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‘Was right under their nose in Kabul’: Taliban spokesperson divulges how he fooled US-Afghan forces

Featured WIB land September 14, 2021 0

Poulomi Ghosh Hindustan Times, New Delhi When Taliban spokesperson Zabiullah Mujahid addressed a press conference in person after the Taliban captured Afghanistan, many media personalities expressed disbelief as they used to think that Zabiullah is a made-up name and not a real person. The same perception helped Zabiuallah stay right under the nose of... Read more

Al Qaeda leader, thought to be dead, surfaces in video on 9/11 anniversary

Featured WIB land September 13, 2021 0

Meenakshi Ray Hindustan Times, New Delhi Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri, rumoured to be dead, was seen in a new video on released on the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States. US-based SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks the online activity of jihadist groups, reported that al-Zawahiri spoke on... Read more

Troops driven to serve by 9/11 now lead a generation that doesn’t recall the attacks

Featured September 10, 2021 0

Daniel Maynard was just four weeks into Army boot camp training at Fort Knox, Ky., to become a cavalry scout in what he expected to be a peacetime Army.

Taliban beats protesters and arrests journalists at women’s rally in Kabul

Featured WIB land September 9, 2021 0

After being shut out from the Taliban‘s new government, women increased pressure on Afghanistan‘s new rulers with a number of protests Wednesday, at least one of which was broken up by Taliban fighters who whipped some of the demonstrators and arrested local journalists.

Taliban’s new deputy intel chief ran network of suicide bombers

Featured WIB land September 9, 2021 0

Rezaul H Laskar Hindustan Times, New Delhi Taj Mir Jawad, the man named as the deputy intelligence chief in the new Taliban set-up, has been described by security and intelligence officials of several countries as the head of a network of suicide bombers responsible for attacks in Kabul. Jawad, considered a member... Read more

OEF Medal of Honor recipient reflects on the war in Afghanistan now lost

Featured WIB culture WIB land September 8, 2021 0

President Barack Obama awards the Medal of Honor to former Army Capt. William D. Swenson of Seattle, Wash., during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, D.C. on October 15, 2013. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Mikki L. Sprenkle/Released) Hal Bernton Hal Bernton The... Read more

At least 4 Americans are the first to be evacuated from Afghanistan by land, US says

Featured WIB land September 7, 2021 0

Taliban fighters stand guard behind an airplane left by U.S. forces at Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, August 31, 2021. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS) Tim Balk New York Daily News Four U.S. citizens safely escaped Afghanistan by land on Monday, the State Department said, as the American evacuation tilts away from the... Read more

Taliban open fire at anti-Pakistan march in Kabul

Featured WIB land September 7, 2021 0

Taliban gunmen on Tuesday opened fire to disperse demonstrators holding a protest march in Kabul against what they alleged was “meddling” by Pakistan in Afghanistan’s affairs. According to news agency AFP, around 70 people, mostly women, protested outside the Pakistani embassy in the Afghan capital, raising slogans against the neighbouring country.

Tanks, attack helicopters, drones: What U.S.-supplied arms mean for the Taliban

Featured WIB land September 3, 2021 0

Taliban fighters stand ready as the militant group secure the Hamid Karzai International Airport, in the wake of the American forces completing their withdrawal from the country in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021. (MARCUS YAM / LOS ANGELES TIMES) Nabih Bulos Los Angeles Times When Taliban fighters rode triumphantly into Kabul airport early Tuesday, they... Read more

China to invest, rebuild Afghanistan under the Taliban rule

Featured WIB politics September 2, 2021 0

Rome — After the withdrawal of foreign troops from Afghanistan, the Taliban will rely primarily on money from China, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid told Italian newspaper La Repubblica on Thursday. “China is our most important partner and represents a fundamental and extraordinary opportunity for us, because it is ready to invest and rebuild our country,” Mujahid said. He added... Read more