U.S. officials fear Russia is selling weapons to the Taliban MOSCOW — Nearly 30 years after Soviet troops were driven out of Afghanistan by the Taliban insurgency, relations between the terrorist group and Moscow appear to have thawed dramatically in the face of a common enemy: America. Despite 16 costly yea Read more ... rs trying to defeat the Taliban and stabilize the co...

U.S. officials fear Russia is selling weapons to the Taliban MOSCOW — Nearly 30 years after Soviet troops were driven out of Afghanistan by the Taliban insurgency, relations between the terrorist group and Moscow appear to have thawed dramatically in the face of a common enemy: America. Despite 16 costly yea Read more ... rs trying to defeat the Taliban and stabilize the co...

Philippines: Foiled Attack Staged by IS-Linked Extremists Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Restituto Padilla said combined military and police forces in Bohol thwarted "major terrorist activities" by the militants.

Springtime on the Afghan Front Lines The officer pointed to houses on the horizon: “Taliban. Taliban.” He shrugged. “Maybe Taliban.”

Serial's Sarah Koenig Talks Contact with Taliban on 'The Late Show' Apparently, the Taliban enjoy listening to Serial

Mullah Omar's 'Trusted' Pal Leads Taliban Splinter Group Divisions in the Taliban ranks emerged following the revelation in July that the Taliban's longtime leader Mullah Omar was dead.

Militant Makeover: Who's Who in the Revived Taliban NBC News' teams in Afghanistan and Pakistan take a look at who's who and what's what in the Taliban three months after Mullah Omar's death.

14 ways to fawn over a shadowy Taliban leader The key moments of a new biography of the Taliban's Mullah Omar.