| 单词 | Taliban |
| 例句 | But mostly what we talked about those days was the army and the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The only people in Kabul who get to eat lamb now are the Taliban.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The Taliban took control of the capital, and Kabul University was closed. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Every Wednesday night, Rasheed listened to the Voice of Shari’a when the Taliban would announce the names of those scheduled for punishment. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z The government had agreed to impose sharia if the Taliban would stop fighting. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Taliban were in hot pursuit, and he had a lot of money riding on getting his human cargo across the border. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z There was no denying it: The Taliban might have been defeated, but their beliefs were still spreading. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We demanded that all the schools that had been destroyed by the Taliban be rebuilt. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I played with my shoebox dolls and thought: The Taliban want to turn the girls of Pakistan into identical, lifeless dolls. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Rasheed regarded the Taliban with a forgiving, affectionate kind of bemusement, as one might regard an erratic cousin prone to unpredictable acts of hilarity and scandal. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z And they killed a man in the valley because he refused to wear his pants short the way the Taliban did. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Taliban were retreating into the mountains of Swat. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z That was the first time I saw the Taliban. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z By that time, the Taliban issued a statement saying they shot me because my campaign was “an obscenity.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z And another friend of my father’s, a university president who’d been outspoken against the Taliban, was killed by two gunmen who burst into his office. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Sometimes my own little brothers—unaware of what it really meant—would pretend to be Taliban militants or army soldiers. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z True, I hadn’t made Ali step on the land mine, and I hadn’t brought the Taliban to the house to shoot Hassan. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “They are working with those villains the Taliban,” grumbled an older man with a cane. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But he had never imagined the Taliban would turn their wrath on a child. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Within days the Taliban streamed into the city of Buner, a town just south of Swat, only sixty miles from the capital. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Finally, the army announced that it had the Taliban on the run. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Their black uniforms contrasted with the white and chrome tables, reminding him of the black-turbaned Taliban. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The once respected and honored Taliban became what they were fighting against, the oppressive warlords and dictators that had preceded them. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Why was a school building such a threat to the Taliban? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I think about Malala and wonder if the Taliban was behind the threats again, and a flash of anger bubbles inside me. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z A few weeks later, the Taliban banned kite fighting. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I tried to tell myself this terrible letter was just the futile and parting shot of a defeated Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Mostly, the Taliban confiscated stuff, gave a kick to someone’s rear, whacked the back of a head or two. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z In her book, Malala describes the freedom, beauty, and respect for different beliefs in her village that were there before the Taliban, and hopefully will be there again. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z A few days later the video was everywhere—even on TV— and the Taliban took credit. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z One day in May the army announced that it had sent paratroopers into Mingora in preparation for a face-off with the Taliban there. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z My father replied to the Taliban the next day in a letter to the newspaper. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “When the Taliban rolled in and kicked the Alliance out of Kabul, I actually danced on that street,” Rahim Khan said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z But in the mornings, the news would come not that the army had gained ground but that the Taliban had slaughtered two or three people. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Going home is the one thing we don’t talk about, especially now that Fazlullah has risen from the head of the Taliban in Swat to the head of the Taliban in all of Pakistan. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Taliban shot me to try to silence me. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Taliban had one thing the Mujahideen did not, Rasheed said. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Somehow I could ignore the Taliban, but I could not ignore these two annoying characters. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “But they’re not all yateem. Many of them have lost their fathers in the war, and their mothers can’t feed them because the Taliban don’t allow them to work. So they bring their children here.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z And he went back and forth to Islamabad and Peshawar, pleading with the government for help and speaking out against the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Taliban really did what they said they would do. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Taliban were cruel; but even they wouldn’t hurt a child, he wanted to say. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Because of the Taliban, the whole world is claiming we are terrorists. This is not the case. We are peace-loving. Our mountains, our trees, our flowers—everything in our valley is about peace.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The Taliban you are cursing are the ones who brought order to the country,” he said. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z A friend of my father’s—a man who had spoken out against the Taliban—was ambushed on his way home. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z When I finally watched the news, I learned that a spokesman for Fazlullah said the Taliban had been “forced” to shoot me because I would not stop speaking out against them. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z After the imposition of sharia, the Taliban became even bolder. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She talked to us of plans for what we would do if the Taliban came. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Malala describes how the Taliban marred the walls of her father’s school with threats because he allowed girls to attend. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z But as the Taliban had gained more power, they had banned photography, so that had ended their forays outside. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “He was a very good bicycle repairman. He played the tabla well too. The Taliban killed him and his family and burned the village.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Most of it was fear of the Taliban, I think. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He was a child; the army and the Taliban were on a collision course with our home and all he cared about were his little birds. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The people behind the Taliban. The real brains of this government, if you can call it that: Arabs, Chechens, Pakistanis,” Farid said. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Then another man, a politician who had been critical of the Taliban, was killed by a suicide bomber. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “This whole time, I thought the Taliban was the enemy of America. But didn’t the Afghani family we set up the apartment for have to escape and come here because of them?” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Bombing was done only by the Taliban, sometimes by remote control, but other times by suicide bombers. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The Northern Alliance is bringing together warring factions to resist the Taliban. Shamim was telling me the rumors he overheard in the market.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Some teenage Taliban fighters went past, playing victory songs on their mobile phones and singing along in loud, excited voices. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Life in Afghanistan had become more and more dangerous for their family, especially since the Taliban’s most recent visit to their house. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “The Taliban have destroyed what heritage Afghans had. You saw what they did to the giant Buddhas in Bamiyan.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Now we were being driven out by a force the writer could never have imagined—the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The army hadn’t won, but it had at least driven the Taliban into hiding, if not away. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z We played silly games, sang nonsense rhymes—and pretended that, at least for those few hours, there was no Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z However humble, though, Malala’s village sounds like it was filled with happiness for many years, before the Taliban invaded. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Moments later, another passing soldier looked at Zeitoun and muttered “Taliban.” Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “But if the Taliban did such a good thing, why are they bad now?” asked Mariam. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z But there was no sign of the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Taliban had risen from eastern Afghanistan and had marched through the country, slowly gaining control. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Although many women in Afghanistan traditionally chose to wear the burka, a head-to-toe covering—including his grandmother and his aunts—the Taliban now made it mandatory. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “The Taliban is oppressing everyone, with a version of Islam that they’ve cooked up. They’ve banned everything! Music, movies, books, photography, and kite flying. Show me where it says that in the Qur’an. Show me!” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z They all knew who she meant—them, the Taliban. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z It was the story of what had happened to them in Afghanistan and the danger Habib had faced when he’d been pressured to join the Taliban. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to imagine what the Taliban would do to his father if they were caught. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “The Taliban are here!” repeated the first voice. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z By early 2011, the Taliban had blown up two more schools. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The Taliban have already blown up hundreds of schools, and no one has done anything.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Taliban bombed us, and then the power went out for an hour, at least. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The Taliban have friends here. They will start looking for you.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z He would get himself killed—either from falling off the truck or by the pursuing Taliban. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z We breathed a little easier but wondered: Where would the Taliban go in retreat? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I asked my father this, and he told me that life was even worse for women in Afghanistan, where a group called the Taliban had taken over the country. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Times change. Many of us had high hopes for the Taliban,” murmured Habib. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z I guessed music wasn’t sinful as long as it played to Taliban ears. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z It was one thing for him to be a target of the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I told you how we all celebrated in 1996 when the Taliban rolled in and put an end to the daily fighting. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z During those dark, dull days, we heard rumblings about secret talks with the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I wondered if he’d seen the Taliban drag his parents out into the street. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Besides, I didn’t fight the Shorawi for money. Didn’t join the Taliban for money either. Do you want to know why I joined them?” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z My father said he was going to a meeting that night to speak out against the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z For two years now, the Taliban had been making their way toward Kabul, taking cities from the Mujahideen, ending factional war wherever they’d settled. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z My father, who had dared to talk back to the Taliban, was learning that sometimes saying nothing speaks just as loudly. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “When we returned to Afghanistan, the Taliban asked me to help get rid of the country’s vast poppy fields that were used to make drugs.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z It had happened just after the Taliban took over Mazar, one of the last cities to fall. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z I told him about Kabul and the Taliban. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z The Taliban seemed like something far away then, something bad in a distant place. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z I tried to picture it: Taliban men fighting in the alley where we played cricket. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z On the ninth of October 2012, the Taliban shot me on the left side of my forehead. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Fadi recalled the chilly night when the family had sat down for their evening meal and the Taliban had found Habib. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z He has done some brave things in the past: starting a school without a coin in his pocket, standing up for women’s rights and girls’ education, and standing up to the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The United Nations Security Council had passed a new resolution to tighten the monitoring and enforcement of sanctions against the Taliban. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The Taliban had only recently left the mountains, but there was a rumor they would be back. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The Taliban had banned all toys that depicted human figures, since they were considered sacrilegious, so Gulmina was hidden away in the folds of the bright cloth. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “You are right, Brother. The Taliban brought order to the country when it was needed.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z When it was safer, they’d agreed, when the Taliban cut down on their raids, in a month or two or six, or maybe longer, they would dig the TV up. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “You are a proud Pukhtun, like most of our Taliban brothers,” murmured a deep, commanding voice. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z One friend used to like to annoy me by saying, “Taliban is good, army not good.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z The bomb blasts were down to only two or three a year, and you could pass by the Green Square without seeing the aftermath of a Taliban killing spree. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z If the Taliban had caught him, he would have ended up in jail, or worse. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z The rumor on the street: The Taliban were going to take control of Swat. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I’ve asked the Taliban for money to dig a new well more times than I remember and they just twirl their rosaries and tell me there is no money. No money.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Friend, we are not with the Taliban,” he said in a low, cautious voice. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z No one had believed it, and the Taliban hadn’t enforced the policy. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z It was starting to seem as if the Taliban had never really left. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Soon after the attacks, America bombed Afghanistan, the Northern Alliance moved in, and the Taliban scurried like rats into the caves. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “The Taliban came in and made gradual changes. When people finally woke up to what was happening and tried to stop them, the Taliban silenced them with threats and fear. Fear is the biggest factor.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z “I’m just surprised they chose him, since he supported the Taliban at one point.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z And even though the field was quite a way from our house, we could hear the hum of thousands of voices chanting Taliban songs. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Well, the Taliban are doing the same now.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Best of all, the Taliban had relented on the question of girls’ schools. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “I don’t understand why people living there let the Taliban do everything they did,” I admit. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Something like “Girls in Pakistan do have rights—it’s the Taliban that tried to take them away.” Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z He suggested that I use a fake name so the Taliban wouldn’t know who was writing the diary. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Security was tight at this new hospital because of the possibility of another Taliban attack. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Here, at least at the beginning, I was “Malala, the girl who was shot by the Taliban.” Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The Taliban have become an irritation to foreign governments.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Although the Taliban had brought some order to the city, it still hadn’t been safe to go outside. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z “The Taliban came with so much hope,” said Habib, rubbing his red-rimmed eyes. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z My mother now insisted that I never walk to school by myself, for fear that I would be seen alone in my school uniform by the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Malala got shot in the face by the Taliban, and that still didn’t scare her away from fighting for girls’ rights. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Like my father, he was an outspoken opponent of the Taliban. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “Tell the rest of the world what the Taliban are doing to our country.” The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Mariam had first heard of the Taliban two years before, in October 1994, when Rasheed had brought home news that they had overthrown the warlords in Kandahar and taken the city. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z A few days later, the Taliban struck again. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Was it possible that the army had defeated the Taliban? Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Although we had been told that the Taliban had fled, there was still violence in the valley. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “The Taliban have made it very difficult for us here.” Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z If you tell yourself, “Malala, you can never go home because you are the target of the Taliban,” you just keep suffering. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Perhaps the Taliban would settle down, go back to their homes, and let us live as peaceful citizens. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Suddenly, everywhere I looked, the Taliban seemed to sprout like weeds. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z “We were both on the Taliban list,” he finally confessed to my mother. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said in a statement that prior to any negotiations, confidence building measures must be completed, putting pressure on Washington to meet demands for the release of five Taliban in U.S. custody. Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout 2012-02-01T13:22:02Z She warned against isolating the Taliban despite their regressive human rights record. Who is Robin Raphel, the State Department veteran caught up in Pakistan intrigue? 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z A boy appears who had been hiding in his aunt's house during the night as a gun battle took place between American forces and the Taliban. Giles Duley: 'I lost three limbs in Afghanistan, but had to go back … ' 2013-02-10T00:13:44Z But in August, when the United States ended its longest war and the Taliban took over, their conversations changed. ‘Selling Kabul’ Holds Up a New Mirror After the Taliban Takeover 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z “Taliban bans sanitory napkins in Afghanistan, says it’s not a Sharia complaint practice,” says the falsified post, which has multiple spelling errors. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Pictured: A Taliban Red Unit, photographed at the Kabul airport after the departure of the last U.S. plane from Afghanistan on Aug. 31, 2021. What to watch on Tuesday: ‘Frontline: Taliban Takeover’ on PBS 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z ‘The Taliban Five’ The military was annoyed and so was Congress. Serial recap – season two, episode 10: Thorny Politics 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Not against al-Qaeda or the Taliban this time, but against a four-star general. Retired Col. Kathy Spletstoser wasn’t able to stop Joint Chiefs vice chairman Gen. John Hyten from being confirmed. But she’s not done with him. 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z This is not to say the Taliban are supported everywhere in Kapisa. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z Saul was eventually released in a prisoner swap that liberated five Taliban leaders. 'Homeland' recap: Carrie's at a crossroads as Season 4 wraps 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z As it happened, Amal began her European walk in the summer of 2021, shortly after the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, which spurred a fresh migration crisis in Europe. Little Amal Arrives in New York, With a Message of Hope and Humanity 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Almost a year after enlisting, he was deployed with the Marines to the Taliban stronghold of Sangin, Afghanistan. Amputee veteran helps train troops for war 2013-03-25T02:49:09Z "It's not you or the Taliban that gets killed," says one farmer, laughing with despair. Armadillo ? review 2011-04-07T21:00:01Z At some point, though, the Haqqanis reportedly got a message that the US told them they weren’t going to pay ransom or free any Taliban prisoners in exchange for Bergdahl. Serial recap – season two, episode four: The Captors 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z Somehow they know these are Taliban and call in an artillery strike. In the firing line: A grunt's eye view of war 2011-04-04T20:31:01Z Thus, Taliban leaders claimed that all vaccination programs were fronts for Western spying, banning them in their spheres of influence. Review: ‘Every Last Child,’ a Front-Line View of the Polio Crisis in Pakistan 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z Failing at first to pulverise the Buddhas, the Taliban called in Pakistani and Arab engineers to finish the job. The Buddhas of Bamiyan by Llewelyn Morgan ? review 2012-05-18T21:55:08Z This is not to suggest the US was entirely friendly with the Taliban. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z No U.S. soldiers were killed in Saturday night's bombing, which took place hours after the Taliban vowed to keep fighting U.S. forces in Afghanistan until all American troops leave the country. 77 Americans wounded in truck bombing 2011-09-11T12:24:00Z The Taliban, according to the cable, had "proposed surrendering to the US or the UN". America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z The women are among nearly a million people who registered for aid after the army began an offensive against the Pakistani Taliban in North Waziristan, a mountainous region on the Afghan border. Pakistan widows, 'second' wives flee fighting but are denied aid 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z Over the next several years, a sordid mix of Pakistan government officials, political parties and militant groups provided refuge and aid to the Taliban and other Afghan insurgents. Books of The Times: ‘The Wrong Enemy,’ by Carlotta Gall 2014-04-09T20:24:47Z Seconds later he’s engulfed by a Taliban swarm. 'Homeland' recap: With Saul held captive, Carrie has no good choices 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z Guggenheim spent two years filming Malala in Birmingham, England, where her family moved after the teenager was shot in 2012 by a Taliban hitman assigned to silence her for her outspoken advocacy of girls’ education. Documentarian Davis Guggenheim is a man with a mission (sort of) 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Military because it was a huge insurgent base and Taliban base of operations and they were using it to attack projects in the Pech River Valley, which was a very, very important valley. Sebastian Junger: The way we treat our vets is insane 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Zapatista Army of National Liberation Tamil Tigers The Taliban Basque separatists ETA Joseph Anton, the codename that Salman Rushdie adopted while he was in hiding, and the title of his memoir, is taken from ...? The 2012 books quiz of the year 2012-12-21T23:45:21Z “The history of Taliban with art and culture is dark,” he continued. Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The book opens with the Taliban’s November 2001 defeat in Afghanistan, a striking blow to a group that had initially seized Kabul in 1996 with aid from the ISI and other Pakistan government agencies. Books of The Times: ‘The Wrong Enemy,’ by Carlotta Gall 2014-04-09T20:24:47Z Bergdahl was released by the Taliban for five top commanders who were held at Guantanamo Bay detention center. Bergdahl goes to Hollywood: ‘Hurt Locker’ director and writer plan movie on soldier 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z By this account, whether during the civil war or under the Taliban, nobody else lifts a finger. Forbidden Lessons in a Kabul Guesthouse by Suraya Sadeed, with Damien Lewis ? review 2011-07-29T21:57:02Z He says his protagonist may not be Taliban, even; the whole ordeal might be a case of mistaken identity. David Thomson on Jerzy Skolimowski 2011-03-24T22:17:00Z During the process, Mohammad’s father was murdered by the Taliban and his younger brother was kidnapped for ransom. Must-see morning clip: John Oliver blasts U.S. for deplorable treatment of troop-saving interpreters 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Behind him, a few lights still shine at the Kabul airport, now controlled by the Taliban. Perspective | The viral photo of the last soldier in Afghanistan is powerful — and that’s why it’s deceptive 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z The Taliban had also banned photography at the time that they had supposedly kidnapped Mortenson. 'Three Cups of Tea' author defends book 2011-04-18T13:12:00Z As late as last May, the Taliban was able to paralyze Kandahar City with a combination of small-arms fire and suicide bombers. 'Lions of Kandahar': the relentless cycle of the war in Afghanistan 2011-07-31T04:09:21Z His company had fought hard, killing civilians in mishaps and Taliban fighters in gunfights. Love’s Road Home 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z “We can show the world a different Afghanistan,” said Sarmast, who was wounded by a Taliban suicide bomber who infiltrated a school play in 2014. Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Pakistan's Taliban movement, which is close to al Qaeda, said it was behind the brazen assault by militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and AK-47 assault rifles. Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" 2012-04-15T14:26:03Z Today, the country is on the brink of civil war, with the government in Kabul controlling about half the territory, and the Taliban the other half. In Afghanistan, Being an Artist Is a Dangerous Job 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Unable to return to Pakistan after her recovery from the Taliban attack, Yousafzai set up the Malala Fund to support local education advocacy groups. Pakistani teen finds out in class about winning Nobel Peace Prize 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Some on social media suggested the two pictures illustrated a contrast in life before and after Taliban rule. CNN’s Ward says Kabul colleague nearly pistol-whipped 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z He explained that when he went to Afghanistan he "saw the war between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance as a continuation of the war between the mujahideen and the Soviets". America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z Pictures of the destruction caused widespread horror and the world finally recognised the face of Taliban. Afghanistan's surviving treasures 2011-03-04T09:00:01Z Fundamentalist Taliban forces are fighting fiercely to regain power and would reimpose strictures on women and girls, limiting their ability to work and gain education. How an emergency room pediatrician became a global best-selling author 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z I spent a week reporting in Afghanistan in 2004, during the country’s first presidential election since the fall of the Taliban. Perspective | What’s happening in Afghanistan can’t be reduced to images with historic parallels. When will we learn to see things in real time? 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z But since its publication in 2003, at a time when images of Taliban terrorists and Afghanistan's barren landscapes were screened daily to western audiences, the book has sold more than 21m copies. How do you put the Kite Runner on stage? 2013-05-14T17:39:40Z So far, the new Taliban government hasn’t taken that step officially. Afghan music school students flown out, headed to Portugal 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z I always challenged the Taliban and challenged the terrorists when I was working as an educator and as a human rights activist in Swat. Malala's Dad: How I Raised a Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Taroon, who used to work as a translator for American forces, is hiding out in his sister’s Kabul apartment — he’s a Taliban target — and trying to secure the special immigrant visa the U.S. owes him. 13 Seattle-area arts-and-culture events to look forward to in 2022 2021-12-30T05:00:00Z ‘A ready made loaf’ Bergdahl’s appearance in a Kochi tent and capture by the nomadic people is seen as utterly miraculous by the Taliban fighter. Serial recap – season two, episode two: The Golden Chicken 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z In interviews, Green Berets describe ferocious events, like the annihilation of a Taliban convoy, and sorrowful moments, like battlefield errors that led to the friendly-fire deaths of several Americans. Review: ‘Legion of Brothers’ on Secret Missions in Afghanistan 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Kabul may not be governable by the old Taliban methods. Perspective | Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z In phone calls and WhatsApp messages, Sorosh tells his family to stay strong and to imagine a day when the Taliban loses power. Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Which is another reason the Doha peace talks are so vital—because the Taliban are an effective force against the rise of the far more dangerous Islamic state. Is "Jirga" a white savior movie about Afghanistan? "We have a lot to feel guilty about" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Now many American allies and partners remain in the country, potentially vulnerable to Taliban reprisals. ‘Selling Kabul’ Holds Up a New Mirror After the Taliban Takeover 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Unesco asked the Organisation of Islamic Countries to pressurise the Taliban and three OIC members – Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates – made appeals. Afghanistan's surviving treasures 2011-03-04T09:00:01Z "Since the invasion of Afghanistan by the animal Americans, this is almost the 10th time that they have degraded the holiest values of Muslims," said Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid in an emailed statement. Afghans protest over reported Koran desecration at U.S. base 2012-02-21T14:29:03Z A nervous young villager, captured in the valley, informs the soldiers, “If we tell you about the Taliban, then we will get killed.” The Documentaries That Help Explain Bowe Bergdahl 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z But for those who must live through a new age of Taliban governance, every day will be hard in its own particular and distinct way. Perspective | What’s happening in Afghanistan can’t be reduced to images with historic parallels. When will we learn to see things in real time? 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z Winning the hearts and minds of Afghans is critical to U.S. efforts to defeating the Taliban, but critics say Western forces often fail to grasp Afghanistan's religious and cultural sensitivities. Afghans protest over reported Koran desecration at U.S. base 2012-02-21T14:29:03Z “I think we’re caught — I won’t say caught off guard — but surprised we didn’t calculate how ready the Taliban were,” she said. Barbara Lee doesn’t feel vindicated for voting against Afghan war: ‘I almost wish ... I had been wrong’ 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z He’s in hiding at his sister Afiya’s apartment, where he has been holed up for four months hoping to evade the Taliban. ‘Selling Kabul’ Holds Up a New Mirror After the Taliban Takeover 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Some of these kids are unrepentant: 15-year-old Hanan is the son of a Taliban guerrilla and the grandson of a Mujahadeen fighter, and was leading a troop of similarly inclined children when captured. TV highlights 22/07/2013 2013-07-22T06:00:14Z This land is also home to a three-dimensional chessboard of seemingly endless war — American drones killing the Taliban; Sunni Muslims bombing Shia Muslims; and an underground, generations-old fight for independence from the central government. ‘The Shadow of the Crescent Moon,’ by Fatima Bhutto 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z We wanted to cross into Afghanistan but were told it was dangerous because of the Taliban. Is "Jirga" a white savior movie about Afghanistan? "We have a lot to feel guilty about" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z “I thought to myself, what would happen if an explosion targeted this place? What would the Taliban do with these artifacts if they win?” Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z Portugal granted asylum to a 273-person group, including some 150 students, from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music as they fled Afghanistan in the wake of a Taliban takeover last August. Yo-Yo Ma plays Mozart with Afghan refugees in Portugal 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z Smith found the opposite: Taliban assassination squads "behaved with terrible efficiency and usually without attracting much notice. We never heard of any arrests." 'The Dogs Are Eating Them Now' an unflinching account of Afghanistan 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z If the Taliban had read Harry Potter, they might recognize that in trying to kill Malala, they created a powerful threat. Why Malala's Story Sounds Like Another Story You Already Know 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z During those dark days, museum officials risked their lives to keep thousands of artifacts out of Taliban hands. Lost and Found: Afghan Treasures Reunite at the British Museum 2011-03-27T06:35:00Z That optimism is based on promises the Taliban has made and, so far, mostly kept to respect historical and cultural heritage sites, and on their recent behavior in Kabul. Perspective | Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z Kumar added that when UBL sent his bodyguard contingent to help the Taliban fight the Northern Alliance, the temporary chief of his security force was an unnamed individual who went on to join Jaish-e-Mohammad. US embassy cables: Indian jihadi groups 'interested in bio-terrorism' 2010-12-16T21:30:30Z For Aslam, "beauty is a way of mourning the dead", while his lament for lost art, such as the Bamiyan Buddhas blown up by the Taliban, "in no way takes away from the deaths". Nadeem Aslam: a life in writing 2013-01-26T10:00:03Z Eager to find Quetta’s newest squatters, Ms. Gall trekked there and found Taliban fighters willing to talk. Books of The Times: ‘The Wrong Enemy,’ by Carlotta Gall 2014-04-09T20:24:47Z After leaving his base in Afghanistan, Sgt Bergdahl spent five years in captivity until he was freed in exchange for five Taliban prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay. POW saga inspires competing films 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z The hospital was set up in 2000 when the Taliban bequeathed a former kindergarten to Emergency as its first hospital in Afghanistan. Giles Duley: 'I lost three limbs in Afghanistan, but had to go back … ' 2013-02-10T00:13:44Z The Taliban movement — seizing on undreamed-of fortune — referred to the killings as an "act of genocide." Shooting raises questions about war's course 2012-03-12T05:00:00Z The Taliban claimed responsibility for the suicide attack, accusing him in a statement of corrupting Afghanistan’s youth. When the music stops: Afghan ‘happy place’ falls silent 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z Biden was long insistent that the point of American engagement in the country was to diminish the threat of Al Qaeda and not to crush the Taliban. Bob Woodward Extends His Trump Chronicles With the Chaotic Transfer of Power 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z The prospect of reintegrating the Taliban in a power-sharing deal troubles Rahimi, who is looking at options for moving the artifacts if they are threatened again. Afghan museum restores Buddhist history, one broken piece at a time 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z As we see in the film, American troops are rarely certain who's a Taliban fighter and who's a local herdsman. "Restrepo" vs. "The Hurt Locker" 2010-07-01T19:39:00Z Hyneman believes that if the Taliban regains control not only will all these benefits be lost, but there will also be a bloodbath against women. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z SEALs to return from a vicious fire fight with Taliban fighters. 'Ride Along' rumbles to a second win at U.S. box office 2014-01-26T17:00:08Z While the Taliban says it has not formally banned Nowruz, celebrations will likely not be held openly in Afghanistan compared to years past, as the group opposes the holiday’s roots. For Afghans Abroad, Nowruz Is a Chance to Reflect 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z So it was a relief when the Taliban — strict, religious, respected — brought order to the chaos. What does Afghanistan need? Some major rebranding, says its 32-year-old ambassador. 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z People in Afghanistan want peace, including the Taliban. Karzai:Afghanistan joins Taliban peace talks 2012-02-16T12:12:00Z As the Taliban entered Kabul on Sunday, one image defined the moment: A military Chinook helicopter hovering above the U.S. Perspective | What’s happening in Afghanistan can’t be reduced to images with historic parallels. When will we learn to see things in real time? 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z "There is more female empowerment at a Taliban finishing school than in this show," Palmer wrote. Critics pan "charmless" Spice Girls musical 2012-12-12T16:10:56Z Joyous Taliban fighters unwound audio cassettes in the streets of Kabul, stringing the tape from trees like Christmas decorations. New school tries to revive music in Afghanistan 2010-05-15T18:46:00Z They were surrounded by the Taliban and attacked, held under fire for hours. Serial recap – season two, episode 11: Present for Duty 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Smith takes this indictment further than others by criticizing even the decision to go to war in Afghanistan, suggesting that it was a mistake to conflate the Taliban with Al Qaeda. Review: ‘Bush,’ a Biography as Scathing Indictment 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z This film from last year watches as Gen David Petraeus, then commander of all 130,000 Nato forces in the region, drastically increases the amount of so called "kill/capture" counterterrorism missions targeting Taliban personnel. TV highlights 30/08/12 2012-08-29T19:00:25Z On Nov. 10, 2008, Mr. Rohde, a Pulitzer Prize winner, set off to interview a Taliban commander in Afghanistan for a book he was writing about the failing American war effort. Books of The Times: Kidnapped Reporter and His Wife, a World Apart, Enduring Their Test 2010-12-26T22:14:24Z That splendid sun keeps watch like a prison guard over the trapped women of Afghanistan, forced by the Taliban to vanish into their burqas and the virtual anonymity of second-class citizenship. Review | In ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns,’ a searing indictment of the Taliban’s treatment of women 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Fairly recently, Rory Stewart, a British member of Parliament, made the capricious decision to walk across Afghanistan, from Herat to Kabul, the month after the end of Taliban rule, in the dead of winter. | Walk, Don’t Run 2014-04-29T19:38:29Z Jensen astutely sums up the repetitive nature of this losing war: Using heavy artillery and bombs, Taliban soldiers are driven out of a large area by coalition forces supporting the Afghan Army. A Different View of the Afghan War Yields the Same Grim Truth 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z As the film moves closer and closer to the Taliban takeover of Kabul, the politics of the outside world impinge on the insular institution. Five International Movies to Stream Now 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z Heavy fighting erupted again more than five hours after the Taliban first struck, as dusk was falling over the capital and as mosques were issuing calls to prayer. Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" 2012-04-15T14:26:03Z The sergeant reportedly left his base after becoming disillusioned with incompetence and bureaucracy in Afghanistan, wandering around until he was captured by the Taliban. Zero Dark Thirty team plan film about freed prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z As they were investigating the damage, they came under attack from the Taliban. Serial recap – season two, episode six: five o'clock shadow 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Such was the venality of the government in many places that the formerly despised Taliban looked good by comparison. Little America by Rajiv Chandrasekaran - review 2012-07-20T21:55:03Z "The Taliban deprived children of their music," he said. Young Afghan musicians in NY for date at Carnegie 2013-02-12T10:31:05Z A nutritionist working for UNICEF, she was murdered, along with at least 20 others, when the Taliban bombed a restaurant in Kabul. Review | Nuruddin Farah lost a sister to terrorism. His new novel shows the pain left behind. 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Defence secretary criticized the game for the inclusion of playable Taliban. Modern games struggle with modern warfare 2010-10-06T00:58:00Z With the Taliban’s return to power in 2021, that heritage has become more out of reach. Treasures of Afghan History, Art and Culture 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z This summer, Bahar Jalali watched anxiously as the United States withdrew its military from Afghanistan and the Taliban began to reassert control over the country. #DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan Women Protest Taliban Restrictions on Rights 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The September 20 killing of Burhanuddin Rabbani, Kabul's chief peace negotiator, derailed efforts to forge dialogue with the Taliban to end the 10-year war and raised fears of a dangerous widening of Afghanistan's ethnic rifts. Jolie to take on new UN refugee role 2011-10-04T16:37:21Z He had graduated from being an awol soldier who had been held for over a year by the Taliban, to being a so-called “confidence-building measure” whose trade could pave the way to peace talks. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Hers is naturally the only outfit pushing the other way, to assist people trapped between the Northern Alliance and the Taliban. Forbidden Lessons in a Kabul Guesthouse by Suraya Sadeed, with Damien Lewis ? review 2011-07-29T21:57:02Z She campaigned to eradicate polio, undermined the Taliban's "gender constraints," indulged in a family feud and faced corruption charges. 'Bhutto': A fascinating documentary about the late Pakistani leader 2011-03-03T21:01:04Z Women's rights and education as well as media freedom are often cited by the government and foreign aid organizations as among the biggest achievements in the country since the Taliban was toppled in 2001. Afghan women break ground with TV station launch 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z So it's no big deal if Russia attacks us and it's no big deal if they give arms to the Taliban. "The Comey Rule" will likely trigger Trump, and series star Michael Kelly couldn't be happier 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z Blown up by a Taliban hand grenade brought into his school during an assembly. Muslim women don’t need you to “save” them: Farzana Parveen and the media’s erasure of Muslim feminists 2014-06-04T04:00:00Z The Afghanistan National Institute of Music had long been a target of the Taliban. 1,200 Miles From Kabul, a Celebrated Music School Reunites 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z His second tour took Tillman to Afghanistan and the front lines of confrontation with Taliban insurgents. 2010-02-04T00:35:00Z In the firefight with the Taliban that claims the men’s lives, many of their would-be rescuers die as well. ‘Lone Survivor’: a true-life tale of a doomed SEALs mission 2014-01-09T00:28:49Z The way they describe how effective they’ve been in suppressing the Taliban threat over the last few weeks makes me wonder what any of us are doing here. 15 minutes with David Petraeus: In which he uses his Jedi-like ability to ramble at will while I sit in stupefied silence 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z His death dramatically changed the conversation, as he was one of the few people willing to advocate the unpopular idea of negotiating with the Taliban to end the war. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z We knew very well what the Taliban did and what the insurgents could do, which was destroy things. Are literary classics obsolete? 2012-05-31T00:00:00Z Farther east, the Taliban are resurgent in Afghanistan. ‘The New Arabs,’ by Juan Cole 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Electronic Arts spokesman Jeff Brown said the publisher was surprised by the reaction to the inclusion of the Taliban as playable characters in the game's multiplayer. Modern games struggle with modern warfare 2010-10-06T00:58:00Z Instead of Taliban spokesmen, the film interviews suspicious residents. Review: ‘Every Last Child,’ a Front-Line View of the Polio Crisis in Pakistan 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z That spawned skits about a janitor recruited to play Hamlet; an Appalachian folk band called American Taliban; and a balding middle-aged man who is mistaken for a skinhead. Upright Citizens Brigade Theater Opens in East Village 2011-10-30T22:40:20Z Islamabad has resisted U.S. pressure to go after insurgent groups like the Taliban, and argues Washington's approach overlooks complex realities on the ground. Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout 2012-02-01T13:22:02Z He was held in captivity for 45 days by the Taliban before being released. A Freed Hostage Audits the Murky Business of Captive Negotiations 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z The U.S. military were building roads and schools and medical clinics and all that, and the Taliban were attacking these projects. Sebastian Junger: The way we treat our vets is insane 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Army sergeant who walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was subsequently captured by the Taliban and held for five years. True crime and punishment: “Serial” creators on the dark and difficult truths of their third... 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z Her office is inundated with media requests, even as she is scrambling to protect and evacuate U.S. citizens and Afghans fleeing the Taliban. Barbara Lee doesn’t feel vindicated for voting against Afghan war: ‘I almost wish ... I had been wrong’ 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z In 2008 Razia Jan opened the Zabuli Education Center, a girls’ school in rural Afghanistan, where female education was met with hostility from village elders and threats of violence from the Taliban. What’s on TV Monday: ‘People of Earth’ and ‘Conan’ at the Apollo Theater 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z The government of Qatar provided shelter and helped negotiate with the Taliban to ensure safe passage. 1,200 Miles From Kabul, a Celebrated Music School Reunites 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z “Taliban are trying to erase women’s presence — erase them from the walls, from the streets, from schools, from work, from government.” #DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan Women Protest Taliban Restrictions on Rights 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z The area is a Taliban stronghold and a supply route. Afghan government team attacked, Taliban fume over massacre 2012-03-13T12:20:08Z When reports surfaced this summer that, with the Taliban takeover, Afghan women were shredding their education degrees and that safe houses for women were closing their doors, she was distraught. #DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan Women Protest Taliban Restrictions on Rights 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z As everyone knows, that invasion created an insurgency which, armed by the Americans, turned into what we now call the Taliban. In the line of fire: theatre and Afghanistan 2010-07-21T22:00:00Z “But if we can’t do anything, then one day, if he is going somewhere, we will inform the Taliban.” Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z That year the Taliban called for the death of her husband, Hassan Fazili, a filmmaker who owned a cafe in Kabul that served both men and women. ‘Midnight Traveler’ Review: A Refugee Family’s Search for Safe Harbor 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z If you were to expose a member of the Taliban to both cast albums, you'd be guaranteed one of two results. Why use Metallica as a military weapon when Glee is available? 2010-04-16T23:35:00Z Her family fled there during the Afghan civil war of the 1990s and the hardline Taliban regime's rise to power in 1996. First female rapper debuts in Afghanistan 2012-10-09T12:17:09Z It is not acceptable to be able to play as the Taliban. Electronic Arts Pulls Ability to Play as Taliban 2010-10-01T20:11:00Z But when the Taliban took power last year, her trumpet became a liability. Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Barker, a reporter for ProPublica formerly with The Seattle Times and Chicago Tribune, discusses her war journalism memoir, "The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan." Your best arts and entertainment bets for the week ahead 2011-04-20T22:18:11Z At that time, the Taliban governed most of Afghanistan, and were engaged in a long-running civil war against a Russian-backed insurgency known euphemistically as the Northern Alliance. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z The "Inglourious Basterds" star stayed in one of the traditional Central Asian felt tents for a month and a half while filming her latest movie, "Special Forces" - about a French journalist kidnapped by the Taliban. Diane Kruger roughs it in role as nabbed reporter 2011-05-12T14:59:08Z The Taliban have sought to recast themselves as different from when they ruled in the 1990s, when they blocked women and girls from working and education and banned television and music. After escape, Afghan director mourns her ‘lost country’ 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Mixed in with the songs are messages from the Afghan government and threats to the Taliban resistance. US forces fight Taliban with heavy metal 2010-04-07T10:31:00Z Air Force personnel stationed at Afghanistan’s Bagram Airfield, including the “Reapers” force tasked with capturing or killing Taliban targets. Summer TV: Post critic Hank Stuever’s guide to what’s on Malala herself seems painfully aware of the lack of easy solutions, writing in I am Malala: “Once again, I prayed for a magic wand to make the Taliban disappear.” Why Malala's Story Sounds Like Another Story You Already Know 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z This exchange is a lot like season one’s back-and-forth, except instead of former school friends we’ve got the word of one of the most famous US soldiers in the world and, well, the Taliban. Serial recap – season two, episode two: The Golden Chicken 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Knock the Taliban down in one area, they pop up in another. 15 minutes with David Petraeus: In which he uses his Jedi-like ability to ramble at will while I sit in stupefied silence 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Or even earlier, on the dark note of the U.S, cutting off relations with Pakistan after the Taliban massacre. Homeland Watch: Mother's Day 2014-12-22T05:00:00Z As the months dragged on, Holbrooke was clearly falling out of favor with Obama, and frustrated that he wasn’t able to persuade the administration to negotiate with the Taliban. Searching for Richard Holbrooke 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z "There are Taliban sympathizers in uniform inside Afghan security forces who are not in fact sent or recruited by the Taliban," said an Afghan government official, who spoke on condition of anonymity. 2 U.S. soldiers killed by Afghan soldier, civilian 2012-03-01T11:30:00Z Yet viewers only learn when Sadat moves his troops to defend the city of Lashkargah that the city is considered strategically essential to resisting a Taliban takeover of the nation as a whole. Matthew Heineman’s documentary "Retrograde": A chilling, intimate view of the Afghanistan War's end 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z He explained the inspiration for his piece: Aug. 15, 2021, the day the Taliban seized Kabul. Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z The newest example is “The Outpost,” about a group of soldiers who endured a brutal 12-hour battle with the Taliban in Afghanistan in 2009. Perspective | As statues topple, movies are becoming monuments, and a way to create public memory 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z Fey’s Kim is also, of course, a woman finding her way in an Islamic culture whose strictures have been tightened even further by Taliban rule. Review: Tina Fey Falls in Love With a War Zone in 'Whiskey Tango Foxtrot' 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z The Taliban insurgency was gaining strength, according to the Indians, while the central government in Kabul remains weak and divided. US embassy cables: India accuses Pakistan of supporting Taliban 2010-12-16T21:30:37Z Whether the Taliban is coming after them, or other people who are doing their job and were supposed to return home to their families are no longer going to do that. "We leave these places in ruins": How the white lens on "Kandahar" reflects the human cost 2023-05-26T04:00:00Z When the Taliban consolidated control over the country in the summer, the school was forced to shut down rapidly. 1,200 Miles From Kabul, a Celebrated Music School Reunites 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z The author of "The Taliban Shuffle" will discuss her book at 7 p.m. 'The Taliban Shuffle': Kim Barker's unforgettable memoir of journalism in Afghanistan 2011-04-21T21:48:04Z Baime also said in the documentary that his organization’s work is based on a doctrine used to fight al-Qaida and the Taliban. Pro-Israel group secretly ran misleading Facebook ads targeting pro-Palestinian activist 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z Afghanistan is – and long has been, even while ruled by the ostentatiously abstemious Taliban – a narco-state: half its GDP is generated by drugs. Our Drugs War 2010-08-16T05:45:00Z Unlike the colossal statues of the Buddha destroyed by the Taliban, the monuments of Timbuktu are themselves Islamic. Will anyone save Timbuktu from Islamist tomb raiders? 2012-07-02T11:56:11Z Two Taliban commanders have banned polio eradication from their areas of control. Zero Dark Thirty: the view from Pakistan 2013-01-27T19:00:00Z Harry first served in Afghanistan as a forward air controller, during 2007-08, coordinating air strikes on Taliban positions before his presence was revealed by foreign media and he was flown home. The barbecue king: British royals praise Philip’s deft touch 2021-09-18T04:00:00Z Smith arrived in Kandahar full of optimism and a sense of the "nobility" of the mission to oust the Taliban. 'The Dogs Are Eating Them Now' an unflinching account of Afghanistan 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z The movie follows a Taliban foot soldier captured in Afghanistan, then rendered to an anonymous location somewhere in eastern Europe, only to escape US custody and flee into an unfamiliar snowbound wasteland. Essential Killing and The Last Airbender: the race row returns to film 2010-07-09T14:03:00Z Nine months after graduating from high school, he’d found himself chasing the Taliban with the rest of our gang. Worth dying for? 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z By Wednesday, the last of the resisting Taliban fighters had been killed, and Dostum's soldiers were once again in full control of the fortress. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z Taliban behavior is the leading indicator for everyone making hard decisions today about how to proceed in Afghanistan. Perspective | Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z Speaking of unhelpful, actually quite harmful white feminist slogans and talking points on Texas' abortion ban, Milano has taken to calling Texas the "Texas Taliban." Withholding sex is not the answer to abortion bans: The spectacle of celebrity "pro-choice" activism 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Her character was a seamstress hiding her interpreter brother from the Taliban during a major withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. Marjan Neshat on Her ‘Kind of Miraculous Season’ Onstage 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z "If the Taliban regain any power, our rights will be the first sacrifice," she said. Afghan female rock fest triumphs, but anxiety over future looms 2013-05-01T04:26:48Z That is, if he has any time after visiting a nearby school the Taliban previously shut down, followed by an in-depth briefing from all US commanders in southeast Afghanistan. 15 minutes with David Petraeus: In which he uses his Jedi-like ability to ramble at will while I sit in stupefied silence 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z Rees agrees, rebuffing accusations from what he calls the "heritage Taliban" with a characteristic quip: "I believe it's the Tower of London, not London of the Tower." The Walkie-Talkie: battle of the bulge on Fenchurch Street 2012-12-12T19:30:01Z Lindh had gone to Yemen to study Arabic, and fell in with Taliban forces fighting what they saw as godless Northern Alliance fighters. In ‘Godsend,’ an Idealistic Young Woman Gets Tangled Up in Trouble in Afghanistan 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z Now based in Britain, she is unable to return to her homeland because of Taliban threats to kill her and her family members. Pakistan's Malala: idol to the world, outcast at home 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The Taliban insurgency is bad enough, but chaos also looms if corruption scotches the “fragile gains” achieved so far, Sopko says. ‘It’s John against the world right now’ It said that, according to local authorities in Kunduz, Taliban soldiers trapped in Kunduz "wanted to surrender to someone who would not kill them". America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z While at first Interpol scoffed at the idea, they realized they actually might be able to help because they had been investigating the Taliban in Pakistan in the wake of the Mumbai bombings. Serial recap – season two, episode five: Meanwhile, in Tampa 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z The fact that the Taliban enters a school in Peshawar and methodically butchers 132 kids, after forcing them to watch their teacher being burned alive, tells us something about them. Sam Harris talks Islam, ISIS, atheism, GOP madness: “We are confronting people, in dozens of countries, who despise more or less everything that we value” 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z His name, with its unfortunate tendency to auto-correct to “Taliban,” would soon cause problems. Review | Talib Kweli’s ‘Vibrate Higher’ is a plain-spoken striver’s tale 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z The brief report captured the palpable sense of the danger and uncertainty engulfing Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Taliban’s takeover. Journalists face danger on Kabul streets and a new question: How to cover Afghanistan now? 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z The fundamental problem," she says, "is that the Taliban's subjugation of women is a political strategy. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z In contrast, the Taliban have long possessed the ability to tap into the innate piety of life here. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z Despite the presence of 130,000 foreign troops, violence is at its worst since the Taliban were ousted by U.S.-backed Afghan forces in late 2001, according to the United Nations. Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout 2012-02-01T13:22:02Z The second season focused on Bowe Bergdahl, the US soldier who was given a dishonourable discharge after walking off his based in Afghanistan and being captured by the Taliban and held for five years. Serial podcast's third season to tackle US criminal justice system 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z The series begins with the Sept. 11 attacks on New York City and follows the U.S.’s attempt to destroy Al Qaeda, ending with the Taliban’s 2021 takeover of Kabul. What’s on TV This Week: ‘La Frontera’ and ‘The English Patient’ 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Some Taliban fighters have started enforcing rules on their own, harassing musicians and music venues. Afghan music school students flown out, headed to Portugal 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z While details of the prisoner exchange were hammered out, it was decided that the Taliban would get an office in Doha, Qatar, which was on their list of demands. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z At its best, Medal of Honor delivers an extremely intense, visceral combat experience, as when you and your buddies are pinned down in a ruined hut with Taliban fighters closing in from the high ground. Video Game Review: A Clear Winner in the Battle of 2 Combat Games 2010-10-19T16:31:00Z The Taliban had a few things they wanted, too, including to be off the UN’s list of terrorist organizations, a political office, and they wanted their prisoners back, which is where Bergdahl came in. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z According to Time, the Taliban commander who awarded the punishment, later said that Aisha had to be made an example "lest other girls in the village try to do the same thing". Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z Hassan Fazili is an Afghan refugee under maximum duress, fleeing the eye of the Taliban and seeking asylum for himself and his family in the face of unbending bureaucracies. “Midnight Traveler” Expands the Narrative of the Refugee Documentary 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z The fighting would count for little, they argued, if the people liberated from the Taliban could not be provided with governance, law and order, and jobs. Little America by Rajiv Chandrasekaran - review 2012-07-20T21:55:03Z But many musicians fear for their futures under the Taliban, which rules according to a harsh interpretation of Islamic law. Afghan musicians look to recreate famed school in Portugal 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z Najafizada, 33, was a child when the Taliban was last in power. A free press was trying to take root in Afghanistan. Now journalists are bracing for Taliban rule. 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z The Taliban attacked a remote American Combat Outpost, deep in the mountains, that was nearly impossible to defend. Eastwood’s ankle forced production shift for ‘The Outpost’ 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z First of all, it’s based on “The Taliban Shuffle,” a memoir by journalist Kim Barker about her experiences as an ill-prepared war correspondent in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Tina Fey reinvents herself in the rich Afghan War dramedy “Whiskey Tango Foxtrot” 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Bergdahl had to be moved or traded for Taliban prisoners in Guantanamo. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Although the Taliban's Web presence is closely monitored, few people showed much interest in the group's poetry. UK publisher to release Taliban poetry anthology 2012-05-05T19:46:04Z Questions of national unity are poignant in Afghanistan, where Taliban insurgents are flexing their muscles with near-daily attacks. Afghanistan's Bruce Lee 'reincarnation' becomes Web hit 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z The Daily Mirror ran a page-one headline "Royal Sensation Harry: I Killed Taliban" on Tuesday along with a photo of a macho-looking Harry in combat gear and designer shades. Prince Harry's wartime role draws reprisal fears 2013-01-22T13:26:18Z In particular, he acknowledged that he had carried a rifle and two grenades while serving as a soldier in the Taliban army. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z When Bergdahl’s Coast Guard cohorts later found out he was being held by the Taliban, they were more surprised that he had been allowed into the army at all. Serial recap – season two, episode 11: Present for Duty 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z Running until July 3, it brings together 230 objects that have survived bombings and lootings and deliberate destruction by the Taliban. Lost and Found: Afghan Treasures Reunite at the British Museum 2011-03-27T06:35:00Z On his website, gregmortenson.com, Mortenson claims the kidnapping was carried out by the Taliban. 'Three Cups of Tea' author defends book 2011-04-18T13:12:00Z Captain Sparks, looking back on the battle, declares that continued pressure will eventually cause the Taliban to “become irrelevant,” but his eyes often tell a different story. Television Review: A Mission Documented With a Filter of Despair 2011-02-16T22:47:19Z “It will vary by region, and no matter what happens, the Taliban is not a single body, and can act differently in different places with different commanders and different leaders.” Perspective | Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z She was taken away to a mountain clearing, where the local Taliban commander issued his verdict. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z This book by an adjunct professor at Georgetown University charts several decades of relations between the United States and Afghanistan, focusing on what went awry after America’s successful routing of the Taliban in late 2001. ArtsBeat: A Survey of Books About Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda 2011-05-02T07:50:50Z The head of another international cultural NGO, who spoke on the condition of anonymity for security reasons, said the group was aware of anecdotal accounts of Taliban abuse but had decided not to shut down. Perspective | Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z Marines are allegedly blasting heavy metal into villages in Marjah, hoping to subdue the Taliban through ringing ears. US forces fight Taliban with heavy metal 2010-04-07T10:31:00Z But in 2001, the Taliban fell, and one man dreamed of musical renewal. New school tries to revive music in Afghanistan 2010-05-15T18:46:00Z Now, it is guarded by fighters from the Haqqani network, an ally of the Taliban considered a terrorist group by the United States. Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z I thought it was some Taliban fairy tale. Shooting raises questions about war's course 2012-03-12T05:00:00Z The C.I.A. took a leading role in toppling the Taliban and hunting, interrogating and killing terrorists, especially as the use of drones expanded. One of the Most Perilous Jobs in Government 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z What they haven’t conveyed—what they may not want to convey—is the reality of living and fighting for months at a remote outpost surrounded by hostile members of the Taliban. The Documentaries That Help Explain Bowe Bergdahl 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z Two crew on board, both now captured by the Taliban – Lieutenant Hall and Captain Wales. TV review: The Taking of Prince Harry 2010-10-21T21:35:00Z She had little doubt that she would be a Taliban target. Perspective | Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z You were very aware that your beliefs regarding women made you a target for groups like the Taliban. Malala's Dad: How I Raised a Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Just because I'd confess to hundreds of atrocities the second that someone started flapping a copy of St Anger in my face, chances are that the Taliban probably wouldn't. Why use Metallica as a military weapon when Glee is available? 2010-04-16T23:35:00Z Yousafzai is the subject of the documentary He Named Me Malala, which looks at the events leading up to a Taliban attack on the Pakistani schoolgirl and Yousafzai’s subsequent advocacy in the aftermath. Watch Emma Watson and Malala Yousafzai Talk Feminism 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z Sometimes he dreams about trying to return to Afghanistan, only to be blocked by the Taliban. Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Hassan never truly leaves Amir, though; he carries the guilt to America, to which he and Baba escape after Russia’s invasion of Afghanistan ushers in the vicious regime of the Taliban. Review: ‘The Kite Runner’ Trips From Page to Stage 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z “The Taliban is horrible, cutthroat murders. We aren’t horrible cutthroats, but we are murderers, too.” John Rubinstein, the original Pippin, having ‘great fun’ as Charlemagne in revival 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z As Aslam later wrote in "God and Me", a fragment of memoir in Granta in 2006: "My uncle's version of Islam was the same kind practised by the Taliban regime in Afghanistan three decades later." Nadeem Aslam: a life in writing 2013-01-26T10:00:03Z Other clips show him mocking his father's vanity when describing how he met his wife in Pakistan, and joking with a devout friend whom he calls "Taliban". Diary of a Badman: 'I'm not a model Muslim, but I make people think' 2012-06-10T19:00:02Z Only life under the Taliban is untouched by music, storytelling and eye-opening imagery, broadcast or live, designed into everything around us. We know spending on the arts makes big money for Britain. So why cut it? 2013-05-02T19:30:01Z Among the positive signs that he and several others cited was the Taliban decision to defend the National Museum in Kabul, which was looted several times during the country’s civil war in the 1990s. Perspective | Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z If the Taliban took Kabul and controlled Afghanistan, could it link up with the Pakistani Taliban to threaten the command and control of Pakistan's nuclear weapons? 'The Promise': Jonathan Alter's chronicle of Obama's first year in office 2010-06-03T20:07:00Z No one I spoke to thinks that the developer deliberately kept news of the playable Taliban from the Army. Modern games struggle with modern warfare 2010-10-06T00:58:00Z At some point in the past, Taroon worked as a translator for the American forces, which has made him a target of the Taliban. ‘Selling Kabul’ Review: Trapped in a War, and an Apartment 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z Afghans are a proud people and don't want the world to associate them with the Taliban. Giles Duley: 'I lost three limbs in Afghanistan, but had to go back … ' 2013-02-10T00:13:44Z In Afghanistan, Trump sent a few thousand more troops in 2017, his own modest version of a mini-surge and they’re still there, even as peace negotiations with the Taliban have been abandoned. Killing me softly with militarism 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z She doesn’t expect the Taliban, if they return to power, would dare to destroy them. Relics seized from smugglers are returning to Afghanistan 2021-04-21T04:00:00Z And here he was again, once more tasked with sending the Taliban scurrying, retaking ground taken less than a year earlier. 'Lions of Kandahar': the relentless cycle of the war in Afghanistan 2011-07-31T04:09:21Z All such voices, happy or sad, were officially banned by the Taliban from 1996 to 2001, when they imposed their extremist vision of Islam on Afghanistan, a country with a long and rich musical tradition. Afghanistan National Institute of Music Students to Tour U.S. 2013-02-01T21:18:01Z The United States not so secretly provided weapons, including Stinger missiles, to the Taliban and other groups fighting Communist rule. ‘The Americans’ Returns to FX With Season 3 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z When he and his men later hole up at a governor’s compound as Taliban fire crackles nearby, the desperation is palpable. ‘Retrograde’ Review: The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Outside, commanding officer Simon is waiting for the Chinook helicopter, whose arrival is a matter of life and death for Corporal Phipps, wounded in a Taliban attack. The Empire 2010-04-09T21:15:00Z Human Rights Watch has collected letters sent by the Taliban to intimidate and terrorise women. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z But when the Americans must leave, the Afghans soon feel overwhelmed — their fragile-looking flag speaks volumes — and are increasingly besieged by Taliban forces. ‘Retrograde’ Review: The U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z The Taliban said their fighters were positioned on the rooftop of a tall building in the heart of the capital. Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" 2012-04-15T14:26:03Z What efforts British forces do make to wipe out poppy fields only drives the locals to the Taliban as there is no other work on offer. TV review: Death in the Med, Our Drug War and In their Own Words 2010-08-17T07:00:00Z The Taliban announced that the funeral of its new leader, who has yet to be named, has been tentatively scheduled for early August. Style Invitational: Strip search — play off a line of text in a comic strip 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z But instead of Austria and the Nazis, Habib’s family lives in Afghanistan and the bad guys are the Taliban. Summer Book Club: ‘Shooting Kabul’ 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters have just launched rocket-propelled grenades at a U.S. convoy returning from the prisoner exchange. 'Homeland' recap: Prisoner exchange part of far bigger plot 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z The Taliban suppressed journalists in the pockets of the country it previously controlled, just as it cracked down on other basic rights. Journalists face danger on Kabul streets and a new question: How to cover Afghanistan now? 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z There are no answers, but their future depends not just on what the Taliban does, but how deeply civil society has taken root in Afghanistan over the past two decades. Perspective | Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z She said she heard two reports of Taliban soldiers going to homes looking for a specific Afghan journalist. News groups seek to protect journalists in Afghanistan 2021-08-16T04:00:00Z He saw "three blobs in really dark shadows" – his son, Rast and another Marine mistakenly identified by the Predator crew as Taliban. Miscommunication blamed in drone deaths 2011-10-14T20:23:00Z The Taliban’s destruction of the great Buddhas of Bamiyan in Afghanistan in 2001 was no isolated incident in the larger scheme of religious faith. ‘Object of Devotion,’ an Exhibition of Alabaster Sculptures 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z But the Taliban knew the US would be thinking that, so first they went west to Ghazni province. Serial recap – season two, episode two: The Golden Chicken 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z After the Taliban government fell that same year, the museum began restoring remnants of the country’s Buddhist history. Afghan museum restores Buddhist history, one broken piece at a time 2019-10-14T04:00:00Z The center has caused resentment among Afghans because of reports of torture and ill-treatment of suspected Taliban prisoners, with President Hamid Karzai demanding the transfer of prisoners to Afghan security. Afghans protest over reported Koran desecration at U.S. base 2012-02-21T14:29:03Z She ends her book with an account borrowed from Christina Lamb, of Afghan women under the Taliban setting up "sewing circles" in Herat, as a cover for talking about books. The Woman Reader by Belinda Jack – review 2012-07-05T07:00:01Z Padma Lakshmi kicked off the selection process with a poignant reflection on Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani activist who was shot in the head by the Taliban for advocating women’s rights. Who Should Be TIME’s 2012 Person of the Year? Our Panel Sounds Off 2012-11-13T21:36:16Z But according to Koenig’s military analyst source, who she introduced as Nathan in episode five, the Taliban Five were fine to be released because they were being monitored so closely. Serial recap – season two, episode 10: Thorny Politics 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z It’s reassuring to think that the bombs don’t always work, though it’s possible that the Hezb-e-Islami group Mr. Quraishi followed was not as well financed or trained as its Taliban or Qaeda compatriots. Television Review | 'Behind Taliban Lines': The Afghan Side of War 2010-02-22T23:24:00Z Under Rumsfeld's tenure as defense secretary in the George W. Bush administration, the United States invaded Afghanistan to punish the Taliban for harboring al-Qaeda and the 911 attack mastermind Osama bin Laden. Rumsfeld defends his war legacy in Venice Festival film 2013-09-05T19:44:01Z It’s been only three days since Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl returned to the U.S. after nearly five years in a Taliban prison, and already Hollywood is seeking to capitalize on the surrounding controversy. Not One But Two Bowe Bergdahl Movies Are Already Being Planned 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z Like the fact that the area of Pakistan where Bergdahl was most likely held “was a Taliban mini-state that functioned openly”. Serial recap – season two, episode four: The Captors 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z But does the targeted assassination of Taliban bomb-makers, commanders and financiers run the risk of alienating regular Afghan citizens? TV highlights 30/08/12 2012-08-29T19:00:25Z Special Forces sent to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks. 'Jumanji' stays strong, topping '12 Strong,' 'Den of Thieves' with $20 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z "It made the basic, basic error of getting the Taliban – as they were at that stage – mixed up with al-Qaida." Blood and Gifts: it's Afghanistan, Jim, but not as we know it 2010-09-20T11:04:00Z The Taliban poetry was "much more black-and-white" than what British soldiers wrote, he said, warning that "war is a gray business." UK publisher to release Taliban poetry anthology 2012-05-05T19:46:04Z His son, educated at a college in Pakistan, listened to his father and translated: “One day the Taliban will be gone and you will be gone and we will be winning.” This is what winning looks like 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z When the Taliban halt education for girls, Qaderi turns her kitchen into a makeshift classroom; eventually she relocates to a tent that doubles as a mosque for refugees. Homeira Qaderi Wants Her Son to Know Her, So She Wrote a Book 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z Shortly after Time magazine chose Roya Mahboob as one of the 100 most influential people of 2013, the Taliban dropped the first of three “night letters” at her parents’ house in Herat, Afghanistan. “If I teach them, no one can stop them”: Roya Mahboob is fighting to educate the girls of Afghanistan 2015-03-08T05:00:00Z Sabit's humiliation "implied that Afghanistan was dangerously fragile — not because the Taliban was so strong but because the government was so weak," Barker writes. 'The Taliban Shuffle' more relevant with bin Laden death 2011-05-06T19:32:00Z Most of the prerelease publicity around Medal of Honor focused on the game’s original plan to allow people to play online as either American forces or the Taliban. Video Game Review: A Clear Winner in the Battle of 2 Combat Games 2010-10-19T16:31:00Z He shares the view of other Holbrooke advisers that their key diplomatic aim — peace talks with the Taliban — got short shrift in overall strategy as a result. In His First Book, Ronan Farrow Laments the Decline of Diplomacy 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z They are shown providing support for the Taliban in Afghanistan and scheming to set off a nuclear suitcase bomb in archenemy India's capital. Pakistan bans film featuring Indian James Bond 2012-03-26T09:16:04Z Hours after The Times report, the Afghan Taliban said that no peace negotiation process had been agreed with the international community, "particularly the Americans." Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout 2012-02-01T13:22:02Z A Pakistani girl whose once peaceful existence was rocked by the Taliban, the young teen defied the reactionary terrorists when she insisted that girls be allowed to attend school. The Grammys: What your kids (and you) need to hear 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z With Iraq descending into civil war, and the Taliban resurgent in Afghanistan, the military began recruiting civilian social scientists to help commanders understand the tribal forces they were trying to pacify. Books of The Times: ‘The Tender Soldier’ Examines the U.S. Counterinsurgency Strategy 2013-08-27T20:58:37Z Bowe Bergdahl, who was held in Afghanistan for five years before being exchanged for Taliban prisoners and was then charged with desertion, suddenly snaps into place. Clinton and Bush Are Already in Hollywood’s Sights 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z Another Taliban fighter stopped them, saying not to hit him because they’re journalists, she said. CNN’s Ward says Kabul colleague nearly pistol-whipped 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z And the Taliban is once again on the offensive, launching more deadly attacks, such as this week’s car bomb in Kabul. What does Afghanistan need? Some major rebranding, says its 32-year-old ambassador. 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z “We didn’t stage it to be a female presenter facing the Taliban,” Najafizada said. A free press was trying to take root in Afghanistan. Now journalists are bracing for Taliban rule. 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Luxembourg pretty much lists itself; Afghanistan includes the sad remains of the great Buddhas of Bamiyan, blown up by the Taliban. What Does Unesco Recognition Mean, Exactly? 2012-01-06T17:43:35Z It was here that the Taliban arrived one night and demanded that the girl be handed over to face justice. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z Now the play arrives on Broadway almost a year after the United States withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban seized power again. A Chameleon Flies From ‘The Blacklist’ to ‘The Kite Runner’ 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Pakistan's Taliban are closely linked with their Afghan counterparts. Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" 2012-04-15T14:26:03Z It was Ensler who denounced a Taliban group for shooting a teenage Pakistani education activist in the head. Eve Ensler on a new play and beating cancer 2012-11-21T14:27:08Z The screw-up setback years of diplomatic work – the Afghans were mad, the Taliban were mad, the peace talks stopped, and Bergdahl was stuck in captivity for another year. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The Taliban’s fundamentalist interpretation of Islam includes a rejection of art that is not Islamic or portrays living beings, and people are concerned that view hasn’t changed between last time and now. Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z CNN did not publish such a story and no credible reports can be found to support any such action by the Taliban. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z And it follows Gulnaz Sherazi, a health worker who lost her niece and sister-in-law to Taliban attacks but continues to serve. Review: ‘Every Last Child,’ a Front-Line View of the Polio Crisis in Pakistan 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z In the years after the fall of the Taliban, the bullet-scarred wreckage was left empty as a flood of foreign cash fueled a boom in the city around it. Hopes for revival pinned on Afghan palace restoration 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z The Taliban soldiers had no sooner laid down their arms when Dostum breached the agreement. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z Another musician in the room said the Taliban broke a keyboard worth $3,000 when they saw it in his car as he crossed through a checkpoint. Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z At the time, the Taliban were in power in the strategic valley after they took control over the region and imposed strict Islamic rules, including their opposition to women's education. Pakistan's Malala: idol to the world, outcast at home 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Smith, a combat veteran on his fourth deployment, knew the airstrike was coming, but assumed the missile was aimed at a suspected Taliban position in a building 200 yards away. Miscommunication blamed in drone deaths 2011-10-14T20:23:00Z That was in Afghanistan, in the chaotic days after the United States withdrew last year and the Taliban reasserted control. Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z But there were no hostilities between the US and the Taliban, and by 2001 relations were improving. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z Singing was allowed, but only songs praising Allah or the Taliban. Afghan indie band rocks Kabul in post-Taliban era 2010-07-06T06:56:00Z It does so not to catch pigeons, but to avoid Taliban rockets. Inside the Perfect Predator and The Air Hospital | TV Review 2010-03-26T06:45:00Z In particular, the film resonates with contemporary events surrounding failures to protect Afghan refugees following the withdrawal of U.S. and international forces in 2021, which led to the Taliban's seizing of control of the country. "Flee": Animation is a powerful medium for documentaries about conflict and refugees 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Heavy gunfire could be heard from many directions as Afghan security forces tried to repel Taliban fighters. Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" 2012-04-15T14:26:03Z Bergdahl, a US soldier who spent five years in Taliban captivity, now faces life in prison after being freed last year in a prisoner swap with five Guantánamo Bay detainees. Serial podcast: is Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl their next investigation? 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Fara’s nascent spy skills are put to the test when she spots the cleric shortly before he begins driving toward the mountains and lawless Taliban territory. 'Homeland' recap: Carrie moves fast to win over young asset 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z Some are still filing reports from the front lines and interviewing Taliban leaders on air. A free press was trying to take root in Afghanistan. Now journalists are bracing for Taliban rule. 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z This process, she says, is largely unsupervised because aid workers have become Taliban targets and are too worried to venture out into dangerous provinces. Worst aid 2010-04-24T23:06:00Z But luckily these Taliban are ignorant village Taliban who don't read Hello! or the British tabloid press. TV review: The Taking of Prince Harry 2010-10-21T21:35:00Z “Timbuktu” drew admiration for its humanistic depiction of life in a Mali village under fundamentalist Taliban rule. Predicting the Palme d’Or a guessing game 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z They shuttled Luttrell from house to house and even into a cave to hide him from the Taliban after that incident. Lone Survivor: The True Story 2014-01-10T22:33:20Z In other sections of his speech, he denounced human trafficking as "an abominable trade" and condemned last month's attack by Taliban militants in which more than 130 Pakistani schoolchildren were killed. Vatican denies reports of attack warnings 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z In a somewhat different context, it seems to endorse the Taliban and Boko Haram approach to destroying art, architecture, culture and history. Has Russell Crowe finally grown up? 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z What made you successful infiltrating the Taliban and Al-Qaeda? “Homeland” made me laugh: Here’s what it’s really like being a CIA agent in the Middle East 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Many in the Taliban speak, as some conservative Christians do in America, of returning to the mythical origins of a restrictive theocracy where students only learn narrow interpretations of religious texts. “If we did not protest, no one would punish those men”: A brutal murder, a sham trial, and justice denied in Kabul 2015-08-16T04:00:00Z In 1999, President Clinton placed the Taliban government under economic sanctions as a consequence of its human rights violations, particularly against women. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z Someone needed to dismantle the al-Qaida training camps in the country and the Taliban certainly weren't going to do so. Return of a King: The Battle for Afghanistan by William Dalrymple – review 2013-01-26T14:00:01Z But Canadian forces replaced American troops, concentrated on "setting up reconstruction teams and less on combat and maintaining security," allowing the Taliban to return in force. 'Lions of Kandahar': the relentless cycle of the war in Afghanistan 2011-07-31T04:09:21Z But under Taliban rule, it’s all but certain not to be permitted now, Mujtaba told AP, especially from a family based in the U.S. US families adopting Afghan children are trying to get them out of the country 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z He was patted down and searched for weapons by U.S. forces before stepping into the helicopter on the same day that Washington released five Taliban commanders in Qatar. Taliban's video of Bowe Bergdahl handover is a vivid reminder of war 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z In addition to requiring that women wear a hijab in schools, female students will not be allowed to study alongside male students, the Taliban’s higher education minister, Abdul Baqi Haqqani, announced earlier this month. #DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan Women Protest Taliban Restrictions on Rights 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z “By that evening,” he told The Washington Post, “the Taliban were everywhere.” A free press was trying to take root in Afghanistan. Now journalists are bracing for Taliban rule. 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z On Wednesday and Thursday, Dostum's troops engaged in a sustained effort to kill the Taliban survivors who remained in the basement of the pink building, which they were afraid to enter themselves. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z Abdul Rahim told me that after offering Friday prayers, the Taliban forced some arrested local people to carry explosives on to the roof of the statues and plant them in the holes. Afghanistan's surviving treasures 2011-03-04T09:00:01Z Like many other musicians, he spoke on condition he not be named, fearing reprisals from the Taliban. Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Rachel Aroesti Toby Harnden's examination of the struggles of returning soldiers begins with a shocking statistic: last year, more British troops and veterans were lost to suicide than to the Taliban. TV highlights 15/07/2013 2013-07-15T06:00:06Z The headline read, "Taliban claim to attack Britain, kill Afghans". The Taliban's attack on the British Council only hurts Afghanistan 2011-08-19T14:49:33Z He has no interest in being embedded with the US or British armies; he'd much rather trek for a week across hostile mountain terrain in search of the Taliban or Somali pirates. Spies, Chopin and a Libya rescue 2013-01-14T07:00:03Z One of the last scenes shows a meeting among the Taliban senior officials and signals there is far more to the story of what drives Afghan history and identity than this film intends to cover. Matthew Heineman’s documentary "Retrograde": A chilling, intimate view of the Afghanistan War's end 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z She left again in 2016 after surviving a violent attack at the university by the Taliban. #DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan Women Protest Taliban Restrictions on Rights 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Yes, we get to see firefights with the Taliban, but more powerful are the interviews with survivors, whose eyes betray something terrible and sad. Tonight's TV highlights: Human Planet 2011-01-13T00:05:02Z “It used to be ‘Go back to Taliban,’” he said. Is the New Mr. Right an Immigrant Rom-Com Hero? 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z Officials in Ghazni, which nearly fell to the Taliban last year in some of the heaviest fighting seen in the war, said the tower collapsed on Tuesday following heavy rain. Ancient Afghan citadel collapses, cultural heritage sites at risk 2019-06-15T04:00:00Z While Ms. Gall’s rich anecdotes from interviews with Afghan villagers, Taliban fighters and officials of many governments provide poignant realism to the book, they also highlight one of its few drawbacks. Books of The Times: ‘The Wrong Enemy,’ by Carlotta Gall 2014-04-09T20:24:47Z After the deed was done, and the ancient statues were reduced to rubble, the event defined the Taliban as an outlaw regime, uncivilized and evil. Perspective | The president didn’t threaten just Iran’s culture sites. He threatened culture. 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Many of the works in "Poetry of the Taliban" center on the movement's campaign to expel foreign forces from their territory, with angry battle anthems or mournful dirges devoted to civilian casualties. UK publisher to release Taliban poetry anthology 2012-05-05T19:46:04Z So what are you seeing in terms of immediate dangers or changes, particularly for women and girls under the Taliban rule — both for your staff and for the people you serve? International Rescue Committee CEO: ‘The way refugees are seen is a running commentary on our own values’ 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z This year we have interspersed 12 short plays about Afghanistan with a number of verbatim interviews, ranging from the head of the British army to a Taliban commander. In the line of fire: theatre and Afghanistan 2010-07-21T22:00:00Z One Taliban insurgent was killed, another blew himself up and a third was captured. Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" 2012-04-15T14:26:03Z In 2012, CNN, which had hired her as a political commentator, distanced itself from comments she made on her radio show supporting a group of Marines who urinated on dead Taliban soldiers. The National Rifle Association’s Telegenic Warrior 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z CLAIM: A CNN article reports that the Taliban banned menstrual hygiene products in Afghanistan, saying it goes against Sharia law. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, a bargain was reached in which Dostum demanded and received a large cash payment, then agreed to grant approximately 400 disarmed Taliban soldiers safe passage through Dostum-controlled territory to the city of Herat. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z He also failed to turn up at the awards ceremony, where he won best actor for his role as a Taliban fighter in Jerzy Skolimowski’s “Essential Killing.” Vincent Gallo Keeps ‘Promises Written in Water’ Off Screens 2012-06-10T04:10:05Z Under the Taliban girls were not allowed to go to school after the age of eight. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z The school’s campus in Kabul is now occupied by a Taliban faction. Afghan musicians look to recreate famed school in Portugal 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z After the fall of the Taliban, she returned with her family to Kabul. An Afghan Bazaar Parachutes Into Washington 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Reporter-photographer Marcus Yam of the Los Angeles Times and a companion were repeatedly punched by Taliban guards on Thursday as they covered a street demonstration. Journalists face danger on Kabul streets and a new question: How to cover Afghanistan now? 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z Afghanistan's Taliban demolished these two "shrines of the infidels" 10 years ago this month on the grounds that they were idolatrous. In praise of ? the Bamiyan Buddhas 2011-03-10T00:01:03Z Violence is at its worst in Afghanistan since U.S.-backed Afghan forces toppled the Taliban in 2001. Afghans rock at first music festival in three decades 2011-10-01T18:04:05Z “The demands became higher,” said Steiner, and that included getting Taliban prisoners out of Guantanamo. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z ‘I was talking on the phone to this Taliban fighter’ Sarah Koenig brings us up to date with Bergdahl’s court marshall, summing it up in her signature laconic manner. Serial recap – season two, episode two: The Golden Chicken 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Army advisers, Electronic Arts did an abrupt about-face and announced they were removing the playable Taliban from the game's online modes. Modern games struggle with modern warfare 2010-10-06T00:58:00Z She first catapulted to attention five years ago as a blogger writing on her fight for education under the Taliban. The Nobels show why we have to fight for education 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Sadat joined a protest Sunday by aid groups and others demanding that Western governments do more to help those left behind and put pressure on the Taliban. After escape, Afghan director mourns her ‘lost country’ 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z So far this time, the government set up by the Taliban hasn’t taken that step officially. Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Even among the broader class of artisans and crafts people, the danger from the Taliban exists on a spectrum. Perspective | Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z When a Taliban spokesman said on Wednesday that music may once again be banned under Taliban law, she began to hear from more musicians. Perspective | Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z This is the first Nowruz since Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in August. For Afghans Abroad, Nowruz Is a Chance to Reflect 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z In Essential Killing, actor and painter Vincent Gallo stars as an Afghan Taliban fighter who is captured but escapes on his way to a secret detention center in Europe. Venice film festival opens and gambles on youth 2010-08-31T22:59:00Z “The Taliban were killing children as they walked to school, so I had to leave.” Shot at, beaten, starved: the child refugees who will stop at nothing to reach Europe 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z The Taliban, who have minimal support in Afghanistan, understand the deep yearning for peace in the country after decades of fighting. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z The Obama administration also knew that the news of securing Bergdahl’s release by trading five members of the Taliban would be “lumpy”. Serial recap – season two, episode 10: Thorny Politics 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z They thought they were hitting a Taliban prison. The Life of a Soldier 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z In the first few minutes of season two, Will McAvoy is in deep trouble with his corporate masters for calling the conservative Tea Party movement "the American Taliban." Sorkin delves into frenzied 'Newsroom' for second season 2013-07-12T11:05:56Z Sharifi described having to destroy, more recently, his own sculptures and hide his paintings when the Taliban arrived in Kabul in August, remembering what happened the last time they were in power. Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The Taliban lost 15 fighters in one raid. Serial recap – season two, episode two: The Golden Chicken 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The Taliban were consciously and deliberately turning their back on Afghanistan's long history of engagement with China, the subcontinent and the west. The hill of gold 2011-02-19T00:05:32Z The resurgence of the Taliban has threatened the return of its past brutality and repression, particularly of women. They Fled Afghanistan for America. Now They Feed the Newest Arrivals. 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z This was the frontline in the civil war between the Taliban and the Northern Alliance. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z Taliban forces pulled out the corpses of 11 people who had been crushed to death in the desperate crowd, she said. After escape, Afghan director mourns her ‘lost country’ 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Interestingly, in an 10 December email, one of the justice department ethics lawyers noted: "At present, we have no knowledge that he did anything other than join the Taliban." America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z The Taliban are all around, able to get frighteningly close to the Americans' position, with impunity. Restrepo - review 2010-10-07T21:25:00Z Drivers silence their radios whenever they see a Taliban checkpoint. Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z It was before the Taliban, before imposition of the burqa. How an emergency room pediatrician became a global best-selling author 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z It culminated in the Taliban’s taking over the country in 1996. Who is Robin Raphel, the State Department veteran caught up in Pakistan intrigue? 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z One is Tagab, where the Taliban stop and search vehicles, run a shadow judicial system and stage regular attacks on foreign and Afghan troops. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z On the other hand, these strikes are primarily designed to decapitate Al-Qaida and the Taliban and to make it difficult for them to carry on coherent terrorist attacks. America’s war mistakes 2012-06-16T20:00:00Z Her appearance on "The Daily Show" in October 2013 caused Stewart to go momentarily speechless when she articulated her argument for methods of peace in the face of danger from Taliban gunmen. Jon Stewart's greatest 'Daily Show' interviews 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z The cost of military intervention is riven with passions, including the debate last week over the wisdom of the Obama administration releasing five Taliban commanders from Guantanamo Bay prison in exchange for U.S. 'Korengal' shows the lasting effects of war on U.S. soldiers 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z In the CIA’s deadly struggle with the Taliban and ISI, America just suffered a devastating setback. 'Homeland' recap: Carrie moves fast to win over young asset 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z After the ouster of the Taliban in 2001, women regained freedom to work in offices with male colleagues - but many consider working as a software developer a step too far. Afghan girl coders design games to fight opium and inequality 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Taliban fighters also launched assaults in at least two provinces, a spokesman for the insurgents said. Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" 2012-04-15T14:26:03Z It was during his second tour, fighting Taliban insurgents in Afghanistan, he was mistakenly killed by members of his own unit. 'The Tillman Story': an impressive look at the man and family behind the tragedy 2010-09-02T20:07:00Z In his signature studious fashion Mr. Rohde explains how “the fundamentalist Taliban state the United States purportedly toppled in 2001 is alive and thriving” in Pakistan today. Books of The Times: Kidnapped Reporter and His Wife, a World Apart, Enduring Their Test 2010-12-26T22:14:24Z Their target, a Taliban commander, is believed to be in the village below, and they hunker down in the trees waiting for engagement. Movie Review: Mark Wahlberg Stars in ‘Lone Survivor’ by Peter Berg 2013-12-24T21:55:24Z While the lyrics resonate with an Afghan youth weary of suicide bombings and Taliban attacks, running away is the last thing on the band's mind. Afghan indie band rocks Kabul in post-Taliban era 2010-07-06T06:56:00Z Airport officials also announced Wednesday that they have set up a welcome center to connect Afghan refugees fleeing the Taliban takeover of Kabul with re-settlement resources and nonprofits when they arrive at Sea-Tac. Seattle-Tacoma Airport holds dedication ceremony for a 9/11 memorial created by a local firefighter 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z Unbeknown to us, he crossed the Khyber Pass into Afghanistan, with the intent of volunteering for service in the Afghan army under the control of the Taliban government. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z They were there because the outpost was close to a vital supply route for the Taliban, but mostly it was fruit vendors or families that they saw. Serial recap – season two episode one: DUSTWUN 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Kandahar, which is President Karzai's home province, is also the birthplace and spiritual home of the Taliban. Shooting raises questions about war's course 2012-03-12T05:00:00Z And when she sees them, she goes crazy, screaming and crying about what the Taliban did to her and what they do to women. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z It was not the looting of the museum in Kabul that brought the brutalities of the Taliban to the world's attention, but the blowing up of the Bamiyan Buddha statues in 2001. Afghanistan's surviving treasures 2011-03-04T09:00:01Z Early in the story, the narrator mentions that there was a time when a mission to ambush the Taliban would have been “fun.” This Week in Fiction: Will Mackin on Life In and Out of the Military 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Their story is told against a backdrop of key events in the region, such as the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy, the Soviet invasion, the exodus of refugees and the rise of the Taliban. Afghans don't see Nato mission as an occupation, says Kite Runner author 2012-11-17T15:53:05Z Ms. Chahverdi, who lived and worked in Kabul between 2005 and 2013, said that, because of an association with the “impure” West, art and culture were “clearly a target of the Taliban.” In Afghanistan, Being an Artist Is a Dangerous Job 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z They are also part of the Taliban network. Serial recap – season two, episode four: The Captors 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z In the 1990s, during the first Taliban rule, Afghan women’s access to education, work and health care were severely restricted. #DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan Women Protest Taliban Restrictions on Rights 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z After the attack, she was flown to England, where she now lives with her family due to continued Taliban death threats. Malala becomes lightning rod for anger over neglect of her hometown 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Obama also decided that the goal to defeat the Taliban was impossible. America’s war mistakes 2012-06-16T20:00:00Z In that attack, at least 15 Afghan civilians were killed after a Predator crew mistook them for a group of Taliban preparing to attack a U.S. special forces unit. Miscommunication blamed in drone deaths 2011-10-14T20:23:00Z When the Taliban came to power eight years later, its militants demanded that the museum reveal the location of the hidden treasures. Lost and Found: Afghan Treasures Reunite at the British Museum 2011-03-27T06:35:00Z Of four Navy SEALs sent on a reconnaissance mission in the rugged mountains of Afghanistan to hunt down a ruthless Taliban commander, only one survives. ‘Lone Survivor’: a true-life tale of a doomed SEALs mission 2014-01-09T00:28:49Z He describes one man, imprisoned at Guantánamo, who was a cook’s assistant for Taliban forces in Afghanistan. Books of The Times: ?Foreigner Carrying in the Crook of His Arm a Tiny Bomb? 2010-08-05T22:00:00Z After all, Lip's only gone and told his daughter Katie that her grandad's absence was the fault of none other than the Taliban. TV highlights 16/04/2013 2013-04-16T06:01:35Z Thanks in part to the Nobel Prize, the world knows about the courage of Malala Yousafzai, who defied the Taliban and insisted that girls in her native Pakistan be given an education. Three books to inspire young readers to bravery 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Fazl and Noori were some of the first wave of prisoners to go to Guantánamo Bay and now the Taliban wanted them back. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z “I wanted to continue my education, and under the Taliban, women simply weren’t allowed to,” she said. They Fled Afghanistan for America. Now They Feed the Newest Arrivals. 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z The magazine reported from Afghanistan long before the attacks of September 11th catapulted the Taliban into world view. The Slow Strangulation of a South Asian Magazine 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z The Taliban, Afghanistan and the Afghan people were just small objects on the periphery of the collective American rage. “Dude, you get to blow up stuff”: The moral awakening of a Navy man 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z But music venues are already feeling the pressure since the Taliban swept into Kabul on Aug. 15. Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z She wrote an anonymous blog describing her life under the Taliban controlled the region. Pakistan's Malala: idol to the world, outcast at home 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z The village where Mr. Siatta and his peers had bled and killed returned to Taliban control. Love’s Road Home 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z “From battles in Gaza, to Russia shelling Ukraine, to Taliban advances in Afghanistan, they’re not releasing anymore ‘Weird Al’ videos.” Stephen Colbert needs a drink: “Things might actually be as bad as we make them sound on cable news” 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z That appears to be the only plausible explanation until a Taliban commander shows up looking for his missing fighters. Review: ‘Neither Heaven Nor Earth’ Engages the Horrors of War 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z The review says progress is most evident in the way Afghan and coalition forces are "clearing the Taliban heartland" in Kandahar and Helmand provinces, and in the increased size and capability of Afghanistan's security forces. US troops to start Afghan withdrawal next year, says White House 2010-12-16T13:17:19Z Fellow female Afghan filmmakers who fled the Taliban begged the world not to forget the Afghan people, warning at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday that a country without culture will eventually lose its identity. After escape, Afghan director mourns her ‘lost country’ 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z The Taliban left when one of the elders in the village told them they could not take Luttrell, not when the villagers surrounded them with guns. Lone Survivor: The True Story 2014-01-10T22:33:20Z The incident that caused particular consternation comes toward the end of the documentary when the Danish soldiers are caught in a firefight with the Taliban. Armadillo: the Afghanistan war documentary that shocked Denmark 2010-06-03T20:45:00Z Was the trade of Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay worth it to get Bergdahl back? “Serial” season 2: The Bowe Bergdahl saga is off to a powerful and strange start 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Barker does, vigorously, in her no-holds-barred memoir "The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan." 'The Taliban Shuffle' more relevant with bin Laden death 2011-05-06T19:32:00Z When she was in public amid Taliban fighters, she dressed more conservatively. CNN’s Ward says Kabul colleague nearly pistol-whipped 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z Harry, Queen Elizabeth's grandson, returned to Afghanistan this month to fly attack helicopters in the NATO-led war against Taliban insurgents. No press complaint over UK Prince Harry's naked pictures 2012-09-28T14:06:31Z The two young men – equally opposed to the Taliban and the US – are not intending to fight, but want to help the wounded. The Blind Man's Garden by Nadeem Aslam – review 2013-01-31T07:01:01Z “The Taliban are not friends of Afghanistan, they are our enemies. Only enemies would want to destroy your history and your music,” she said. Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Yousafzai was targeted for killing by the Islamist Taliban in October last year because of her campaign against the group's efforts to deny women education. Documentary to follow Pakistan's young education crusader Malala 2013-07-16T20:42:15Z Deadline reports the project is one of two competing proposed films about the US army sergeant, who was held prisoner by the Taliban for five years after leaving his base in Afghanistan. Zero Dark Thirty team plan film about freed prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z It is the first leg of a 5,000-mile journey, one that is rich in symbolism as a new migration crisis looms in Europe following the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan. Giant Puppet Ruffles Some Feathers on a Long Walk Through Greece 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z President Bill Clinton, said the Taliban "almost made Malala a martyr; they succeeded in making her a symbol." Jay-Z, Kate Middleton, China first lady on Time's most influential list 2013-04-18T20:56:54Z In the end, though, it wasn’t a military operation that got Bergdahl released – it was a diplomatic deal that traded five Taliban detainees held in Guantánamo Bay. Serial recap – season two, episode five: Meanwhile, in Tampa 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z She was shot in the head by a Taliban gunman while riding a school bus at age 15. Malala takes her passions to the small screen with Apple 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z Only singing was allowed - often limited to religious songs or songs praising the Taliban - and playing musical instruments was banned. New school tries to revive music in Afghanistan 2010-05-15T18:46:00Z The Taliban are like other Afghans, humbled by poetry, and their connection to poetry is older than their connection to radical Islam, the Kalashnikov and grenades. Afghanistan has poetry in its soul 2012-05-21T11:50:01Z The Afghan Taliban also strongly condemned the incident. Afghans protest over reported Koran desecration at U.S. base 2012-02-21T14:29:03Z Malala, now aged 17, became globally known in 2012 when Taliban gunmen almost killed her for her passionate advocacy of women's right to education. Pakistan's Malala: idol to the world, outcast at home 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z “Before the Taliban took rule in Afghanistan, women had the freedom to express themselves through clothing, and it’s sad to see the freedom be taken away from them.” #DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan Women Protest Taliban Restrictions on Rights 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z But with the Taliban takeover, “it means we don’t have anything to fight for. We lost everything.” Afghan filmmakers at Venice fear loss of identity, culture 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z But already, musicians are afraid a ban will come, and some Taliban fighters on the ground have started enforcing rules on their own, harassing musicians and music venues. Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z "Five years into the war, the change in strategy would result in the bloodiest period since the fall of the Taliban in 2001," Bradley writes. 'Lions of Kandahar': the relentless cycle of the war in Afghanistan 2011-07-31T04:09:21Z And what was it like be a Taliban prisoner year after year? “Serial” season 2: The Bowe Bergdahl saga is off to a powerful and strange start 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Bergdahl was released in May in exchange for five members of the Taliban who were being held at Guantánamo Bay. Zero Dark Thirty team plan film about freed prisoner of war Bowe Bergdahl 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z They also represented a particular claim about which bits of Afghanistan's history were worth preserving: for the Taliban, the only "national culture" that mattered was the one that began in AD622. The hill of gold 2011-02-19T00:05:32Z While Bergdahl was being flown to US custody at the infamous Bagram Air Force Base, five Taliban prisoners were being released from Guantánamo Bay detention camp. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Army soldier who spent nearly five years in captivity with the Taliban, for the show’s upcoming season. 'Serial' Podcast Eyes Bowe Bergdahl's Story for New Season 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z Though crucial to regional stability and U.S. security interests, Pakistan is often seen as a double-dealer, accused by top U.S. officials of sheltering terrorists and abetting U.S. enemies, such as the Afghan Taliban. Who is Robin Raphel, the State Department veteran caught up in Pakistan intrigue? 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Their station is in a valley surrounded by mountains, just waiting to be overrun by Taliban fighters. ‘The Outpost’ Review: At War, in a Worst-Case Scenario 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z After all, the Pakistani Taliban are still bombing and violently attacking Sufi sites and shrines, which are left unprotected and ignored by political leaders. Abida Parveen: 'I'm not a man or a woman, I'm a vehicle for passion' 2013-07-08T17:10:27Z Eventually the US and the Taliban strike a deal and a top-secret operation got underway to swap Bergdahl for the Taliban Five. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Perhaps this was due to his psychological profile as well as the fact that he had already been punished at the hands of the Taliban during his captivity. Serial recap – season two, episode 10: Thorny Politics 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z And it accepts boys and girls, another reversal of Taliban orders. Young Afghan musicians in NY for date at Carnegie 2013-02-12T10:31:05Z It is thus odd, however, that Axworthy, so careful to counter myths about Iran, states so baldly that the US financed "al-Qaida and the Taliban to prevent pro-Iranian groups taking over Afghanistan". Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael Axworthy – review 2013-03-25T10:00:01Z He knew the Taliban and what they would bring if the Afghan army lost. "Taking sides is not my job": "Retrograde" filmmaker Matthew Heineman on documenting a war's end 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z Photograph: Massoud Hossaini/AFP/Getty Images The attack on the British Council in Kabul is, the Taliban inform us, a reminder to the British of Afghanistan's history of winning freedom from colonial influence. The Taliban's attack on the British Council only hurts Afghanistan 2011-08-19T14:49:33Z But the Journal quoted Karzai on Thursday as saying the Taliban were "definitively" interested in a peace settlement to end the 10-year war in Afghanistan, and that all three sides were now involved in discussions. Karzai:Afghanistan joins Taliban peace talks 2012-02-16T12:12:00Z When I first visited, a few weeks after the fall of the Taliban in December 2001, the building was in ruins, its windows blown out by rocket fire, its floors strewn with rubble and garbage. The Begram ivories: Rescuing Afghanistan's lost history 2011-02-27T00:05:25Z Whether it is our weapons or the weapons of the Taliban that cause the injuries, for us to claim the moral high ground, and to win "hearts and minds", we must care for civilians. Giles Duley: 'I lost three limbs in Afghanistan, but had to go back … ' 2013-02-10T00:13:44Z Afiya — who speaks English better than Taroon does, despite being forced out of school when the Taliban took control in the 1990s — thinks Americans are untrustworthy. ‘Selling Kabul’ Holds Up a New Mirror After the Taliban Takeover 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z Although the coalition has made some gains in the Taliban's traditional southern strongholds, violence has not abated around the country. 77 Americans wounded in truck bombing 2011-09-11T12:24:00Z At the moment, news networks are more concerned with Americans fighting mosques in Manhattan than the Taliban in Kabul. The "Hurt Locker" reality show controversy 2010-08-27T14:28:00Z One officer, recalling his decision to approve airstrikes that killed scores of Taliban fighters, is confident that his decision saved his own men. Review: ‘Legion of Brothers’ on Secret Missions in Afghanistan 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Just weeks after the attacks, U.S. forces invaded Afghanistan to topple that country's Taliban rulers who had harbored the al Qaeda leaders responsible for the September 11 attacks. Americans mark 10th anniversary of attacks 2011-09-11T13:00:00Z According to Koenig, the reason the Pakistan’s tolerate the Haqqanis is because “they are useful to them” as a proxy for fighting Pakistani Taliban, as well as in both Afghanistan and India, Pakistan’s longtime rival. Serial recap – season two, episode four: The Captors 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z That is one of the reasons why in Afghanistan and Pakistan we see such an effort from the Taliban and Al-Qaida to publicize civilian deaths caused by drone or air strikes. America’s war mistakes 2012-06-16T20:00:00Z Certainly, too, you’re aware that the persecutions and atrocities of Taliban rule caused unspeakable torment for an entire gender. Review | In ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns,’ a searing indictment of the Taliban’s treatment of women 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z Fourteen months ago, you went on the air and called the Tea Party the American Taliban. Sorkin delves into frenzied 'Newsroom' for second season 2013-07-12T11:05:56Z In the final scenes, Heineman captures the devastating images of Afghans at the Kabul airport desperately trying to flee a country that fell almost immediately to the Taliban. Matthew Heineman’s documentary "Retrograde": A chilling, intimate view of the Afghanistan War's end 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z The award for best foreign documentary went to Hell and Back Again, about the devastating impact a Taliban machine-gun bullet has had on the life of 25-year-old US army sergeant Nathan Harris. Like Crazy wins best film at Sundance 2011-01-31T15:30:28Z When help from Pakistani troops finally arrives, Carrie and Saul are driven back to the embassy -- now draped with a Taliban flag. 'Homeland' recap: Taliban raid has far-reaching consequences 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z As the movie begins, Rebecca, while working undercover on a story about life inside the Taliban, is snapping pictures of explosives being strapped onto a female suicide bomber by other women. ‘1,000 Times Good Night,’ Starring Juliette Binoche 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z Fabio Colombo, a conservator who led a restoration project at the museum in the years following the Taliban’s ouster in 2001, remembered how back then attendance at the museum grew bit by bit. Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The film is only partially subtitled, allowing the audience to share Mike’s inability to communicate — as in his exchanges with his taxi driver — or when he meets the Taliban. Is "Jirga" a white savior movie about Afghanistan? "We have a lot to feel guilty about" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Afghans often have large families, and the Taliban targets relatives left behind, said Arash Azizzada, an Afghan community organizer in Los Angeles who has been involved with evacuation efforts. Lawyer for Afghan girls’ robotics team tells Oklahoma woman to stop taking credit for rescue 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The coalition's combat mission will officially end this year without defeating the Taliban, who were ousted from power in 2001 by U.S.-led forces. Soldiers in Afghanistan play soccer in memory of WW1 truce 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z The reason he had decided to create the so-called DUSTWUN, which had started his journey to this August’s court martial – after more than five years in captivity at the hands of the Taliban. Serial recap – season two, episode six: five o'clock shadow 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Strick van Linschoten said the book was part of a wider effort to archive and digitize more than a million of words' worth of old Taliban documents recovered from Afghanistan. UK publisher to release Taliban poetry anthology 2012-05-05T19:46:04Z But making the film – which is in the Dari language – involved overcoming huge challenges in a country where theatre and film were banned by the Taliban and even today are still considered unIslamic by many. Buzkashi Boys shoots for Oscar with tale of Afghan child dreamers 2013-02-15T18:28:28Z After all, it was Zia’s support for the rights of girls in Pakistan’s Swat Valley that inspired his daughter to write about life under the Taliban for the BBC. Malala's Dad: How I Raised a Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z Taliban officials began using the campus as a command center. 1,200 Miles From Kabul, a Celebrated Music School Reunites 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z This final skirmish sparked some controversy in Denmark since the soldiers shot wounded Taliban, flouting international convention. Armadillo ? review 2011-04-07T21:00:01Z In their absence, the Taliban commandeered the institute, damaging instruments and turning classrooms into offices and dorms. Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z He went hard after a Florida Democratic candidate for unfairly trying to tie an opponent to the Taliban. CNN's Anderson Cooper: 'I'm not an opinion person' 2011-06-13T16:40:05Z The book came out Tuesday, and I'm getting tons of tweets from people saying I support the Taliban, who haven't even read the book yet. “Put the fangs back in feminism”: Author Rafia Zakaria on how feminism loses relevance to whiteness 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z But on Aug. 15, the day the Taliban marched into Kabul, they told their staff that they were closing. ‘Made in Afghanistan’ Once Symbolized Hope. Now It’s Fear. 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z There were two groups of Taliban prisoners in the fortress: those who chose to fight and those who hunkered down in the basement of the pink building and tried to survive. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z Let’s make a deal By 2013, the Taliban was in a state of flux, at the time. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z The Taliban then turned to the weighty task of building a base of operations. Books of The Times: ‘The Wrong Enemy,’ by Carlotta Gall 2014-04-09T20:24:47Z The New York Times called this "a first, cautious step toward reducing the isolation of the Taliban" by the new Bush administration. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z The book — published two years after the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to depose the Taliban — has captivated millions of readers around the world. A Chameleon Flies From ‘The Blacklist’ to ‘The Kite Runner’ 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Sound Central was something new in a deeply conservative Muslim country where music was banned under the austere Taliban regime. Afghans rock at first music festival in three decades 2011-10-01T18:04:05Z Were there particular books that helped you get through the recovery process after the attack on you by the Taliban? Malala Yousafzai: By the Book 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z The scene continues with Koening describing the hand-over and handshakes between the US military team and the Taliban being “like team captains right before the starting whistle”. Serial recap – season two episode one: DUSTWUN 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z Of all the indignities and tragedies Homeira Qaderi and her family endured when the Taliban seized Herat, Afghanistan, the most poignant to read about is her father’s ritual of hiding the family’s books. Homeira Qaderi Wants Her Son to Know Her, So She Wrote a Book 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z She met several times in Afghanistan with various factions and with the Taliban’s leadership. Who is Robin Raphel, the State Department veteran caught up in Pakistan intrigue? 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z The journey took place in 2016 — but after Kabul fell to the Taliban last year and the U.S. withdrawal forced tens of thousands of Afghans to flee the country, the book feels prescient. A Journalist Went Undercover as a Refugee. It Became an Act of Love 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Once the Soviets withdrew, and US interest waned, the Taliban rose. Nadeem Aslam: a life in writing 2013-01-26T10:00:03Z “It was so unexpected and so unpredictable that it was like an explosion, and everyone was caught by surprise,” he said of the Taliban takeover. When the music stops: Afghan ‘happy place’ falls silent 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z "The classified document in question is a compilation of Taliban detainee opinions," he said. Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout 2012-02-01T13:22:02Z Relations with villagers are tense, and the Taliban is active in the area. At New Directors/New Films, a Glimpse of the Otherworldly 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z All that was accomplished after 9/11 was forcing the Taliban to retreat into the villages of Afghanistan and western Pakistan and wait us out. Afghanistan, a Double Bind and Other Letters to the Editor 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z That if they could keep the Taliban from taking over in Helmand or southern Afghanistan, that maybe the country could hold together. "Taking sides is not my job": "Retrograde" filmmaker Matthew Heineman on documenting a war's end 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The US also provided substantial economic assistance directly to the Taliban government. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z Afghanistan was certainly disastrous for the Soviets, but few would argue that arming the future Taliban turned out well for the US. The real US policy toward Nelson Mandela 2013-12-12T12:35:00Z The Taliban struck in Pakistan, assailing a university and murdering dozens. They’re all just this deluded and deranged: Anti-intellectual religious wing-nuts run the GOP 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z The MoD won't ask you to remove criticisms of the campaign, but it will demand the removal of any material that might be handy to the Taliban. Zero Dark Thirty: a bluffer's guide 2013-01-21T12:04:50Z A video clip he shot on his mobile phone shows dozens of Taliban, many with Kalashnikov automatic rifles slung across their shoulders, dissecting the quality of the team. Swapping Kalashnikovs for bat and pads: Afghan cricket, the Taliban... 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z First the Taliban left him notes, telling him to abandon the movie business. Defying the Taliban, one (bad) movie at a time 2010-06-19T16:02:00Z Fresh exiles from the Taliban’s takeover two years ago, the violent end to a brief dance with democracy. An Old Master’s Song for the Nation That Broke His Heart 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The stadium was previously used by the Taliban for public executions. Afghanistan women's lives in exhibition at Newcastle 2012-08-22T16:27:00Z He is 4 years old in Kabul, Afghanistan, clutching his mother’s hand as they cross the street, approaching a Taliban station. Review: ‘Beyond Sacred: Voices of Muslim Identity,’ Young New Yorkers Tell Their Stories 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z Ethan Hawke stars as a fighter pilot turned drone pilot who fights the Taliban via remote control for half of his day, then goes home to his family in the suburbs for the other half. Toronto Film Festival 2014: Ones to watch 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z The contrasts between these attitudes is striking evidence that the Taliban were by no means acting in a "typically" Islamic manner in razing the statues. The Buddhas of Bamiyan by Llewelyn Morgan ? review 2012-05-18T21:55:08Z But Britain's Kabul Ambassador William Patey wrote on his official Twitter feed that "if elements of the Taliban think that in 2015 they can take control of Afghanistan they will be in for a shock." Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout 2012-02-01T13:22:02Z During the 1996-2001 Taliban regime in Afghanistan, music was considered the handiwork of the devil, particularly if the artist was a woman. Living the dream: Young Pakistani wins over family to let her sing 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Aman's father and grandma were killed by the Taliban just because they belonged to a different group called Hazara and his mother was tortured by the police. Shadow by Michael Morpurgo - review 2011-08-23T08:00:00Z The soldier was captured in June 2009 by the Taliban and held for five years, although the details of his disappearance from his platoon are still under investigation. Bergdahl goes to Hollywood: ‘Hurt Locker’ director and writer plan movie on soldier 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z Another Afghan journalist told The Post on Monday that she heard the Taliban searching homes in her area. A free press was trying to take root in Afghanistan. Now journalists are bracing for Taliban rule. 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z Unable to sleep as the Taliban advanced across Afghanistan, Reneau said, she resolved to get the girls out even if it meant flying across the world. Lawyer for Afghan girls’ robotics team tells Oklahoma woman to stop taking credit for rescue 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z The Taliban, who narrated the video, appeared a bit miffed that their interlocutors were short on pleasantries. Taliban's video of Bowe Bergdahl handover is a vivid reminder of war 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z As a teenager, he was sent to England to escape the Taliban. What does Afghanistan need? Some major rebranding, says its 32-year-old ambassador. 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z “I didn’t think we destroyed art works in Denmark. That’s something the Taliban do.” Denmark Now Has Two Little Mermaids. The Famous One Is Suing. 2021-08-18T04:00:00Z His moral courage appealed to the Taliban in that instance. Is "Jirga" a white savior movie about Afghanistan? "We have a lot to feel guilty about" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Against a stunning landscape and the old city, the Taliban enforce their version of Islam on tolerant ancient local Muslim culture. 'I thought it was basically amazing': readers' pick of the best movies since 2000 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z CBS said it found four of the men in the picture and that all denied being Taliban. 'Three Cups of Tea' author defends book 2011-04-18T13:12:00Z When the Taliban urge Habib to become their ambassador, he realizes his family is in danger. Summer Book Club: ‘Shooting Kabul’ 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z This elite force that’s supposed to operate only against strategic targets internationally is kicking down the door against farmers who are suspected of being mid-level Taliban commanders? The Carpetbagger: Starring a (Reluctant) Journalist 2014-02-25T20:25:00Z Was she unaware, even by the time of writing her book, of the many similar schools run by Afghans throughout the Taliban period? Forbidden Lessons in a Kabul Guesthouse by Suraya Sadeed, with Damien Lewis ? review 2011-07-29T21:57:02Z "They are written by soldiers," he said of the Taliban poetry. UK publisher to release Taliban poetry anthology 2012-05-05T19:46:04Z “The Taliban will sit with them, issue serious orders and solve their problems,” Muslim said. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z President Barack Obama recently awarded Meyer the nation's top military honor after he saved 36 lives with repeated charges into Taliban gunfire in an Afghanistan battle. Cuba Gooding Jr. to join NYC Veterans Day Parade 2011-10-31T23:42:31Z What if there were a Taliban parachutist living in a shed in modern-day Garmouth? Nina Bawden's Carrie's War speaks a truth about the ripple effects of conflict 2012-08-24T16:30:00Z Kofi Annan, then UN secretary general, sent his special envoy to urge the Taliban leadership not to destroy the centuries' old treasures. Afghanistan's surviving treasures 2011-03-04T09:00:01Z Subtitled “How a Young CIA Case Officer Penetrated the Taliban and Al-Qaeda,” the book follows Douglas Laux from his hometown in rural eastern Indiana to the Middle East. “Homeland” made me laugh: Here’s what it’s really like being a CIA agent in the Middle East 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z In the women’s section — where the Taliban fighters have less access — female DJs sometimes still play. Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z Last week, Taliban fighters showed up, broke an accordion and tore down signs and stickers referring to music or karaoke. Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which also killed four Afghans, including a policeman. 13 US troops killed in suicide bombing 2011-10-29T13:22:00Z It's unclear whether this individual was a con man out to line his pockets, a Taliban agent out to sabotage the talks, or a plant from Pakistani intelligence. How to catch a Taliban impostor 2010-11-24T01:01:00Z Too terrified to return fire when the Taliban attacked, McShane is ostracised. Combat Kids 2010-11-22T06:45:00Z In November 2008 David Rohde, a New York Times journalist, was kidnapped on his way to meet a Taliban commander in Afghanistan. New York Times journalist David Rohde and wife Kristen Mulvihill discuss Rohde's kidnapping by the Taliban at Seattle's Elliott Bay Book Co. 2010-12-09T20:37:00Z She described a vendor refusing to sell her ice cream because Taliban fighters stood nearby — enjoying the same ice cream she was denied. After escape, Afghan director mourns her ‘lost country’ 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z It’s a really interesting contrast to the bemused excitement and begrudging hospitality of the Taliban. Serial recap – season two, episode two: The Golden Chicken 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z She was only 15 when the Taliban in Pakistan tried to kill her in 2012 for her outspoken support for women’s education. Spare Times for Children for Sept. 25-Oct. 1 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z The show investigated how the Pakistani Taliban is creating a generation of child terrorists prepared to kill both inside and outside Pakistan. British TV stations win news International Emmys 2010-09-28T02:55:00Z A nerve-racking prisoner exchange turns out to be a small piece in a much larger Taliban plot against Americans in “There’s Something Else Going On,” Episode 409 of Showtime’s espionage thriller “Homeland.” 'Homeland' recap: Prisoner exchange part of far bigger plot 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z He also claims to have been captured by the Taliban and held for several days before being released. 'Three Cups of Tea' author defends book 2011-04-18T13:12:00Z Now its classrooms are empty, its campus guarded by fighters from the Haqqani network, an ally of the Taliban considered a terrorist group by the United States. Afghan music school students flown out, headed to Portugal 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z Burka Avenger: the Pakistani cartoon challenging the Taliban on girls' education - video trailer Watch a trailer for Burka Avenger, the first animated series to be produced in Pakistan. Burka Avenger: the Pakistani cartoon challenging the Taliban on girls' education - video trailer 2013-07-25T13:13:21Z The International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced that the award in the current affairs category went to "Dispatches - Pakistan's Taliban Generation," a special produced by October Film for Channel 4. British TV stations win news International Emmys 2010-09-28T02:55:00Z The Western pullout and the swift Taliban takeover of Afghanistan have left thousands of people, including journalists, fearing retribution under the new regime. Pulitzer Board grants special citation to Afghan journalists 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z Also in competition and premiering on Monday is "Essential Killing," a different struggle for survival with Vincent Gallo as a suspected Taliban fighter on the run from U.S. forces in Afghanistan and later in Europe. Chinese film on 1960 labor camps cheered in Venice 2010-09-06T13:19:00Z Their story is told against a backdrop of key events, such as the fall of Afghanistan's monarchy, the Soviet invasion, the exodus of refugees and the rise of the Taliban. Khaled Hosseini, author of The Kite Runner, aims to build bridges to Kabul with new book 2012-11-18T00:07:00Z Both countries have been left to stew in their own juice, or in bloody chaos, with the real victors in one case the Taliban, and Iran in the other. America’s Dismal Foreign Policy — and What to Do About It 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z The filmmakers make that case mostly with images of Sept. 11 — cut to a man’s clenching fist — and through scenes and stories of the Taliban’s violence. Review: ‘12 Strong’ Believes in the Brotherhood of Battle 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Seventeen years after “peace” was declared in Afghanistan at a conference in Bonn, Germany, in December 2001, the Taliban controls or is fighting for half the districts in the country. The stories war tells me 2018-11-14T05:00:00Z Couric's final essay was about what might happen to women if the Taliban regain control of Afghanistan. CBS' Afghanistan trip unrewarded, a ratings downer 2010-08-24T23:46:00Z What impact are you seeing as a result of the Taliban’s takeover? International Rescue Committee CEO: ‘The way refugees are seen is a running commentary on our own values’ 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Partially ruined during the time of the Taliban, they are now at risk of being lost forever if not properly maintained or digitalized. Is it curtains for Afghanistan's fading silver screen? 2012-05-17T06:17:29Z Last week, he watched in horror from his home in Melbourne images of the Taliban taking over the Afghan capital, capping a lightning offensive that restored the religious militia to power and stunned the world. When the music stops: Afghan ‘happy place’ falls silent 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z The memoir tells the story of Addario’s rich and eventful career, during which she covered the Darfur genocide, the Afghan Taliban and the Iraq war, as well being kidnapped by pro-Gaddafi forces in Libya. Oscar bait alert: Jennifer Lawrence to star as Spielberg’s first female lead in three decades 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z Due to the administration’s use of executive power to release the Taliban Five without notifying Congress, according to Koenig, Congress has now set a higher standard for prisoner release. Serial recap – season two, episode 10: Thorny Politics 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z The administration had never told Congress, because they knew many members didn’t like the plan to trade Bergdahl for Taliban prisoners. Serial recap – season two, episode 10: Thorny Politics 2016-03-18T04:00:00Z Robert Carlock wrote the screenplay, based on “The Taliban Shuffle,” the memoir by Kim Barker, now an investigative reporter for The New York Times. What’s on TV Saturday 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z When America’s coalition invaded Afghanistan in 2001, they stormed Taliban strongholds such as Kandahar, obliterating the presence of local warlords and scattering anti-American sentiment across the region. 10 striking images of graffiti in Kandahar 2014-01-05T13:00:00Z “I was talking on the phone to this Taliban fighter,” Koenig continues, as if it’s something you do everyday. Serial recap – season two, episode two: The Golden Chicken 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z The Taliban also took responsibility for the Interior Ministry attack, although the Islamist group often exaggerates claims involving attacks against Western forces. Nine killed in Afghan airport bomb, NATO base attacked 2012-02-27T12:30:12Z This book by a political scientist charts several decades of relations between the United States and Afghanistan, focusing on what went awry after America's successful routing of the Taliban in late 2001. Reading bin Laden and his world 2011-05-06T21:32:04Z It also recognised the role of Pakistan in sustaining the Taliban and sheltering al-Qaida but refrained from pointed accusations. Barack Obama: Afghanistan war is on track 2010-12-16T21:31:39Z Taliban spokesman Mujahid said it had been easy to bring fighters into the capital, and they had had inside help to move heavy weapons into place. Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" 2012-04-15T14:26:03Z In the character’s mind — and in mine — is a replay of last August, when thousands of desperate Afghans spilled out onto the tarmac at Hamid Karzai International Airport, fearful of living under another Taliban regime. Finding solace through helping a TV show understand war 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z Naturally, those were the two words printed on a flag and a sign outside of the Taliban’s new office in Qatar. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z They found her living near the mountains of Tora Bora, which had been targeted by American bombing to flush out al-Qaida and Taliban fighters. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z On tour, she talks about staring down Taliban warlords, kicking down doors to capture insurgents and sparing the life of an armed guard who would become a friend. Meet Kristin Beck, a transgender former Navy SEAL running for Congress 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z When young boys in Pakistan near the Afghan border beam with admiring gazes as a squad of Taliban fighters jump out of a truck, we can see the next generation of jihadists taking form. Has War Changed, or Only War Photography? 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Based on the memoir “The Taliban Shuffle” by the journalist Kim Barker, it’s a “MASH”-style dark comedy with a rowdy feminist bent. Q. and A. With Tina Fey: Live From Kabul, It’s a Feminist Comedy 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z In the eastern city of Jalalabad, a Reuters witness said that Taliban attacked a foreign force base near a school. Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" 2012-04-15T14:26:03Z Set in Kabul's UN compound as Taliban forces close in, the play is suspended somewhere between whimsical fantasy and surreal reality. The Great Game: Afghanistan 2010-08-02T20:31:00Z "In Her Hands" documents Ghafari's "fight for survival against the backdrop of her country's accelerated unraveling as Western forces announce their retreat and the Taliban start their sweep back to power." What's new on Netflix in November, from "The Crown" and "Blockbuster" to "Wednesday" 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z One American thinks it “looked like a Taliban meeting,” though the movie suggests reasons to doubt that. ‘Combat Obscura’ Review: Afghanistan Uncensored 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z There’s an insight into Taliban banter here as well. Serial recap – season two, episode two: The Golden Chicken 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Washington was getting nervous, the Taliban was getting antsy, Afghan president Karzai was suspicious, and Pakistan hadn’t been consulted at all, even though they claimed they wanted to be involved in any peace talks. Serial recap – season two, episode nine: Trade Secrets 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z Within weeks, small teams of these soldiers formed coalitions with the Afghan Northern Alliance, waged war on enemies and, at the time, drove the Taliban from power. Review: ‘Legion of Brothers’ on Secret Missions in Afghanistan 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z President Trump’s press secretary was speaking to reporters when one asked about his denial of reports that Russian operatives offered bounties to Taliban members who kill American troops in Afghanistan. The political theater of Kayleigh McEnany’s scripted walk-offs 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z But there has also been talk of efforts to hold separate negotiations in Saudi Arabia because Karzai fears his government could be sidelined by U.S. talks with the Taliban. Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout 2012-02-01T13:22:02Z A touching moment came during the presentation for Dr. Tom Little, an optometrist from New York who was killed by the Taliban last August during a humanitarian mission in Afghanistan. Obama lauds Medal of Freedom recipients 2011-02-16T05:16:04Z After the fall of the Taliban, post 9/11, her father worked as an adviser to the interim government, before he was elected president in 2014. 'They went to crazy lengths' - amazing Afghan films the world never got to see 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Although the Danes came late to the party, they have suffered high rates of casualties since they joined the coalition nations fighting to secure the country from the Taliban and other insurgents. A Different View of the Afghan War Yields the Same Grim Truth 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Afghanistan had a burgeoning film industry starting in the early 20th century, but it suffered from fighting during the civil war and the Taliban campaign to stamp out entertainment. Afghan boys from nominated film to walk red carpet 2013-02-07T17:30:11Z In a statement released in February, the Taliban vowed to protect cultural heritage and stop people from looting. Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The few museum staff who knew the location of the Tillya Tepe finds kept it to themselves, and the crates were left undisturbed throughout the period of Taliban rule. The hill of gold 2011-02-19T00:05:32Z The whole idea was to win control of territory so that Afghan government representatives could move in, but if these representatives made themselves more hated than the Taliban, the whole strategy was self-defeating. Little America by Rajiv Chandrasekaran - review 2012-07-20T21:55:03Z In a region this old, I’m sure each breath carries a dose of unintended history: Inhale, Alexander the Great; exhale, the Ottoman Empire; inhale, the USSR; exhale, the Taliban. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z They are also “lit with resolve” even before Jonathan finds himself inside a cave in Tora Bora, aiming a scalpel at the commander of all Taliban forces in northern Afghanistan. Books of The Times: Doctor?s Doings in Christopher Reich?s ?Rules of Betrayal? 2010-08-01T21:45:00Z Another critics' favorite is "Essential Killing," with Vincent Gallo starring as a suspected Taliban fighter on the run from U.S. forces -- and not uttering a single word throughout the film. Venice film fest fights its corner as crisis bites 2010-09-07T10:50:00Z The title is the congratulatory jargon following an explosion that wipes out a terrorist cell or a Taliban hide-out in Afghanistan, Pakistan or Yemen. Review: ‘Good Kill’ Stars Ethan Hawke Fighting Enemies Half a World Away 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z A documentary following five people affected by the polio crisis in Pakistan, where the Taliban issued a ban against vaccinations. Summer Sneaks 2015: The List 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z For years, violence kept most of Pakistan's aspiring young musicians from following their dreams, whether the threat of Taliban militant attacks or gang wars in the crowded southern port city of Karachi. Home-grown streaming app helps Pakistan's musicians find voice 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z In one celebrated case of secrecy, The New York Times withheld news that reporter David Rohde was kidnapped while trying to make contact with a Taliban commander in Afghanistan. Newsman's disappearance largely kept secret 2012-12-18T23:21:08Z The Taliban said the main targets were the German and British embassies and the headquarters of Afghanistan's -led force. Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" 2012-04-15T14:26:03Z Now its journalists are confronting an even more dangerous and uncertain future under Taliban rule — and meeting the moment with a mixture of anxiety, fear and a sense of duty. A free press was trying to take root in Afghanistan. Now journalists are bracing for Taliban rule. 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z “Taliban are an ideological movement, and they oppose the art and artistic values ideologically,” he said. Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The trio returned to Afghanistan after temporary exile in Iran, Uzbekistan and Pakistan during Taliban rule. Afghan indie band rocks Kabul in post-Taliban era 2010-07-06T06:56:00Z The old runway was renovated and extended, the makeshift jail converted to one of the most notorious detention facilities run for suspected al-Qaida and Taliban captives, power plants built and vast dining halls opened. Little America: The War Within the War for Afghanistan by Rajiv Chandrasekaran – review 2012-07-06T10:00:02Z "The only way you're going to understand who the Taliban are is reading and understanding what they have to say," he said. UK publisher to release Taliban poetry anthology 2012-05-05T19:46:04Z This year's season is the most tradition-breaking yet in a deeply conservative country where the Taliban once outlawed music and Western-style popular culture is widely frowned upon. Afghan music contest pits first female finalist against rapper 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The Americans relied on Northern Alliance forces as their proxy, combined with aerial bombing, to displace the Taliban forces. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z The director of the Metropolitan Museum in New York even invited the Taliban leadership to sell the Buddhas to western museums, but all in vain. Afghanistan's surviving treasures 2011-03-04T09:00:01Z He receives messages from friends back in Afghanistan, fellow musicians who have given up their careers because of Taliban restrictions on playing music. Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Through the years, we were afforded glimpses of the precarity of life under the Taliban, usually through nonfiction films. Perspective | Even the best films about Afghanistan couldn’t have prepared us for this scene 2021-08-17T04:00:00Z Like Ward, ABC News correspondent Ian Pannell and his crew were confronted this week by aggressive Taliban guards, many seemingly unsure of what they were doing other than keeping people from gathering. Journalists face danger on Kabul streets and a new question: How to cover Afghanistan now? 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z At the same time, there’s little expectation that the Taliban will permit anything like independent reporting from inside what the group now calls the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Journalists face danger on Kabul streets and a new question: How to cover Afghanistan now? 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z The Taliban had long treated it as a threat. Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Jaber said it was extremely difficult to find professional actresses in ultra-conservative Afghanistan and obtain rehearsal space free from the watchful eye of the pervasive and disapproving Taliban insurgents. Shakespeare gives hope to Afghanistan arts revival 2012-06-06T12:22:29Z By the time the movie wraps up in early 2022, Ghafari has survived a murder attempt, lost her father to an assassination and sought asylum in Germany after the Taliban’s 2021 recapture of Kabul. ‘In Her Hands’ Review: A Young Woman’s Resolve as Life Unravels 2022-11-16T05:00:00Z Harding observed that many of the Taliban prisoners had died with their hands tied behind their backs. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z There’s more, including a novel set during the French Resistance, a memoir of being held captive by the Taliban and the diaries Tina Brown kept during her years atop Vanity Fair. 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Fighters linked to Hizb-e-Islami are now swelling the Taliban’s ranks, while members of Jamiat-e-Islami hold key official posts, allying themselves to the government and by extension the occupation. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z RICHMOND, Va. — Hamidullah Noori was 8 years old when his father, uncle and cousin were killed by Taliban militants in Kabul, Afghanistan. They Fled Afghanistan for America. Now They Feed the Newest Arrivals. 2022-04-18T04:00:00Z “The Taliban heard me playing one day in my house,’’ Ismail wrote on “The Calais Sessions” website. Refugees in Calais ‘Jungle’ Record an Album 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z The Afghan Taliban said it would take revenge for the deaths, in an emailed statement to media. 16 Afghan civilians killed in U.S. spree 2012-03-11T19:19:03Z The man could sell shaving cream to the Taliban: There was just something about him. How psychopaths take over 2012-10-13T17:00:00Z Italy was one of several Western countries that airlifted hundreds of Afghans out of the country following the departure of U.S. forces and the Taliban takeover in August. Afghan girl from famous cover portrait is evacuated to Italy 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z These outlets reported that she had “saved” the girls from probable oppression under the Taliban. Lawyer for Afghan girls’ robotics team tells Oklahoma woman to stop taking credit for rescue 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z In neither case were US funds deliberately directed to either the Taliban or al-Qaida. Revolutionary Iran: A History of the Islamic Republic by Michael Axworthy – review 2013-03-25T10:00:01Z AP reporters in Afghanistan found no evidence of any such Taliban edict. NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z When Bergdahl was refusing to eat and clearly depressed, the Taliban did a traditional dance for him in a field while they were hiding from US searches. Serial recap – season two, episode two: The Golden Chicken 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Elders and members of parliament all insist the Taliban walk openly in the local bazaar. Memorial Day’s lessons in amnesia 2012-05-24T15:04:00Z This year the world saw Malala Yousafzai share the Nobel Peace Prize for defying the Taliban on her quest for education for girls. Here's What Hannah Simone Is Thankful For 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z A splinter faction of the Pakistani Taliban said it killed Sabri because he was a "blasphemer." Sufi singer shot dead by extremists in Pakistan 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z There’s no denying that the addition of thousands of troops in Kandahar has forced the Taliban out of their traditional strongholds. 15 minutes with David Petraeus: In which he uses his Jedi-like ability to ramble at will while I sit in stupefied silence 2016-02-21T05:00:00Z “When the Taliban took Afghanistan, they just left and disappeared. That’s why we are very hopeless and sad.” Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z The museum, which closed in August, when the Taliban seized control, reopened in late November, a positive sign to some who hope restrictions will be looser this time and that rampant destruction won’t reoccur. Afghanistan’s National Museum Begins Life Under the Taliban 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z The last time the Taliban ruled the country, in the late 1990s, they outright banned music. Afghan music school students flown out, headed to Portugal 2021-10-04T04:00:00Z “Next time on Serial”: bringing in the Taliban for episode two is a big statement of intent. Serial recap – season two episode one: DUSTWUN 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z “There was no longer any guarantee that a team of Taliban would not come search for each of us and kill us.” Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z For instance, Menon asserted that Iran was more worried about the Taliban today than ISAF, which was not the case a year ago. US embassy cables: Indian concern over security in Afghanistan 2010-12-16T21:30:34Z As such, it is a welcome addition to the growing, largely non-fiction, archive about the Taliban. Poetry of the Taliban - review 2012-05-25T21:55:05Z But at the same time, farmers’ houses are destroyed and their families are forced to flee, with many of those killed having no connection to the Taliban. A Different View of the Afghan War Yields the Same Grim Truth 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z Aisha passed out from the pain but soon awoke choking on her blood, abandoned by her torturers and the ad-hoc judiciary of the Taliban. Bibi Aisha, victim of the Taliban's political strategy 2010-12-05T00:06:00Z Horshid, who runs a shelter attached to the Afghan Women's Skills Development Center, a non-governmental organization, said women are increasingly concerned by the government's attempts to establish peace talks with the Taliban. Afghan female rock fest triumphs, but anxiety over future looms 2013-05-01T04:26:48Z The Taliban announced this month they would open a political office in the Qatari capital, Doha, to support possible peace talks with the United States. Taliban "poised to retake Afghanistan" after NATO pullout 2012-02-01T13:22:02Z The series goes to places others haven't, featuring interviews with not just officials from varying presidential administrations and CIA members, but also Taliban commanders, members of the Afghan government, Afghan warlords and Afghan civilians. A 9/11 viewer's guide, from the new Michael Keaton drama to surprising documentaries 2021-09-05T04:00:00Z Four Navy SEALs on a covert mission encounter goat herders who are likely connected to the Taliban. Lone Survivor: The True Story 2014-01-10T22:33:20Z But many musicians feared for their futures under the Taliban, which rules according to a harsh interpretation of Islamic law. Yo-Yo Ma plays Mozart with Afghan refugees in Portugal 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z In October 2001, the US invaded Afghanistan and aligned itself with the Northern Alliance in order to oust the Taliban government. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z As Beard says: "Boudicca is a good analogue for the Taliban." Centurion kicks off British sword and sandals film wave 2010-04-22T22:15:00Z We hear from Marines who were at the airport; from Afghans who got out and who didn’t; and from Taliban members who moved on Kabul. ‘Escape From Kabul’ Review: Evacuation in Recap 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z The kung fu reference cuts both ways though, and it is slightly amusing that the Taliban thought Bergdahl was a trained martial artist. Serial recap – season two, episode two: The Golden Chicken 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Shot in Swat Valley, the same area where Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, the film captures some of the region’s breathtaking scenery. Film 'Janaan' seeks positive global spotlight for Pakistan 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Helmand, a stronghold for the Taliban, has notoriously been one of the most complex and volatile regions in Afghanistan, a region that has repeatedly vexed U.S. efforts. Matthew Heineman’s documentary "Retrograde": A chilling, intimate view of the Afghanistan War's end 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z That night, shaken by the deaths, they are due to go out on a mission to ambush some local Taliban. In the firing line: A grunt's eye view of war 2011-04-04T20:31:01Z The district is considered the spiritual home of the Taliban and has been a hive of insurgent activity in recent years. 16 Afghan civilians killed in U.S. spree 2012-03-11T19:19:03Z “The Taliban leaders divided Afghanistan into separate areas of operations,” Ms. Gall notes. Books of The Times: ‘The Wrong Enemy,’ by Carlotta Gall 2014-04-09T20:24:47Z The Taliban arrived one night demanding that she face justice and Aisha's brother-in-law held her down while her husband sliced off her ears and then cut off her nose. World Press Photo awards 2011 ? in pictures 2011-02-11T15:23:22Z Army Special Forces, one of those bearded guys riding around on horseback in Afghanistan fighting the Taliban. The Rock ’n’ Roll Casualty Who Became a War Hero 2013-07-02T09:01:01Z There is good work, too, from Nicholas Karimi as Assef, the bully whose psychopathic tendencies find an outlet in an Afghanistan terrorised by the Taliban. The Kite Runner – review 2013-04-30T11:52:13Z Air Force personnel stationed at Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan, including the “Reapers,” who are tasked with capturing or killing Taliban targets. TV highlights: The ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 4 finale Lone Survivor is based on the true story of a failed attempt by a team of US Navy Seals to capture and kill the Taliban leader Ahmad Shah. VIDEO: Director on making Lone Survivor 2014-01-21T00:41:48Z As the Taliban advanced through the country, she began backing up her film archives digitally, though they now sit on a hidden hard drive to which she no longer has access. Perspective | Artists and cultural workers face life under Taliban 2.0 2021-08-29T04:00:00Z The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which also killed four Afghans, including a policeman. 13 US troops killed in suicide bombing 2011-10-29T13:22:00Z A 'Talib' means student in Arabic, and yes there were Taliban in the region. 'Three Cups of Tea' author defends book 2011-04-18T13:12:00Z These crimes were legendary and well known to both the Taliban soldiers and the US government. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z Mike’s journey is fraught with peril, from wandering alone in the desert to an encounter with the Taliban. Is "Jirga" a white savior movie about Afghanistan? "We have a lot to feel guilty about" 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z Operation Anaconda, a mission that would see close to 2,000 US troops roll into Taliban territory, was readying to launch, and TAL was chewing over sweets. The Ira Glass / This American Life way of reporting the news 2013-06-23T18:30:03Z Likewise, the army can come along and state: ‘We killed 200 Taliban this week.’ ‘A threat to health is being weaponised’: inside the fight against online hate crime 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z The documentary goes to entirely new places and is rife with interviews with varied subjects ranging from CIA officials to Taliban commanders, and Afghan civilians most impacted by the wars that ensued. From a "Dear White People" swan song to Tokyo assassins, here's what's new on Netflix in September 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z In May 2001, for example, the American government under President George W Bush announced a grant of $43m to the Taliban government for opium eradication. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z The Taliban ransacked and destroyed much of our cultural heritage and the surviving items are a credit to the bravery of some Afghans who risked their lives to save them. Afghanistan's surviving treasures 2011-03-04T09:00:01Z But Bergdahl’s captivity by the Haqqanis on behalf of the Taliban in the supposedly friendly nation of Pakistan made the situation extremely complicated. Serial recap – season two, episode five: Meanwhile, in Tampa 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z He performed sentry duty and did some cooking for the Taliban troops. America's 'detainee 001' ? the persecution of John Walker Lindh 2011-07-10T16:08:00Z Asked whether the Taliban government will ban music again, spokesman Bilal Karimi told The Associated Press, “Right now, it is under review and when a final decision is made, the Islamic Emirate will announce it.” Under Taliban, thriving Afghan music scene heads to silence 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z But she said all of that has been lost, and that the country’s burgeoning filmmaking community had either fled or gone into hiding, with its archives now under Taliban control. Afghan filmmakers at Venice fear loss of identity, culture 2021-09-04T04:00:00Z Since the Taliban's ouster in 2001, art officials from the Kabul National Museum have spearheaded international efforts to reclaim their heritage. Lost and Found: Afghan Treasures Reunite at the British Museum 2011-03-27T06:35:00Z In the weeks after the American withdrawal, Taliban fighters harassed and intimidated musicians, and pressured radio stations, wedding halls and karaoke parlors to stop playing nonreligious songs. Far From Kabul, Building a New Life, With Music and Hope 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z When the Taliban took control in 1996, they banned all musical instruments, which along with audio and video cassettes of musical performances, were publicly destroyed. Mahan Esfahani: Why I'm proud to take part in the Proms 2012-07-20T14:06:00Z I got shot at by the Taliban while doing some military stuff many years ago. Joan Jett: ‘When I’m away I FaceTime my two cats’ 2018-11-03T04:00:00Z The Taliban said in a statement that "tens of fighters", armed with heavy and light weapons, and some wearing suicide-bomb vests, were involved. Multiple attacks on Kabul, Taliban claims "spring offensive" 2012-04-15T14:26:03Z In the imaginations of boys, the parade of wounded veterans is somehow invisible – the dream image of a hero firing on the Taliban from a whirring Apache hovers behind all those bloody headlines. Prince Harry makes war look more Top Gun than Wilfred Owen 2013-01-22T12:00:03Z Jalalabad is not in the Taliban heartland but it is a part of Afghanistan's deeply conservative Pashtun belt. Defying the Taliban, one (bad) movie at a time 2010-06-19T16:02:00Z I've got fair skin and Irish stock, but eventually my beard-growing potential put me in a class with Karl Marx, Mark Twain and the Taliban. Failure and the five o'clock shadow: Teaching my 11-year-old son how to shave 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z Special Forces sent to fight the Taliban in Afghanistan immediately after the Sept. 11 attacks. 'Jumanji' stays strong, topping '12 Strong,' 'Den of Thieves' with $20 2018-01-21T05:00:00Z Since the Taliban seized power in August, they have tried to appear more flexible. #DoNotTouchMyClothes: Afghan Women Protest Taliban Restrictions on Rights 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z Taking no small risk in tracking down his family and neighbors, she punctures initial conclusions that he was a Taliban sympathizer. Books of The Times: ‘The Tender Soldier’ Examines the U.S. Counterinsurgency Strategy 2013-08-27T20:58:37Z The Taliban, or “Ts” as he calls them, are thinly described fanatics. The Echoes and Echoes and Echoes of War 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z But the Mansouri family soon learns that the Taliban are not gone and pays a mighty price for daring to embrace culture again. A Director?s Many Battles to Make Her Movie 2010-09-21T22:42:00Z It was the families of fallen soldiers who provoked developer Danger Close's decision to pull the playable Taliban from Medal of Honor. Modern games struggle with modern warfare 2010-10-06T00:58:00Z Malala rose to national fame after keeping an anonymous blog detailing her struggle to continue her education when the Taliban ruled her home in Swat Valley. Malala becomes lightning rod for anger over neglect of her hometown 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z Outside Swat's main city of Mingora, where the Taliban once hanged opponents from electricity pylons, one businessman is ploughing $1.5 million into a 13-floor hotel with 60 rooms and a miniature zoo. Ski resort razed by the Taliban lifts Pakistan's domestic tourism 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z |
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