Two U.S. troops are missing in eastern Afghanistan, a military official said Saturday. An Afghan official said one may have been killed and the other captured by the Taliban. Afghanistan - Taliban - War in Afghanistan - Asia - Soldier
The Taliban claimed to have captured a district in Afghanistan after several days of fighting, NBC News reported Saturday. A police commander says: "We lost." Afghanistan - Taliban - Asia - War in Afghanistan - Politics
NYT: Officials say it's likely the Taliban played a role in the Times Square bombing attempt , elevating concerns about whether other militants could deliver at least a glancing blow on U.S. soil. Taliban - Times Square - United States - March 6 2008 Times Square bombing - Afghanistan
Deadly bomb attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar were a warning to NATO's top general that the Taliban are ready for a coming offensive in their heartland, the insurgents said Sunday.
After a fierce gunfight, U.S. Marines seize a strongly defended compound that appears to have been a Taliban headquarters, complete with Taliban-issued ID cards and graduation diplomas from a training camp.
The Taliban have embarked on a sophisticated information war, using modern media tools as well as some old-fashioned ones, to soften their image and win favor with local Afghans.
Taliban militants in a tribal region bordering Afghanistan say they have pulled out of a peace deal with the government, raising the prospect of wider unrest as the Pakistani army extends its efforts to eliminate insurgents.
