"… ious schools to fight in Afghanistan. And they have cut deals with “good Taliban,” to the fury of Americans.For Islamabad, these Islamic alliances are st …"

"… various Islamist radical movements in Pakistan, including Al Qaeda and the Taliban.In this context it is not surprising that although the United States and P …"

"… tivities orchestrated by Islamic terrorist groups such as Al Qaeda and the Taliban. The Pakistani government, however, is seen as not having done enough to c …"

"… the U.S. government as a hideout of the Quetta Shura, a cabinet of senior Taliban leaders headed by their spiritual leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar. Local resi …"

"… steadily from its initial tight focus on catching bin Laden, toppling the Taliban, and routing al-Qaida in Afghanistan.Presidents George W. Bush and Barack …"

"… er the world. “What was more important in the world view of history? The Taliban or the fall of the Soviet Empire? A few stirred-up Muslims or the liberati …"

"… visory body or assembly], until the conquest of Kabul and Jalalabad by the Taliban in September 1996. In August 1996, he had issued his first declaration of …"

"… a rain of bullets,” the declaration read. Striking up a friendship with [Taliban leader] Mullah [Mohammed] Omar, in 1997 he moved to Kandahar, Afghanistan, …"

"… 97 he moved to Kandahar, Afghanistan, and came under the protection of the Taliban.By now, the CIA had set up a special cell to monitor his activities and hi …"

"… d has taken part in 20 major battles. Now he’s in Faizabad with the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance, preparing to face yet another offensive. “The war has …"

"… Foreign Relations in New York. “This criminalised economy funds both the Taliban and their adversaries, and has transformed social relations and weakened s …"

"… and weakened states and legal economies throughout the region,” he says.Taliban ministers say Afghanistan has just six working factories – all owned by …"

"… isters say Afghanistan has just six working factories – all owned by the Taliban – compared to 220 before the Soviet Union invaded in 1979. A seventh, al …"

"… bsp; …"

"… e last force standing between them and complete control of Afghanistan.The Taliban planned to launch their summer offensive against their sole remaining oppo …"

"… tates attended the meeting on July 19-20. But it ended in failure when the Taliban refused to agree to a ceasefire.Now the Taliban are massing their forces a …"

"… ended in failure when the Taliban refused to agree to a ceasefire.Now the Taliban are massing their forces along a wide east-west arc 20 kilometres north of …"

"… s will always find a safe haven in Afghanistan. …"

"… e governments of virtually every Central Asian power find shelter with the Taliban. An equally dangerous by-product is the criminal economy supported by the …"

"… . An equally dangerous by-product is the criminal economy supported by the Taliban, which spreads weapons and drugs throughout the region.Soviet-made tanks a …"

"… ack diesel fumes as they lumber up the potholed road north from Kabul. The Taliban are on the move, preparing for what they hope will be a final drive to bri …"

"… o issues affecting U.S. foreign policy such as the emergence of a "Punjabi Taliban," the role of Karachi as a safe haven for militants, and the nexus between …"

"… nistan this week can expect tough guerrilla resistance from a hard core of Taliban leaders who helped found the movement and continue to lead it. Osama bin L …"

"… lead it. Osama bin Laden and his Arab forces, who have become part of the Taliban's decision-making process, now have an integrated military role in the Tal …"

"… ban's decision-making process, now have an integrated military role in the Taliban resistance. Defections from the movement are likely to come from the nonid …"

"… e.For the past seven years a tight circle of some 30 young men has led the Taliban. A third have been killed in the bitter fighting in northern Afghanistan s …"

"… r the record, I am not, and never have been, associated with al Qaeda, the Taliban or any of their officials, officers, or related organizations,” Bout sai …"

"… r the record, I am not, and never have been, associated with al Qaeda, the Taliban or any of their officials, officers, or related organizations. I am not, n …"

"… ons, had another secret client: he sold millions of dollars of arms to the Taliban in Afghanistan.According to Belgian intelligence documents obtained by the …"

"… ic Integrity, Bout earned $50 million in profit for selling weapons to the Taliban in the late 1990s. Another European intelligence source independently veri …"

"… t operates — obtained by the Center — claim that Bout ran guns for the Taliban “on behalf of the Pakistan government.”The intelligence documents were …"

"… n the United States that triggered the U.S. war in Afghanistan against the Taliban, Osama bin Laden and his al Qaeda network. They do not specify the type or …"