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Jihad, history link Taliban to al-Qaida in Afghanistan
September 17, 2019

Jihad, history link Taliban to al-Qaida in Afghanistan

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The Taliban promised Washington during months of negotiations that the United States would never again be attacked from Afghan soil. Such a pledge would have included al-Qaida, which planned the 9/11 attacks from inside Afghanistan.…READ MORE

Taliban visits Moscow days after Trump says talks ‘dead’
September 13, 2019

Taliban visits Moscow days after Trump says talks ‘dead’

MOSCOW (AP) — A negotiating team from the Taliban arrived Friday in Russia, a representative told The Associated Press, just days after U.S. President Donald Trump declared dead a deal with the insurgent group in Afghanistan.…READ MORE

Taliban want US deal, but some in bigger hurry than others
September 12, 2019

Taliban want US deal, but some in bigger hurry than others

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders agreed they wanted a deal with the United States, but some were in more of a hurry than others.…READ MORE