Taliban militants

NATO Chief Calls on Afghanistan to Step Up Fight Against Taliban

seher — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 09:08:38 -0600

NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer says Afghanistan must step up its fight against the Taliban.

Afghan forces say 50 Taliban militants killed

Dinka — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:39:44 -0500

Afghan forces said they have killed 50 more Taliban militants in the heaviest fighting in a western province since the fall of the Islamist regime in 2001.

Taliban militants killed in Afghan clashes: US

Dinka — Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:22:09 -0500

Several Taliban militants were killed during two raids carried out by coalition forces in southern and eastern Afghanistan, the US-led force said.

Taliban executes Afghan teenager

Dinka — Mon, 01 Oct 2007 09:51:41 -0500

A teenager was hanged by Taliban militants for having the U.S. money. Five US$1 bills were staffed in his mouth as a warning to other villagers not to use dollars, police said Monday. Taliban militants elsewhere killed eight police.

Negotiations Questioned After Taliban Releases Hostages

Dinka — Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:29:08 -0500

The negotiations that led to the release of 19 South Korean hostages this week by their Taliban captors are being described as a "triumph" for the Taliban by some western politicians and analysts.

Taliban to release remaining South Korean hostages

Dinka — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:55:32 -0500

Seven South Korean hostages, still being held by Taliban militants in Afghanistan, are expected to be released on Thursday, the Kyodo news agency said, citing a local mediator who has been involved in the negotiations.

Taliban agree to release all S. Korean hostages - Yonhap agency

Dinka — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:53:11 -0500

Taliban militants have agreed to release all 19 South Korean hostages being held in Afghanistan, Seoul's Yonhap agency said, citing a spokesman for the South Korean president.

S. Korea holds new talks round with Taliban on hostages' release

Dinka — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 07:07:20 -0500

South Korean officials have resumed direct talks with the Taliban in central Afghanistan on 19 Koreans who have been held hostage by the militants for over a month.

South Korean, Taliban Talks Over Hostages Resume

Dinka — Sat, 11 Aug 2007 10:07:11 -0500

South Korean negotiators are today meeting for a second time with Taliban militants who have been holding 21 South Koreans captive for more than three weeks. Today's talks follow a first round on August 10.

Taliban Reportedly Proposes Swap for Female Hostages

Dinka — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:10:40 -0500

A South Korean report says Taliban militants holding 21 South Korean aid workers in Afghanistan have proposed exchanging some female hostages for imprisoned female supporters of the insurgents.

Bush, Karzai Vow To Defeat Taliban

Dinka — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:02:47 -0500

U.S. President George W. Bush and Afghan President Hamid Karzai today vowed to win the war against the Taliban. Bush and Karzai spoke at a news conference in Camp David, the presidential retreat near Washington, as they ended two days of talks on the crises confronting Afghanistan.

Twenty-One Taliban Reported Killed In South Afghanistan

Dinka — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:34:16 -0500

Provincial officials in southern Afghanistan today said that local and foreign forces killed at least 21 Taliban militants in an operation launched late on August 5.