What We Learned Talking to the Taliban’s Most Fearsome Leader
For three years, there was one powerful, elusive figure I wanted to speak with in Afghanistan: Sirajuddin Haqqani.
Sirajuddin Haqqani in asian news
The UAE accepts credentials of Taliban ambassador in a major diplomatic win for Afghanistan’s rulers
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday accepted the credentials of the Taliban’s ambassador to the oil-rich Gulf Arab state, the biggest diplomatic coup for Afghanistan’s rulers who are not officially recognized as the country’s legitimate government.
The Taliban are celebrating three years in power, but they’re not talking about Afghans
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The Taliban celebrated the third anniversary of their return to power at a former U.S. air base in Afghanistan on Wednesday, but there was no mention of the country’s hardships or promises of hope for the struggling population.
Reclusive Taliban leader warns Afghans against earning money or gaining ‘worldly honor’
ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban’s reclusive supreme leader on Monday warned Afghans against earning money or gaining worldly honor at a time when the country is in the grip of humanitarian crises and isolated on the global stage.
Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders issued different messages for Eid. Experts say that shows tensions
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — Messages by two influential Taliban leaders in Afghanistan this week showed tensions between hardliners and more moderate elements who want to scrap harsher policies and attract more outside support, experts said Thursday.