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Tag Archives: Taliban
Marines allegedly urinate on dead Taliban in video
The Marine Corps is promising to investigate a disturbing video that appears to show Marines in Afghanistan urinating on the bloody corpses of alleged Taliban fighters, officials at the Pentagon said Wednesday.
U.S.: Raids have taken out 900 Taliban leaders
U.S.-led military forces have captured or killed more than 900 Taliban leaders in the past 10 months, making it harder for the insurgency to maintain its offensive capabilities, according to the U.S. military in Afghanistan.
50 Taliban switch sides in Afghan north
KABUL, Afghanistan — Fifty Taliban fighters laid down their arms on Tuesday and joined pro-government forces in northern Afghanistan where militants have been slowly expanding their presence, officials said.
Taliban video thought to show captured spc.
KABUL, Afghanistan — A new video released by the Taliban shows a man thought to be the only known American serviceman held captive in Afghanistan, a group that tracks militant websites said Wednesday.
Taliban releases video of captured soldier
WASHINGTON — The Taliban released a video Wednesday of a man identified as an American soldier captured in Afghanistan last June, showing him pleading for his freedom and to be returned home.
Marines pound remaining Taliban in Marjah
MARJAH, Afghanistan — Marines pummeled insurgents with mortars, sniper fire and missiles as fighting intensified Thursday in two areas of the Taliban southern stronghold of Marjah, where U.S. and Afghan forces are facing stubborn resistance in an operation now in … Continue reading
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Troops sweep into Taliban stronghold
MARJAH, Afghanistan — Thousands of U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers stormed the Taliban stronghold of Marjah by air and ground Saturday, meeting only scattered resistance but facing a daunting thicket of bombs and booby traps that slowed the allied advance … Continue reading
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Taliban, Marines exchange fire as battle looms
NEAR MARJAH, Afghanistan — Marines and Taliban insurgents exchanged gunfire Thursday on the outskirts of Marjah, a southern militant stronghold where American and Afghan forces are expected to launch a major attack in the coming days.To the north, a U.S.-Afghan … Continue reading
Reports: Pakistan Taliban leader killed
ISLAMABAD — The death of Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud would inflict major damage against an al-Qaida ally already under pressure from U.S. and Pakistani attacks, but is unlikely to deal a killer blow to an organization blamed for scores … Continue reading
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Alliances bolster rising power of Taliban
The Afghan Taliban increasingly view al-Qaida “as a handicap,” according to the senior U.S. military intelligence officer in Afghanistan.In a Dec. 22 slide briefing titled “State of the Insurgency — Trends, Intentions and Objectives,” Maj. Gen. Michael Flynn, director of … Continue reading