The Media Line4d
US-Taliban Prisoner Exchange Finalized After 6 Months of Talks
The Taliban described the agreement as a constructive demonstration of resolving disputes through dialogue. The swap comes ...
NBC News5d
U.S. in talks with Taliban for release of Americans held in Afghanistan, source says
According to a 2014 Senate report, the CIA subjected Rahim, who was captured in Pakistan, to “enhanced” interrogation techniques that included sleep deprivation sessions lasting up to almost ...
The National Interest3d
Ayman Al-Zawahiri
When announcing the U.S. airstrike that killed Al Qaeda chief Ayman al-Zawahiri... A Taliban spokesman announced on Thursday that the group was investigating the United States’ “claim” to ...
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Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS)
[2] However, al-Jolani’s announcement was undertaken without consulting Ayman al-Zawahiri, the emir of al-Qaeda, and created significant tension within the organization.[3] Today, HTS maintains that ...
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