Taliban

Islamic fundamentalist political movement in Afghanistan

Taliban ▸ Facts ▸ Comments ▸ News ▸ Videos

The Taliban or Taleban, who refer to themselves as the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA), are a Sunni Islamic fundamentalist political movement and military organization in Afghanistan currently waging war within that country. Since 2016, the Taliban's leader is Mawlawi Hibatullah Akhundzada.

0 shares	Share Tweet Save Post Send



'It Did Not Work': Pompeo Unable To End Afghan Political Feud US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday tried to rescue a U.S.-led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan. Pompeo met with Taliban officials at a Qatari military base after visiting Kabul. According.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:37Published 1 week ago

Afghan women concerned about resurgent Taliban Women gained equal rights in the 2004 constitution, but nothing is guaranteed. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:55Published 3 weeks ago

Afghanistan-Taliban talks at risk as unrest continues There have been nearly 80 attacks in Afghanistan since the US and the Taliban signed a peace deal a week ago. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:48Published 3 weeks ago


The Test for Taliban Deal: Will it Lead to Meaningful Negotiations? Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 05:24Published on March 4, 2020

Afghanistan: US strikes Taliban targets for the first time since peace deal Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 01:24Published on March 4, 2020

Blast hits football ground in eastern Afghanistan At least three people killed, 11 wounded in Khost province explosion as the Taliban says it is resuming operations. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:47Published on March 2, 2020

Hameed Hakimi on France 24: US-Taliban peace deal is a significant historical moment Credit: FRANCE 24 English Duration: 05:13Published on March 2, 2020

President Ghani rejects peace deal's prisoner swap with Taliban Government never committed to set free 5,000 Taliban prisoners as a precondition for talks with the group, says Ghani. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:48Published on March 1, 2020

Afghans fear return to Taliban rule after US peace deal signed Afghans fear return to Taliban rule after US peace deal signed Credit: Euronews English Duration: 01:36Published on March 1, 2020

The human cost of the Afghan war and Taliban attacks Al Jazeera takes a look at the human cost of the US-led invasion of Afghanistan. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:45Published on March 1, 2020

Afghanistan's Taliban, US sign agreement aimed at ending war Agreement signed in Qatar's capital, Doha, could result in US troops leaving Afghanistan within 14 months. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:19Published on March 1, 2020

Trump Wants To Immediately Withdraw Troops From Afghanistan The U.S. and the Taliban signed an agreement aimed at ending America’s war in Afghanistan. President Donald Trump said he plans to start pulling troops out of Afghanistan immediately. He said:.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published on March 1, 2020

US signs peace deal with Afghanistan's Taliban after 18 years of war US signs peace deal with Afghanistan's Taliban after 18 years of warView on euronews Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:30Published on March 1, 2020

Trump Praises Deal With Afghanistan President Donald Trump said he would personally meet with leaders of the Taliban. He rejected criticism of the U.S. making a deal with the insurgents in Afghanistan. The deal paves the way for a full.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published on February 29, 2020

Trump hails Afghanistan deal, plans to meet Taliban leaders U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday hailed a deal that the United States signed with Taliban insurgents and said he would personally meet with leaders of the group in the near future. This report.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:24Published on February 29, 2020

Afghanistan's Taliban, US sign peace deal Peace deal signed in Qatari capital, Doha, will pave the way for the complete withdrawal of US forces from Afghanistan. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 13:43Published on February 29, 2020

Afghans react to US-Taliban deal: Mixture of hope and fear Some Afghans believe the country will be better off with no foreign troops, while others fear the Taliban's return. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:23Published on February 29, 2020

Taliban spokesperson in Doha PLEASE EDIT Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 04:10Published on February 29, 2020

Afghanistan: Fears political divide may thwart peace deal Despite recent reduction in violence, political divisions in Kabul may pose a challenge to ending the war against the Taliban. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 03:02Published on February 28, 2020

Pompeo: US will sign agreement with Taliban 'if and only if' there's reduction in violence Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. is considering signing an agreement with the Taliban. He said they would only sign if the week-long reduction in violence is successful. According to CNN,.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published on February 25, 2020

Afghans welcome week-long truce between US forces and Taliban If all goes to plan a peace accord is due to be signed at the end of the week in Qatar where the Taliban have a political office. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:25Published on February 24, 2020

US-Taliban truce begins, raising hopes of peace deal US-led forces, Kabul forces and Taliban fighters will observe a seven-day period of reduced violence, officials say. Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:23Published on February 22, 2020

You Might Like

At least 27 Afghan security personnel killed in Taliban assaults Taliban insurgents have killed 27 members of the Afghan security forces, police and government officials said on Monday, as a peace effort brokered by the United States struggles to get off the ground. Reuters - Published 19 hours ago
Taliban refuses to talk to new Afghan government negotiators The Taliban declined on Saturday to begin talks with the Afghan government's new negotiating team in a setback to the U.S.-brokered peace process for one of the world's longest-running conflicts. Reuters - Published 3 days ago
U.S special envoy congratulates Afghan leaders on 'inclusive' team for Taliban talks The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad congratulated Afghan political and civil society leaders on Friday on forming a negotiating team for talks with Taliban. Reuters - Published 4 days ago

Afghan government announces team for talks with Taliban Afghanistan's government announced a 21-member team to negotiate with the Taliban, in a tentative sign of progress for the United States-brokered peace deal. Reuters - Published 4 days ago
Afghan government select negotiating team for Taliban talks Afghanistan's government has announced a 21-member team to negotiate with the Taliban in a tentative sign of progress for the United States-brokered peace deal. The list announced by the country's.. WorldNews - Published 4 days agoAlso reported by •Reuters
Taliban says prisoner release by Afghan government to start by end of March The Afghan government said on Wednesday that it would free 100 Taliban detainees on humanitarian grounds at the end of March, raising uncertainty about the fate of a prisoner release deal with the.. Reuters - Published 5 days ago

Pompeo strives to salvage stalled Afghanistan peace effort U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sought on Monday to salvage a U.S.-led effort to bring peace to Afghanistan, meeting with Taliban officials at a Qatari military base after visiting Kabul to try to.. Reuters - Published 1 week ago
Pompeo to meet Taliban leaders after Kabul visit U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Taliban officials in Doha on Monday on his return from a one-day trip to Afghanistan in an effort to salvage a historic deal signed with the insurgents in.. Reuters - Published 1 week ago
Secretary of State Pompeo to meet Taliban in Doha: State Department U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will meet Taliban officials in Doha on Monday on his way back from a one-day trip to Afghanistan as part of efforts to salvage a historic deal signed with the.. Reuters - Published 1 week ago
Pompeo meets Afghan political rivals during visit to Kabul U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in the Afghan capital on Monday on a previously unannounced visit to try to salvage a historic deal between Washington and the Taliban, struck in February.. Reuters - Published 1 week ago

U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo arrives in Kabul to meet Afghan political rivals U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived on Monday in the Afghan capital, on a previously unannounced visit to help salvage a historic deal between Washington and the Taliban, struck in February but.. Reuters - Published 1 week ago
Pompeo arrives in Kabul to try to revive flagging Afghan peace talks US secretary of state, Mike Pompeo, has arrived in Kabul on an urgent visit to try to move forward a US peace deal signed with the Taliban last month, a trip that comes despite the coronavirus.. WorldNews - Published 1 week ago
Taliban-Afghan government Skype call breathes life into peace process The Taliban and the Afghan government held a "virtual" meeting on prisoner releases on Sunday, officials said, offering some hope of a breakthrough on a matter that has deadlocked the two sides and.. Reuters - Published 1 week ago	Kabul, Taliban should begin prisoner releases as soon as possible: U.S. envoy U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said on Wednesday the coronavirus pandemic adds urgency to prisoner releases agreed by Afghan President Ashraf Ghani's government and the Taliban and that they.. Reuters - Published 2 weeks ago
Taliban attacks need to go down considerably in Afghanistan, U.S. general says A top U.S. general said on Thursday that the Taliban had to significantly reduce the number of attacks it is carrying out, after an accord it signed with the United States earlier this month. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Afghan government to free 1,500 prisoners; Taliban demands 5,000 The Afghan government said on Wednesday it would free 1,500 Taliban prisoners, while delaying the release of another 3,500 that the militants say must be set free for talks to begin under a peace deal.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Taliban reject Afghan president's conditional prisoner release plan The Taliban said on Wednesday a plan from the Afghan president to stagger the release of Taliban prisoners violated an accord they struck with the United States and they would not talk with the Afghan.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	US sticks to promise, begins troop withdrawal from Afghanistan KABUL: The US on Tuesday began the first phase of a troops’ withdrawal from Afghanistan, a key Taliban condition prior to signing an historic peace deal on Feb. 29. In a statement on Monday, Col... WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago
Taliban say conditional prisoner release order by Afghan government is against deal with U.S. The conditional prisoner release order announced by the Afghan government is against the U.S.-Taliban agreement signed in Doha last month, a spokesman for the group said on Wednesday. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Afghan Prez Ashraf Ghani signs decree to release 5,000 Taliban prisoners Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has pardoned thousands of Taliban prisoners in a key preliminary step to intra-Afghan talks between a government delegation and the extremist group, his spokesman said.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks agoAlso reported by •Reuters
Taliban fought IS with 'limited' US military support, US general reveals Shares The Taliban has shown that it can fight and defeat Islamic State group jihadists in Afghanistan, a top US general said Tuesday, revealing for the first time that it had done so in recent months.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago	Afghanistan electoral crisis delays naming of negotiating team: U.S. The electoral dispute between Afghan President Ashraf Ghani and political rival Abdullah Abdullah has delayed the naming of a team to negotiate with the Taliban, the U.S. State Department said in a.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Afghan government to release Taliban prisoners as U.N. backs push to end war Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is preparing to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners in coming days, according to a decree viewed by Reuters on Tuesday, as the United Nations backed a U.S.-led push to end.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Exclusive: Afghan government to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners from jails - decree Afghan President Ashraf Ghani is set to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners in coming days to pave the way for direct talks with the insurgent group aimed at ending the 18-year-long war in Afghanistan,.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Taliban prisoner swap begins as part of Afghan peace talks Afghan President Ashraf Ghani agrees to release 1,500 Taliban prisoners as negotiations begin. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago	U.S. warns Taliban that level of violence 'not conducive' for peace process The United States warned the Taliban on Tuesday that the current high level of violence by the insurgents was "not conducive to advancing the peace process" as the United Nations Security Council.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
After U.S., Taliban deal, Clinton warns Afghan peace push must include government, women Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Tuesday that a U.S.-led push to end the 18-year war in Afghanistan needed to include the country's government and women if it is to succeed.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Taliban prepare for Afghan president to order prisoner swap The Taliban sent vehicles for fighters set to be released by the Afghan government in a prisoner swap expected to be announced on Tuesday, and were ready to honor their side of the deal by handing over.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago
Trump May Have Been 'Fleeced' in Taliban Peace Deal, Senator Says After Classified Briefing A Democratic senator has warned that President Donald Trump may have been "fleeced" in the U.S. peace deal with the Taliban, after receiving a classified briefing on the nascent... WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago	Afghanistan conflict: US begins withdrawing troops The withdrawal is part of an historic peace deal with the Taliban that aims to end the 18-year war. BBC News - Published 3 weeks ago
Afghan president Ghani to issue decree on Taliban prisoner release, sources say Afghan President Ashraf Ghani will issue a decree for at least 1,000 Taliban prisoners to be released this week, five official sources said on Monday, paving the way for opening direct talks between.. Reuters - Published 3 weeks ago	Each of Afghanistan's two dueling leaders declares himself president KABUL, Afghanistan — Each of Afghanistan’s rival leaders was sworn in as president in separate ceremonies on Monday, throwing plans for negotiations with the Taliban into chaos and creating a.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago