Afghan Taliban - National Counterterrorism Center

The culture of impunity continued, including for war crimes and crimes against humanity Freedom of religion shrank further under Taliban rule Ethnic groups,

The Taliban are mostly local, accepted by the Afghan population Most are basically farmers They know what they stand for, and they view

taliban The Taliban on Wednesday seized three more Afghan provincial capitals and a local military headquarters in northern Afghanistan

taliban Pakistan and its intelligence service have more influence over the Afghan Taliban than any other country or intelligence organization, writes Bruce Riedel