Taliban Leader Mullah Mansour Killed in U.S. Drone Strike in Pakistan
The leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Akhtar Muhammad Mansour, was killed in an American drone strike in Pakistan this weekend, the New York Times reports.
First Attack in Taliban Spring Offensive Leaves At Least 28 Dead and Hundreds Wounded in Kabul
A week after the Taliban announced its annual spring offensive, armed militants launched an assault, involving a suicide car bombing and a gun attack, against a government security agency in Kabul. At least 28 people have been killed and more than 320 wounded, NPR reports, the Taliban claimed responsibility.
At Least 20 Reported Dead After Shooting at Pakistan’s Bacha Khan University
Multiple outlets are reporting that a least 20 Pakistanis have been killed, and at least 60 injured, after four gunmen stormed Bacha Khan University in northwest Pakistan during a school ceremony on Wednesday. Law enforcement officers eventually killed the attackers after an hours-long shootout at the public…
Officials: Two Killed and 11 Wounded in Taliban Suicide Attack on French Restaurant in Kabul
The Taliban inaugurated 2016 with a suicide bombing in Kabul, killing two person and wounding 15, Agence France-Press reports. The bombing targeted Le Jardin, an Afghan-owned French restaurant popular with foreigners.
6 U.S. Troops Killed in Afghanistan in Taliban Suicide Attack
In Afghanistan on Monday, six American troops were killed in what the Associated Press reports is the deadliest suicide attack on international forces there since August. The suicide bomber drove a motorcycle rigged with explosives into a joint NATO-Afghan patrol. Two Americans and an Afghan soldier were wounded.
Report: No Evidence to Support Claims that Taliban Had Occupied Afghan Hospital Before U.S. Airstrike
Immediately following a deadly U.S. airstrike on a Doctors Without Borders hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan’s national security advisor told a European diplomat, “We are without doubt, 100 percent convinced the place was occupied by Taliban,” the Associated Press reports. There is still no evidence to support this…
Anti-Taliban Minister and 13 Others Killed in Pakistan Suicide Bombing
On Sunday, two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at anti-Taliban provincial minister Shuja Khanzada’s home in eastern Pakistan, killing him and 13 others, the Associated Press reports. A militant group associated with the Pakistani Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
Afghan Intelligence: Taliban Leader Mullah Omar Died Two Years Ago
According to Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency, Mullah Mohammad Omar, the Talibans’ spiritual leader turned “secretive head” and lead insurgent after the September 11 attacks, died over two years ago. And as of right now, it’s unclear exactly why it’s taken so long to report the death of the former Bin Laden…
Gunmen Kill 43 Ismaili Muslims in Karachi Bus Attack
Masked gunmen attacked a bus carrying Ismaili Muslims in Karachi, Pakistan early Wednesday, killing 43 people.
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl Charged With Desertion, Faces Life in Prison
Bowe Bergdahl, the Army sergeant rescued last year after five years in Taliban captivity, has been charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy, according to his attorney.
At Least 14 Dead After Taliban Bombings Rock Pakistani City
Two bombs exploded outside Christian churches in Lahore, Pakistan's second most populous city, today during Sunday services, killing 14 and wounding 78, NBC News reports.
More Than 100 Children Dead in Bloody Taliban Attack on Pakistani School
In what is being described as one the deadliest attacks Pakistan has ever seen, 126 have been reported killed in a Taliban offensive on a school in Peshawar on Tuesday morning. More than 100 of the dead are students.
The Taliban Already Had This Artist's "Anti-Drone Tent" Idea
Dutch artist Sarah van Sonsbeeck is showing an Anti-Drone Tent now at Mediamatic Fabriek in Amsterdam. It promises to shield users from aerial infrared surveillance by hiding them beneath the heat-reflective surface of a Mylar® space blanket. It's a neat idea. That's why the Taliban has been using it for years.
At Least 89 Dead After Car Bomb Explodes in Crowded Afghanistan Market
At least 89 people were killed in a suicide car bomb attack in the Patika province of Afghanistan this morning. No group has yet taken responsibility for the attack, but Reuters notes that members of the Pakistani Taliban have been retreating to this area of Afghanistan to avoid military attacks in Pakistan.
Bowe Bergdahl Could Return to Active Duty Today
Defense officials said late Sunday that former Taliban POW Bowe Berdahl will return to active duty as early as today. According to a report from The New York Times, Berdahl will live in the barracks and take a job at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, where he's been in therapy the past few weeks.
Pakistani army troops ride in military vehicles after fighter jets attacked Taliban strongholds in North Waziristan, killing at least 27 militants. Several hours later, the insurgents fought back with a roadside bomb that killed at least six soldiers, according to the Pakistani army. [Photo via AP/Shakil Adil]
The Taliban Cut Off the Fingers of 11 Afghan Voters
According to Afghan police, Taliban insurgents cut the index fingers off 11 voters who participated in Saturday's presidential run-off between foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah and former finance minister Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai. The incident occurred in Herat, in western Afghanistan. All 11 fingers were from men.
U.S. Drone Strikes in Pakistan Kill 13 Taliban Militants
In retaliation for the last week's attack on Jinnah airport in Karachi, Pakistan, U.S. drones fired missiles at Taliban encampments in the country, killing at least 13 militants.
Taliban POW Had Psych Issues Before Enlisting, May Have "Gone Galt"
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the Taliban's controversial ex-captive, was speedily dismissed from the Coast Guard for psychological reasons before the Army recruited him, and was reading Atlas Shrugged shortly before he disappeared from his base in Afghanistan.
Taliban Promises "Full-Out War" in Pakistan as Attacks Continue
Following their promise earlier this week to engage in a "full-out war with the Pakistani state, starting on June 10," the Pakistani Taliban attacked the Airport Security Forces camp near Jinnah Airport in Karachi on Tuesday, the second attack in the area in two days.
