taliban

This week, January 27, White House Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz explained to ABC News reporter Jon Karl, that the White House prefers to describe the Taliban as an "armed insurgency" rather than a terrorist organization. In response, Montana congressman Ryan Zinke described the administration's new position as "delusional."

Maria Toorpakai Wazir, a rising star in the sport of squash, grew up in rural Pakistan where her father, fearing retaliation for violating strict Pakistani tradition, “encouraged everyone to think she was his son,” reports the Toronto Star. After Toorpakai became more well-known, the Taliban reportedly threatened her if she’d continue playing because it considers women wearing shorts to be obscen

In a Pentagon news conference on Wednesday, Marine Corps Gen. John Allen said international forces killed the Taliban fighters that shot down a Chinook helicopter last weekend, killing 38 US and Afghan forces. The top insurgent leader remains at large and other details are vague, but a statement from the International Security Assistance Force said, “After an exhaustive manhunt, Special Operations