Taliban News

Islamabad - Pakistan has hailed progress in peace talks with the country's main Taliban faction, but attacks claimed by mysterious splinter factions are threatening to undermine the process.The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) declared a one-month ceasefire last w...

Bannu - Pakistani Taliban spokesman Shahidullah Shahid on Saturday announced a month-long ceasefire to allow the resumption of stalled peace talks with the Pakistan government."We announce a month-long ceasefire from today and appeal to all our comrades to res...

Asadabad - The Taliban stormed an Afghan army outpost in the eastern Kunar province bordering Pakistan early Sunday, killing 20 soldiers and kidnapping seven, an official said.The volatile border area is dominated by militants who often use improvised explosive d...

It happened in Paktika Province in Afghanistan. Apparently after spotting Taliban forces on a distant ridge, U.S. Army mortar teams engaged with 60mm mortars. In a simultaneous airstrike, the U.S. dropped a 500-pound bomb on their own guys.

Washington - Washington will attempt to resume talks with the Taliban on exchanging a U.S. soldier held captive by insurgents since 2009 for Guantanamo Bay prisoners, The Washington Post reported.The move is an attempt to free Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl.

Islamabad - Pakistan's fledgling peace talks with the Taliban suffered a fresh blow Friday as a negotiator for the militants said he would take no further part until the agenda included the imposition of Islamic sharia law.

Kabul - The Taliban have produced dozens of “proof of life” videos featuring combatants they have taken hostage. The latest release is a first in the war. The Afghans are providing evidence of still holding a dog captured in December of last year.

Islamabad - Negotiators for Pakistan's government and the Taliban called for a ceasefire after meeting Thursday in the first round of talks aimed at ending the militants' bloody seven-year insurgency.

Islamabad - Negotiators for Pakistan's government and Taliban met Thursday for a first round of talks aimed at ending the militants' bloody seven-year insurgency, sources said.

Washington - Mike Rogers (R – Mich.), chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, stated Tuesday that drone limits put American “lives at risk.”