Tag: Taliban

Ad: ‘Cochran Supported the Release of 5 Terrorists’

Daniel Halper · June 20, 2014 5:23 pm

Afghanistan's presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, center, waits for journalists before a news conference in Kabul, Afghanistan, Thursday, June 19, 2014. Afghanistan's political crisis is showing no signs of easing as presidential candidate Abdullah said the electoral commission has ignored his demands and he will not resume cooperation with them. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Taliban strike NATO trucks in east Afghanistan

RAHIM FAIEZAMIR SHAH · June 19, 2014 8:13 pm

GOP Rep. to Anonymous WH Staffers: ‘Shut Up, Stand Back’

GOP Rep. to Anonymous WH Staffers: ‘Shut Up, Stand Back’

Daniel Halper · June 19, 2014 10:11 am

National Security

VIDEO — House lawmakers: What’s next after Bowe Bergdahl swap?

Ed Sykes · June 18, 2014 12:40 pm

House Speaker John Boehner said President Obama's decision to release five Taliban leaders in exchange for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl will come back to haunt the United States. (AP Photo)

National Security

Army begins Bowe Bergdahl investigation

Susan Crabtree · June 16, 2014 6:09 pm

No Confidence

Thomas Joscelyn · June 16, 2014 4:00 am

The Unraveling

Stephen F. Hayes · June 16, 2014 4:00 am

An Independent Election Commission (IEC) employee shows a ballot to observers at a polling station in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, June 14, 2014. Despite a Taliban threat to stay away, Afghans lined up Saturday to vote in a presidential runoff between two candidates who both promise to improve ties with the West and combat corruption as they confront a powerful Taliban insurgency and preside over the withdrawal of most foreign troops by the end of the year. (AP Photo/Massoud Hossaini)

Afghans brave Taliban threats to choose new leader

AMIR SHAHRAHIM FAIEZ · June 14, 2014 8:31 pm

Zogby Report Card: 2008’s ‘audacity’ and ‘hope’ crash land

Zogby Report Card: 2008’s ‘audacity’ and ‘hope’ crash land

Paul Bedard · June 14, 2014 10:00 am

In this image taken from video obtained from Voice Of Jihad Website, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, sits in a vehicle guarded by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan. A U.S. defense official says released captive Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is scheduled to arrive at a military medical center in Texas on Friday. The official, who spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because the plan has not been publicly announced, declined to provide details. Officials had previously said the intention was for Bergdahl to be reunited with his family at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Voice Of Jihad Website via AP video)

National Security

Army: Bergdahl ‘looked good’ after returning to US

Juan Lozano · June 14, 2014 2:46 am

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl poses in front of an American flag. (Photo by U.S. Army via Getty Images)

Bowe Bergdahl deal provides shape of things to come in Afghanistan

Susan Crabtree · June 13, 2014 12:00 pm

In this image taken from video obtained from Voice Of Jihad Website, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, sits in a vehicle guarded by the Taliban in eastern Afghanistan. A U.S. defense official says released captive Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl is scheduled to arrive at a military medical center in Texas on Friday. The official, who spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity because the plan has not been publicly announced, declined to provide details. Officials had previously said the intention was for Bergdahl to be reunited with his family at Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Voice Of Jihad Website via AP video)

Pentagon: Bergdahl has left Germany for Texas

ROBERT BURNSLOLITA C. BALDOR · June 12, 2014 9:18 pm