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# taliban - Saturday 29 February, 2020
US-Taliban landmark peace deal signed as full American troop withdrawal agreed
“We’re seizing the best opportunity for peace in a generation,” US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said.
# taliban - Friday 29 November, 2019
Trump makes surprise Thanksgiving visit to Afghanistan
The US President also announced that the US and Taliban have been engaged in ongoing peace talks.
# taliban - Tuesday 19 November, 2019
Two professors released by Taliban three years after kidnapping
Timothy Weeks and Kevin King were abducted by gunmen in 2016.
# taliban - Sunday 8 September, 2019
Taliban say US 'will be harmed more than anyone' after Trump halts talks
Trump’s announcement draws a fresh question mark on whether the United States will leave Afghanistan anytime soon.
# taliban - Sunday 6 January, 2019
At least 30 killed when shaft built by people looking for gold collapses
Illegal mining is common in Afghanistan, with the Taliban relying on the sector for much of its revenue.
# taliban - Friday 21 December, 2018
'If you're the Taliban, Christmas has come early': Trump under fire as he orders major military withdrawal from Afghanistan
The move stunned officials in Kabul who are involved in an intensifying push to end the 17-year conflict.
# taliban - Sunday 26 August, 2018
Afghan leader rejects resignation letters from spy chief and ministers
Ashraf Ghani’s government is facing fierce criticism over an increasingly deadly insurgency.
# taliban - Saturday 9 June, 2018
Taliban announces unprecedented ceasefire for end of holy month of Ramadan
Today’s announcement coincides with the Afghan government announcing a ceasefire earlier this month.
# taliban - Saturday 27 January, 2018
'A massacre': Ambulance bomb kills at least 90 people and wounds 151 in Kabul
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
# taliban - Wednesday 3 January, 2018
Former Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle arrested on 15 charges including sexual assault
The identity of the alleged victim was being withheld by a court.
# taliban - Tuesday 2 January, 2018
Pakistan summons US ambassador over Trump tweet
The US President used his first tweet of 2018 to tear into Islamabad.
# taliban - Friday 1 December, 2017
Nine killed and dozens injured after burqa-clad gunmen storm Pakistani college
The Taliban militants targeted students in today’s raid.
# taliban - Saturday 21 October, 2017
Couple had children while being held hostage in Afghanistan as they dreamed of a big family
“We’re Irish, haha,” the father said as way of explanation.
# taliban - Thursday 12 October, 2017
North American family freed from Taliban captivity after 'Kafkaesque nightmare'
Caitlan Coleman and Joshua Boyle were kidnapped during a backpacking trip in Afghanistan in 2012.
# taliban - Monday 24 July, 2017
At least 24 killed in Kabul car bombing
The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the blast.
# taliban - Saturday 20 May, 2017
Horror roadside blast kills 11 members of one family in Afghanistan
Provincial authorities have blamed the Taliban for the atrocity.
# taliban - Friday 28 April, 2017
UK marine who was jailed for killing injured Taliban fighter is freed
A court cut Alexander Blackman’s sentence to seven years after his murder conviction was reduced to manslaughter.
# taliban - Saturday 22 April, 2017
Gunmen 'disguised as soldiers' gain access to Afghan military base and kill over 100 people
Families gathered outside the base to hear news of their loved ones at the base in northern Afghanistan.
# taliban - Wednesday 15 March, 2017
Marine convicted of murdering defenceless Taliban fighter has sentence reduced
Blackman was filmed murdering the injured fighter (and paraphrasing Shakespeare’s Hamlet) in footage captured by a camera on a soldier’s helmet.
# taliban - Wednesday 1 February, 2017
Court allows partial release of video showing British soldier murdering Taliban fighter
Alexander Blackman was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a wounded Taliban soldier.
# taliban - Thursday 12 January, 2017
Taliban release video of American and Australian teachers who were kidnapped in August
The pair appear pale and unshaven in the video.
# taliban - Wednesday 21 December, 2016
British soldier who murdered injured Taliban fighter denied bail
The case of Alexander Blackman has divided public opinion in Britain.
# taliban - Tuesday 20 December, 2016
Couple taken hostage in Afghanistan issue appeal to Trump and Obama
The couple were kidnapped in 2012 during a backpacking trip. Their two sons were born in captivity.
# taliban - Saturday 12 November, 2016
Suicide bomber kills four Americans in attack on largest US base in Afghanistan
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
# taliban - Friday 11 November, 2016
Taliban kill at least four in attack on German consulate
Two men were also shot dead by German forces.
# taliban - Tuesday 25 October, 2016
60 people killed after militants attack police academy in Pakistan while recruits sleep
Dozens more were injured in the attack, one of the deadliest this year.
# taliban - Sunday 24 July, 2016
A nutty way to make money - the Taliban are stealing pistachios in Afghanistan
The country is being deprived of much-needed income by the thieves.
# taliban - Saturday 18 June, 2016
'Our colleagues didn’t die peacefully like in the movies... They died painfully, slowly'
Dr Kathleen Thomas gave an emotional account of the Kunduz hospital bombing in Dublin this week.
# taliban - Sunday 22 May, 2016
US air strike "more than likely" kills Taliban leader
The strike took place “in the Afghanistan-Pakistan border area.”
# taliban - Monday 4 April, 2016
Google takes down Taliban propaganda app
The app, which was designed to show news and videos from the group, was only up shortly before it was taken down.
# taliban - Monday 28 March, 2016
"There was a blast suddenly - I saw a huge ball of fire"
The Taliban said that the suicide blast that hit families in a park was targeting Christians.
# taliban - Friday 1 January, 2016
Taliban suicide car bomber hits Afghan restaurant popular with foreigners
Three people were wounded by the attack, which the Taliban claimed responsibility for.
# taliban - Tuesday 29 December, 2015
Taliban suicide bomber kills 26 in Pakistan
The man crashed a motorcycle into the main gate of a government office.
# taliban - Sunday 20 December, 2015
'Still my heart is crying': Devastation and anger a year on from school massacre
More than 130 students were killed in their school by Taliban gunmen.
# taliban - Thursday 10 December, 2015
Families used as 'human shields' during fatal Taliban airport siege
At least 50 people, mainly civilians, were killed in the attack.
# taliban - Wednesday 2 December, 2015
Man held at Guantánamo Bay for 13 years in case of mistaken identity
Mustafa al-Aziz al-Shamiri has been detained at the camp without charge.
# taliban - Tuesday 3 November, 2015
Disturbing video shows young woman being stoned to death
The killing happened in a Taliban-controlled area of Afghanistan.
# taliban - Saturday 3 October, 2015
As many as 20 people killed in alleged US airstrike, including MSF workers
The charity says Washington was fully appraised of the hospital’s location in advance of the strike.
# taliban - Wednesday 29 July, 2015
For the last two years, the Taliban have hidden that their supreme leader is dead
Mullah Omar died in 2013 but the Taliban have recently released quotes in his name.
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Poll: Do you welcome new garda powers for restricting movement during Covid-19 crisis?
GARDAÍ HAVE NEW powers to arrest and detain members of the public who flout the advice of the public health authorities during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Cabinet members signed off on the measures yesterday, and they were signed by Health Minister Simon Harris, Taoiseach Leo Varadkar and the Attorney General last night.
Measures in place at present mean members of the public must stay at home, except to gather essential goods, to provide essential care, or to get a brief spell of exercise within 2km of their home.
However, some people are not abiding by these guidelines and authorities are worried more people will flout the guidelines over the Easter weekend.
Those convicted under the new rules could face a maximum of six months in prison or a fine of €2,500.
We want to know: Do you welcome the new garda powers for restricting movement during the Covid-19 crisis?
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