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…the Taliban would certainly welcome a U.S. departure, incentivizing their compliance with the terms of the agreement. Even if the Taliban were not in full compliance with the agreement, a…

…and government, the Taliban ceases support and cooperation with terrorist organizations, and hostilities cease. We must not forget the Taliban only came to the table because of the sacrifices many…

…As it turns out, the Taliban isn’t as trustworthy as the former president thought. Now, Khairkhwa has resurfaced as one of the masterminds behind the Taliban’s takeover of Kabul, the…

…Wednesday in a roundly criticized op-ed that Republicans are “extremists” just as bad as the Taliban. MSNBC host Joy Reid similarly likened the Taliban’s treatment of women to the “far…

The Taliban now has access to more than $85 billion worth of U.S. military equipment abandoned by the Afghan army. Shortly after President Joe Biden abruptly withdrew U.S. troops from…

…forces and the fleeing Afghan government left behind. Taliban fighters drove Humvees and armored SUVs adorned with the white Taliban flag through the streets and brandished American-made weapons. Fast-forward a…

…will not let them leave the airport,” he told Fox News. “We know the reason why is because the Taliban want something in exchange.” The Taliban denied the allegations, with…

…harassed and even beaten by the Taliban,” said Austin on the House call. “This is unacceptable and [we] made it clear to the designated Taliban leader.” Austin called the beatings…

Twitter continues to give a Taliban spokesman a platform on its website as the terrorist group ravages Afghanistan, but it won’t budge on its permanent ban on former President Donald…

…reaching out to the Taliban who are actually providing the outer security” at the airport. https://twitter.com/RealSaavedra/status/1430972212757073920?s=20 According to Politico, U.S. officials have shared intelligence with Taliban officials identifying those who…

The United States reached an agreement with the Taliban in Afghanistan that U.S. officials said will likely be implemented “very soon” and could lead to American forces leaving the war-torn…

…to point the finger at Trump for negotiating with the Taliban, the former president said the agreement his administration orchestrated was clear about consequences. “We had a very strong agreement….

An MSNBC columnist used his platform on Tuesday to tell pro-life Republicans that they are no better than the women-hating Taliban. “Look, nobody is saying the GOP and the Taliban…

President Joe Biden refused responsibility for the chaos in Afghanistan over the weekend and blamed Former President Donald Trump and the Afghan army for the Taliban’s advancement into Kabul. “I…

…deposits to China, and millions of dollars worth of military aircraft and other equipment to the Taliban (thus China, for its inspection), the upcoming anniversary of the radical Islamic terrorist…

…Bedford to discuss why the Taliban are now in charge of America’s Afghan evacuation. “[Biden] took all the conditions that had been established under the Trump administration and just left…

…the Taliban has no interest in negotiating peace with a government in Kabul they label as a foreign proxy, the Taliban of 2019 is not the Taliban of 2001, and…

…he shared with a group of six Afghan Christians was raided by the Taliban. As an LGBT activist and gay man, Hassan was in serious danger when the Taliban, which…

…be reached between the Taliban and the various war lords-turned-politicians and tribal leaders that comprise Afghanistan’s political establishment. Maybe that would include continued U.S. counterterrorism efforts. But will the Taliban…

The deal’s off. President Trump revealed last week he had canceled a secret meeting planned with both Taliban leaders and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at Camp David. A Taliban attack…

…leaders of these countries, they would have seen to it that the Taliban, of all people, didn’t seize control of Afghanistan. As it is, the Taliban are now very much…

…recent intelligence report from last week suggested a tighter timeline but still claimed it would be 90 days before the Taliban took full control of the capital city. The Taliban’s…

…to Congress in September 2021, the Taliban broke six of those conditions. It is entirely misleading to suggest we had to withdraw on an arbitrary timeline when the Taliban didn’t…

…and may have constituted actual defection to the Taliban. Bergdahl’s team leader claims that Bergdahl sought talks with the Taliban. Other men who served with Bergdahl say that after his…

…rely on the Taliban for security in the Afghan capital during the U.S. evacuation.  Relying on the Taliban, it turns out, would prove disastrous when a suicide bomber managed to…

…about the “Taliban Dream Team” who were just traded for ransomed soldier Bowe Bergdahl. These were top officials in the Taliban regime: a provincial governor, a deputy defense minister, a…

…young boys by powerful men — has not received sufficient attention. A significant reason the Taliban came to power in the 1990s, with public support, was their fight against bacha…

…shared a list of “American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies” with the Taliban. The administration bassured the media that the Taliban had “shown flexibility” and was comporting themselves…

…the journey to the airport. To avoid being identified at Taliban checkpoints that litter the country, the family veered past onto dusty back roads. Taliban fighters fired shots at their…

…and Afghans, often patrolling, and sometimes even fighting, alongside our forces. Because of their selfless service to American personnel, the Taliban consider interpreters arch traitors. According to Brown University’s Costs…

…told the tale. Saturday night: “The Taliban now control every major city in Afghanistan except for the capital, Kabul.” Early Sunday morning: “The Taliban encircled Kabul, the last city under…

…held by the Taliban. The only U.S. prisoner of war in Afghanistan, on May 31, Bergdahl was part of a prisoner swap. He was returned to U.S. authorities in exchange…

…force against something like 75,000 Taliban,” Biden said on July 8, when asked whether a Taliban takeover was “inevitable.” “There’s going to be no circumstance where you’re going to see…

…last Taliban fighter or pummel the insurgency into a surrender. The Taliban, also, don’t have the ability to outgun the Afghan government. We are in a stalemate precisely because of…

…those of the Taliban, and the Taliban never had any air power advantage. Let’s cut to the chase. The Afghan forces melted, surrendered, or switched sides because they don’t give…

…to monitoring and removing Taliban content. “The Taliban is sanctioned as a terrorist organization under US law and we have banned them from our services under our Dangerous Organisation policies….