Zawahiri strike puts Taliban in tight spot between U.S., j...
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By: Zia Ur Rehman
A Taliban fighter stands guard near the site in Kabul where al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed in a U.S. strike over the weekend. &...
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Afghanistan's resistance alliance aims to pry Taliban's gr...
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By: Zia Ur Rehman
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Attacks rise in Pakistan as Taliban-backed truce fails
December 22, 2021
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By: Zia Ur Rehman
A policeman stands guard at a mosque in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, in August at the height of terrorist attacks in Pakistan. ...
Taliban quietly forming regular army to make Afghanistan a...
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By: Zia Ur Rehman
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Afghan chaos mounts as ISIS-K tries to tarnish Taliban tri...
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By: Zia Ur Rehman
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