Discussion: Afghanistan/The Taliban

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Taliban minister defends ban on women's university studies | AP News

Defending the indefensible.

 

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USA Today - Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport

The Taliban have killed the senior Islamic State group leader behind the August 2021 suicide bombing outside the Kabul airport that left 13 U.S. service members and about 170 Afghans dead, according to the father of a Marine killed in the attack who was briefed Tuesday by military officials.

Over the weekend, the U.S. military began to inform families of the 11 Marines, the sailor and the soldier killed in the blast at Abbey Gate during the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. And those family members shared the information in a private group messaging chat, according to the mother of another Marine.

The account from the families to The Associated Press was confirmed by three U.S. officials and a senior congressional aide, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details that had not yet been made public.

The IS leader, whose identity has not yet been released, was killed in southern Afghanistan in early April as the Taliban conducted a series of operations against the Islamic State group, according to one of the officials. The Taliban at the time were not aware of the identity of the person they killed, the official added.

 

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USA Today - Taliban kill mastermind of suicide bombing at Kabul airport

Happy news, but they'll find more troubled souls to take his place. Hate doesn't die there.

 

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Afghan person on a watch list arrested at the US Southern border.

 

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Afghanistan: Taliban ban women from visiting popular national park - BBC News

 

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Oops.