Freedom of Expression is under attack in Afghanistan. The Afghan government has announced its intention to ban the live coverage of Taliban attacks.
The media, politicians and diplomats quickly criticized the decision as an infringement on the rights of Afghans to know what is happening around them. The government claimed they needed to restrict the Taliban’s [...]

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This is just too shocking of a quote to pass up.
Retired Brigadier Sultan Amir Tarar, once a major figure in Pakistan’s spy agency ISI, said that the Taliban is ready to talk.
This comes on the heels of an attempt by the U.S, and its allies to buy off Taliban fighters by purchasing their weapons and [...]

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This is one of those stories that is hard to determine what is the truth. The Taliban claim that the French tried to pay off the Taliban so as not to be attacked. First of all, this is coming from a Taliban official so it might be an attempt to split the anti-Taliban alliance in [...]

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The Taliban are slowly exerting their control over greater areas of Pakistan’s North-West Frontier Province. In the Swat Valley, the Taliban are now the  government.
The Taliban have ordered girls’ schools to close, shut shops selling music CDs and films, and banned barbers from shaving beards.
The area is famous for its “dancing girls,” but now even [...]

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The Taliban have attacked an essential British convoy in Afghanistan. British troops, facing a dire shortage of an essential supply, were resupplied by an airlift.
What did this crucial Taliban attack take out?
That would be close to half-a-ton of turkey rolls destined for Christmas dinner.
No need to worry. The British military responded quickly and decisively as [...]

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