The US lifts bounties on senior Taliban officials, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, says Kabul
The Taliban say the U.S. has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including the interior minister who also heads a powerful network blamed for bloody attacks against Afghanistan’s former Western-backed government
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U.S. lifts bounties on Sirajuddin Haqqani and other senior Taliban officials, Kabul says
The U.S. has lifted bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani, officials in Kabul said Sunday.NBC News - 21h -
U.S. Lifts Millions in Bounties on Senior Taliban Officials
The move was a significant shift toward leaders of the Haqqani network, which was behind some of the deadliest attacks during the war in Afghanistan.The New York Times - 5h -
Taliban frees US man held in Afghanistan for two years
George Glezmann's release comes after talks between US and Taliban officials in Kabul.BBC News - 4d -
UNICEF calls on the Taliban to lift ban on girls' education as new school year begins in Afghanistan
A United Nations agency is urging Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers to immediately lift a lingering ban on girls’ education to save the future of millions who have been deprived of their right to ...ABC News - 3d -
American detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan has been released
An American was freed from Afghanistan on Thursday after more than two years in Taliban captivity in a deal brokered by Qatar.NBC News - 4d -
Fears for British couple in 70s held by Taliban as court appearance delayed
Daughter says Barbie Reynolds, 75, is collapsing from malnutrition and that the health of Peter, 79, is also declining. The daughter of a British couple in their 70s imprisoned by the Taliban has ...The Guardian - 1d -
American George Glezmann freed by Taliban more than 2 years after arrest
Former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says the Taliban's decision to release American George Glezmann was "a goodwill gesture" to President Trump.CBS News - 4d -
American George Glezmann freed by Taliban more than 2 years after arrest
Former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says the Taliban's decision to release American George Glezmann was "a goodwill gesture" to President Trump.CBS News - 4d -
American George Glezmann freed by Taliban more than 2 years after arrest
Former U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad says the Taliban's decision to release American George Glezmann was "a goodwill gesture" to President Trump.CBS News - 4d
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