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Pakistan Taliban border fighting leaves casualty reports at odds
World
— Oct 27, 2026
Heavy clashes broke out between Pakistani forces and Afghan Taliban fighters near the Angoor Adda border crossing, with both sides reportedly using heavy weapons after cross-border fire. Reports described civilian deaths and injuries, casualties on the Pakistani side, and residents fleeing nearby communities; the toll remains unclear.
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US Plans Nearly 200 Afghan Deportations via Pakistan
Donald John Trump
— Nov 2, 2026
The Trump administration plans to send more than 150 Afghan nationals to Afghanistan through Pakistan, with a court filing describing a planned transfer of nearly 200 people and raising questions about the onward journey. The Taliban government urged Washington to handle returns responsibly, protect migrants’ rights and coordinate with Kabul, while warning against using Afghan citizens as bargaining tools.
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UN reports 443 arbitrary Taliban detentions
Taliban
— Oct 15, 2026
The U.N. mission in Afghanistan says Taliban morality police arbitrarily detained 443 people and documented 97 cases of ill-treatment from July to September, often over rules on women’s dress, beards, prayer attendance and music. The report also cites killings and detentions of former security personnel; Taliban authorities rejected the findings as false or politically motivated and said the detentions were lawful.
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Taliban Suspends BBC FM Radio Across Afghanistan
World
— Oct 13, 2026
Taliban suspended BBC FM radio across Afghanistan, citing repeated violations with no details; BBC confirmed the Oct. 13 halt of Dari, Pashto and English broadcasts and is talking with authorities.
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Tom Gallagher
This suspension will only push people toward less trustworthy sources of information.
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House GOP Blocks Thomas Massie’s Attempt To Impeach Pete Hegseth
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Afghan Opium Production Jumps Fivefold Despite Ban
World
— Oct 29, 2026
Afghanistan’s opium cultivation rebounded sharply in 2026 despite the Taliban’s ban, with planted area up 330% to more than 43,000 hectares and estimated production rising fivefold to nearly 1,500 tonnes, though both remain far below pre-ban levels. The UN says impoverished farmers are concealing crops and returning to poppy cultivation without viable alternatives, and is urging investment in livelihoods and farm infrastructure.
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Elena Vasquez
Even with the big jump this year, output is still far below what it was before, so the restrictions must be having some effect.
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Deadly clashes reported along Kurram border
Taliban
— Oct 17, 2026
On Oct. 17, 2026 Pakistan Army retaliated after Afghan Taliban fire in Upper Kurram; Shipola base camp reportedly destroyed. PICSS: 225 attacks in Sept., a 12-year high.
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Chris Dalton
Destroying the Shipola camp might deter more strikes but could also provoke wider fighting.
Biden Just Left 14 Million Women To Be Abused Under Taliban Rule
Opinion
— Aug 25, 2021
There’s one major difference between Taliban 2001 and Taliban 2021: While the ideology may still be stuck in the Bronze Age, the PR has come a long way. As NPR noted, “The Taliban Is Attempting To Present A More Subdued…
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Blinken Clarifies That the Taliban Is ‘Not Permitting’ Charter Flights To Leave Afghanistan
Reporting
— Sep 8, 2021
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says that the Taliban is preventing charter flights from departing Afghanistan. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Blinken said, “As of now, the Taliban are not permitting the charter…
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Taliban Urges Women To Stay Indoors Until Security Forces Are Trained on ‘How to Deal With’ Them
Reporting
— Aug 25, 2021
The Taliban is asking employed women in Afghanistan to remain inside because they need to train their security forces on how to “deal with” them. During a press conference Tuesday, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid…
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DOJ says Iranian operative used coded calls from NY jail to direct UK plot
U.S. prosecutors say an Iranian-linked operative in a New York jail used coded calls to help direct a failed attack on RAF Fairford, a British base hosting U.S. aircraft. The indictment alleges two co-defendants and UK associates prepared f
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Taliban Offers to Open Diplomatic Relations with America, Unclear What Biden Will Do with Request
Reporting
— Jul 18, 2021
A message from the leader of the Taliban claims to seek good relations with the United States once American forces have left Afghanistan, where they have battled the Taliban for the past 20 years. The offer was…
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Gen. Milley Floats Possibility of Working With Ruthless Taliban Regime
Reporting
— Sep 2, 2021
The country’s top military leaders on Wednesday said they would not rule out future partnerships with the Taliban Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said that collaboration with the Taliban, who…
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Toy Story vs Shrek
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The toy box vs the swamp: two animation revolutions, one inevitable playground argument.
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UN Document Says the Taliban Is ‘Intensifying the Hunt-Down’ of Afghan Allies
Reporting
— Aug 20, 2021
The Taliban are conducting “targeted door-to-door visits” searching for allies of the Afghan government, according to a confidential UN document obtained by Axios . According to the reporting, the Taliban are…
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Taliban Boldly Proclaims Their Victory Will Spread, Islamic Law Will Envelop the World
Reporting
— Aug 16, 2021
As the Taliban swallowed what was left of Afghanistan on Sunday, its leaders were making it clear that they have not yet fully achieved their goal. A Taliban leader identified as Muhammed Arif Mustafa told CNN’s…
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‘Get Rid Of This Menace’: Biden Admin Reportedly Considering Working With Taliban To Wipe Out ISIS
Joe Biden
— Jul 3, 2024
The Biden administration is reportedly considering an unusual move — working with the Taliban to fight a branch of ISIS in Afghanistan, NBC News reported on Wednesday. Relations between the West and the Taliban , the…
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‘Afghanistan Is Finally Free’: Taliban Declare Victory Following US Troop Withdrawal
Reporting
— Aug 31, 2021
The Taliban declared “Afghanistan is finally free” after U.S. troops completed their withdrawal. According to The Associated Press, the Taliban marched into Kabul’s international airport just hours after U.S. troops…
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Biden's Afghanistan Blunder Arms Elite Taliban Unit to the Teeth: Report
Opinion
— Aug 21, 2021
Two images crumbled during the fall of Afghanistan: how we view the Taliban and how the world views us. When Taliban soldiers once came to mind, we thought of “the typical Salwar Kameez and AK-47 slung over the…
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Feeling Overlooked By Biden Admin, Family Of American Detained In Afghanistan Plans To Meet With Taliban
Joe Biden
— Sep 2, 2024
The family of an American man imprisoned in Afghanistan is planning to meet directly with his Taliban captors as they feel overlooked by the Biden administration, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. The Taliban…
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Pregnant CA Woman Left Behind in Afghanistan: Taliban Going Door To Door Looking for Americans
Reporting
— Sep 5, 2021
As the Biden administration congratulates itself on America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, one California woman left behind lives in fear knowing she is prey for the Taliban. Taliban fighters are “hunting Americans,” a…
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Trump, Chief Taliban Negotiator Speak by Phone After Accord
Reporting
— Mar 3, 2020
The Taliban’s chief negotiator Mullah Baradar Akhund and U.S. President Donald Trump held a 35-minute telephone call on Tuesday, a Taliban spokesman said, in what may be the first direct discussion between a U.S. leader…
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House GOP Blocks Thomas Massie’s Attempt To Impeach Pete Hegseth
House Republicans blocked an immediate vote Tuesday on Republican Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie's resolution to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth in a procedural vote.
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New York Times Takes Heat After Publishing Op-Ed Written by Deputy Leader of the Taliban
Reporting
— Feb 21, 2020
The New York Times was heavily criticized after it published an op-ed written by Sirajuddin Haqqani — the deputy leader of the Taliban. In the piece titled “What We, the Taliban, Want,” Haqqani discusses a proposed…
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Taliban Commander Declares There ‘Will Be No Democratic System’ in Afghanistan
Reporting
— Aug 19, 2021
Waheedullah Hashimi, a senior member of the Taliban, made it clear that Afghanistan will be ruled by “Sharia law and that is it.” Hashimi told Reuters, “There will be no democratic system at all because it does not have…
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Taliban Gets Into The Oil Game
United States of America
— Jun 2, 2026
The Taliban has just opened the spigot on five new oil wells in Afghanistan after the U.S. military withdrew from the country during the Biden administration. The new wells were opened in the Zamrad Sai area of the Amu…
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REP. TIM BURCHETT: Your Tax Dollars Are Going To The Taliban
Joe Biden
— Sep 12, 2024
It is common knowledge that the Afghanistan withdrawal was a complete disaster, but lots of people do not know that the Biden administration has been sending cash to the Taliban every week since then . When the United…
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Nikki Haley: The UN May ‘Promote the Taliban’ With Membership
Opinion
— Aug 26, 2021
Nikki Haley, who served as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations during the Trump administration, warned that the globalist body could elevate the Taliban by recognizing the group as the legitimate government of…
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