News on The Taliban

More votes in Afghan election cancelled

2010-09-30T10:16:15Z

Afghanistan's election authorities have cancelled votes cast at dozens of polling centres in the recent parliamentary poll after finding evidence of fraud, an electoral official said Thursday.

Fazil Ahmad Manawi, head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) said any IEC agents found responsible for fraud would be prosecuted.

"The commiss...

Afghanistan

2011-01-03T05:31:26Z

Afghan police take a weapon from the lifeless body of a Taliban militant, who was killed during a clash with Afghan police in Laghman east of Kabul, Afghanistan, on Monday, Jan. 3, 2011. A group of Taliban militants attacked a police check post stationed on the Laghman to Nangarhar highway on Sunday night, and one of...

APTOPIX Afghanistan

2010-12-25T11:01:49Z

Spc. Charles Moore, left, of Angleton, Texas.,along with Spc Andrew Vanderhaeghen of Rochester, MN., of 2nd Platoon Bravo Company 2-327 return fire upon a sudden attack by Taliban on Combat Out Post Badel in easteran

ADDITION APTOPIX Afghanistan

2010-12-25T04:31:12Z

ADDS THE REASON WHY THE SOLDIERS WEARING SANTA HATS - Pfc. Kyle Garcia from Ridgefield, Wash., right, along with Spc. Steven Galvin from Holstein, Iowa, of 2nd Platoon Bravo Company 2-327 Infantry, returns fires after a su...

Pakistan

2010-12-17T11:31:42Z

FILE - In this Dec. 10, 2010 file photo, people hold signs at a rally against U.S. drone attacks on Pakistani tribal areas in Islamabad, Pakistan. Three American missile attacks killed 54 alleged militants Friday Dec. 17, 2010 close to the Afghan border, an unusually high number of victims that included commanders of a

Afghanistan Report Card

2010-12-13T14:32:03Z

In this photo taken on Dec. 12, 2010, an Afghan police officer searches a man at a check point in Kandahar south of Kabul, Afghanistan. One year after President Barack Obama ordered a troop buildup to halt the Taliban's momentum, the war in