The US, the Taliban and the stunning defeat in Afghanistan

taliban  The Taliban surged back to power two decades after -led forces toppled their regime in what led to the United States' longest war  He noted how Pakistan believes it was instrumental in persuading Taliban to hold peace talks with the Afghanistan government Pakistan believes

The German Foreign Ministry on Friday warned against cooperating with Afghanistan's Taliban rulers on deporting Afghan offenders, To understand the roots of this resistance requires an understanding of the ways in which the Taliban has exploited identity politics –

Quick Reference A fundamentalist Muslim movement which in 1996 set up an Islamic state in Afghanistan The Taliban were overthrown in 2001 by US-led forces and What is the Taliban's strategy now that they've returned to power? In this groundbreaking new account, Hassan Abbas examines the resurgent Taliban as ruptures