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Byline: Thomas Gibbons Neff WASHINGTON - An Army veteran who served alongside Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan said Wednesday that the long-captive soldier was deeply frustrated with the mission and [...]

The article reports on how the Taliban has entered another era of global isolation following the killing of terrorist group al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri by a U.S. drone strike in Kabul, Afghanistan. Also cited are how the discovery that the Taliban is again sheltering terrorists could affect its efforts to gain international recognition, and the Taliban's enactment of oppressive policies like restrictions on women's rights to travel and work.

The article focuses on roughly a thousand families called the low-slung mud-walled neighborhood of Firqa home and some moved in during the 1990s civil war, while others were provided housing under the previous government.

The article reports on the increasing threat posed by the Islamic State Khorasan (ISIS-K) against Taliban fighters in Afghanistan in November 2021. An ambush attack of the ISIS-K against a Taliban unit left fighter Aref Mohammad disabled. The ISIS is believed to have maintained a presence in Jalalabad since 2015. At least 90 people were killed and hundreds were wounded by the suicide bombings launched in key cities that target Taliban units and Shiite minorities.

The article reports on the Taliban commander's sneakers had soaked through from the melting snow, but that was the least of his problems, and it was avalanche season in the Salang Pass, a rugged cut of switchback roads that gash through the Hindu Kush mountains in nonhero Afghanistan.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experiences of allowing the Taliban fighters to inspect the "New York Times Kabul" office in Afghanistan to make sure no property was stolen after it was deserted during the Taliban's return to power in the country.

The article reports on the delay in the evacuation of around 1,000 people including American citizens and Afghans with visas to foreign countries in Afghanistan as of September 5, 2021 due to the delayed release of Taliban clearance for their departure.

A personal narrative is presented which explores the author's experience of serving in the U.S. Marines and his deployment to Marja, a Taliban insurgent sanctuary in Afghanistan.

The article reports on the possibility of ongoing U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) involvement in the Afghan War. It mentions the planned withdrawal of military forces, the use of militias backed by the CIA, and how these plans might impact negotiations with the Taliban.

The article reports that a teenager from the Taliban succeeded in infiltrating a high-level meeting in Kandahar, Afghanistan, on October 18, 2018, killing a powerful Afghan general and a provincial chief and wounding an Afghan governor and a U.S. general when he opened fire using a Kalashnikov rifle. The assassin, Raz Mohammed, was hired as an elite guard without conducting a background check. The slain general, Abdul Raziq, was the police chief of Kandahar Province.

The article focuses on the U.S. war strategy in Afghanistan, which urges American-backed Afghan troops to retreat from sparsely populated areas of the country. Topics discussed include claims that the American and Afghan forces were essentially surrendering rural areas to the Taliban, and indications that American-installed government in Afghanistan remains unable to lead and protect the country's rural population.

The article explores the use of high-technologies by the Taliban in attacking enemies. The terrorists are using night-vision goggles and lasers to attack security forces across Afghanistan. According to a U.S. military official, the terrorist organization more than doubled nighttime attacks from 2014 to 2017 due to the new technology.

The article reports on the expansion of the CIA of its covert operations in Afghanistan, as part of its integral role in the counterterrorism strategy of U.S. President Donald Trump. It is inferred that teams of experienced officers and contractors were sent alongside Afghan forces to hunt and kill Taliban militants throughout the country. The assignment is said to have marked the shift of the CIA's role in the country.

The article discusses the violence saught in Afghanistan on the eve of the Moscow-based talk between politicians of the country and leaders of the terrorist outfit Taliban killing 40 people across Afghanistan.

The article reports on attack on Camp Bastion in Helmand Province by Taliban on March 1, 2019 and mentions that before the assault was over several Afghan soldiers and base workers would be dead and American army would have to come to rescue of base it had.

The article reports on government outposts overran by Taliban militants leaving Afghan soldiers dead including troops from police unit and mentions views of colonial Qais Mangal on reinforcement sent by Afghan military as continous fighting.

The article reports that Taliban has attacked American backed aid organization in Kabul negotiators for group and U.S. meeting in talk on ending the war and mentions views of Talibal spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid on the same.

The article reports that Hamdullah Mohib, national security adviser of Afghanistan, accused the American special envoy, Zalmay Khalilzad, of seeking personal benefit by sidelining peace talks with the Taliban movement.

The article reports on the death of U.S. Army James A. Slape after he stepped a bomb planted by the Taliban in Afghanistan on October 4, 2018, which raises concerns on the prolonged presence of the Army in the country.

The article reports that Afghanistan President Asharf Ghani has been blindsided by the U.S. when the U.S. government ordered the diplomats of the country to engage the Taliban directly in Afghanistan peace process.

The article discusses how military of U.S. in Afghanistan has been publicized body counts of Taliban and Islamic State fighters killed in battle, and mentions death of several enemy fighters announced by military.

The article discusses the militant group the Taliban's military operation in which they overtook Ghazni City, Afghanistan from the Afghan Army and police on August 10, 2018, including the amount of the country under government control, the U.S. military in Afghanistan and U.S. airstrikes.

The article reports on the terrorist attacks on humanitarian workers in Afghanistan by Islamic organization, Taliban in May 2019.

The article focuses on release of the tribal leader, Haji Bashir Noorzai, by the United States in exchange of release of an American engineer, Mark R. Frerichs by Taliban.

The article focuses on concerns surrounding the possibility that American troops will leave Afghanistan as part of a peace deal with the Taliban. Topics covered include the belief by experts that a hasty withdrawal would erode the authority and legitimacy of the Afghan government, the risk that the ruthless militants that the U.S. went to war to dislodge could recapture control of the country, and the progress in direct peace negotiations between the U.S. and the Taliban.

The article deals with a Taliban car bomb attack on an Afghan intelligence base in the province of Wardak which resulted in the deaths of more than 40 pro-government militia members. The Taliban announced the resumption of peace talks with U.S. officials hours after the attack. The administration of President Donald Trump announced in December 2018 to withdraw about 7,000 American troops from Afghanistan.

The article deals with a covert campaign by Afghan forces led by the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) which prompted accusations of war crimes. Topics covered include the military strategy being used by the Afghan units who ignore battle rules intended to protect civilians and the impact of such violations of the rules of engagement on efforts to defeat the Taliban. The findings of a New York Times investigation into raids that resulted in civilian deaths are also cited.

The article reports that Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, one of the top leaders of the Taliban movement, released an audio message on March 14, 2019 seeking to ease the concerns of the insurgency's own fighters and those of Afghans.

The article reports that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has declared a brief ceasefire with Taliban on June 7, 2018 for Ramadan to encourage the group to conduct peace talks despite the escalation of their war.

The article reports on the retreat of Taliban insurgents in Farah Province after fighting with Afghan security forces.