

ABC News reported Monday night that Mullah Dadullah, just 36 hours before he died, made a video claiming that US and British citizens were being trained for suicide missions.

Afghan Taliban Commander Killed, Body Shown To Reporters 05-13-2007 3:58 pm   -  Source: BBC

Mullah Dadullah recently told the BBC that he had hundreds of suicide bombers awaiting his orders to launch an offensive against foreign troops.



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US hits Taliban safe house In North Waziristan - The Long War Journal
The government signed peace agreements in the red agencies/ districts (the military said Shangla was under Taliban control in October); purple districts are under de facto Taliban control; yellow regions are under Taliban influence. ...

Javno - World - Afghanistan Urges Cooperation To Defeat Taliban
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What Would Talking with the Taliban Look Like? | The Agonist
The government of key American ally Saudi Arabia, which has already brought together Afghan government officials and Taliban members for preliminary talks in the kingdom. In an indication of the leadership's commitment, King Abdullah ...

Jihad Watch: Taliban kidnap Canadian Muslim journalist with a ...
VANCOUVER–Taliban militants, suspected of abducting a Canadian freelance journalist in northern Pakistan last week, are holding her because they think she is a spy, according to officials in the region. ...

PrairiePundit: Talking to the Taliban true believers
David McKiernan, the top American commander in Afghanistan, says he is working on a plan to engage militants in local councils provided they reject the Taliban and accept the basic civil rights and political freedoms in the Afghan ...

I fought the Taliban after they shattered my pelvis
A PLYMOUTH soldier fought his way out of a Taliban ambush after his pelvis had been smashed by a bullet. Serjeant Lee French, 31, came under attack...

Taliban warns of reprisals as Pakistan protests US drone attacks
Islamabad (AFP) Nov 20, 2008 - A militant Taliban group warned Thursday of reprisals in Pakistan if there was another US drone attack, as the government condemned the latest missile strike in its territory.

Afghanistan Conflict Monitor: Taliban Regains Power, Influence In ...
'Taliban Regains Power, Influence In Afghanistan', The Wall Street Journal, 20 November 2008EXCERPT: "The Taliban are setting up courts and other local-government institutions across southern Afghanistan, challenging US efforts to ...

democracyarsenal.org: To Talk with the Taliban?
National Security Network's Democracy Arsenal. A blog devoted to opinion, commentary, and sparring on US foreign policy and global affairs.

The Weekly Standard
Reports of the ISI's aiding the Taliban are nothing new. In December 2006, Afghan intelligence captured a Pakistani intelligence officer who was "in charge of relations between the ISI and al Qaeda leaders" in Kunar province. ...









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