UN Security Council lifts travel restrictions on 4 Taliban leaders

taliban  The Taliban on Wednesday seized three more Afghan provincial capitals and a local military headquarters in northern Afghanistan  KABUL, Afghanistan — The Taliban have settled in as rulers of Afghanistan, two years after they seized power as and NATO forces

Pakistan and its intelligence service have more influence over the Afghan Taliban than any other country or intelligence organization, writes Bruce Riedel  The German Foreign Ministry on Friday warned against cooperating with Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on deporting Afghan offenders,

Taliban , the Pen- tagon could make an important contribution on the ground Despite assurances from the CIA , Rumsfeld was perturbed by the fact that the Pakistan and its intelligence service have more influence over the Afghan Taliban than any other country or intelligence organization, writes Bruce Riedel