Taleban

In an interview with US TV network CBS, President Asif Zardari said the Taleban had established a presence across "huge parts" of Pakistan.

The Sunday Times in London quotes the British commander in Afghanistan as also saying the Taleban cannot be defeated on the battlefield.

Reports from Afghanistan say a man claiming to be a Taleban spokesman has claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of the group.

Taleban militants in Afghanistan say they were targeting U. S. Vice President Dick Cheney when a suicide bomber struck the U.

Once one of Pakistan's most popular holiday destinations, the Swat valley is now mostly under Taleban control.

Mr. Karzai said terrorism, like the Taleban movement in his country, is a product of negligence.

Taleban guards with gas lamps said that there had been no electricity for weeks, since shortly after the air strikes began.

But a senior Taleban commander has rejected such negotiations with what he termed Afghanistan's "puppet" government.

Nato ministers meet to consider stepping up the Afghan campaign ahead of an expected Taleban offensive.

In an incident earlier this year, Afghanistanreleased five top Taleban prisoners in exchange for an Italian journalist being held hostage.

The defection of thousands of Afghan and foreign Taleban fighters seemed to assure the Northern Alliance of victory.

In an incident earlier this year, Afghanistan released 5 top Taleban prisoners in exchange for an Italian journalist being held hostage.

The Taleban now control the entire countryside of Swat, limiting army control to parts of the valley's capital, Mingora.

He is one of the highest-ranking Taleban leaders to be killed since U. S. -led forces pushed the Taleban from power in Afghanistan in 2001.

Then, came the roar of a jet aircraft, and three bright flashes on the horizon. The Taleban stronghold was under fire again.

The United States has accused the Taleban authorities in Afghanistan of full complicity in opium production.

Taleban and al-Qaida forces have made gains in Pakistan and Afghanistan recently, threatening the stability of both countries.

Indian troops on Afghan soil is going to draw the Taleban ire encouraged by the ISI.

About five million Afghans have returned since the fall of the Taleban in 2001. Some three million remain abroad.

In Mingora the Taleban are said to have taken up positions in residential areas and to have mined the main roads.

Pakistan denies the existence of Taleban safe havens , but concedes militants are operating on both sides of border.

They say the goal is to attack Taleban safe havens in four southern provinces and disrupt the insurgents' leadership.

American F-16s have killed most of the Taleban who brought down the Chinook, the new commander of Nato and US forces in Afghanistan said.

SLINGING his AK47 over his shoulder, the Taleban border guard pulled back the curtain to the tiny concrete room and beckoned us inside.

Pakistan's PM says he has ordered the army to eliminate militants and terrorists, apparently referring to operations against the Taleban.

Regional commanders, the illegal drugs trade and the continuing Taleban insurgency hamper the rule of law, development and aid efforts.

The agreement was signed by Taleban cleric Sufi Mohammad after talks with the North West Frontier Province's government.

It speaks of police abuse, forced chastity tests and restrictions reminiscent of the Taleban.

Afghan officials contend that Taleban guerrillas use Pakistani territory as a staging area for their cross-border attacks.

However, Afghan authorities in touch with the Taleban say the militants are also seeking a ransom payment.

The people of Swat have been caught between the army and the Taleban, says our correspondent.

The Taleban say they will examine the document thoroughly before announcing a permanent end to hostilities.

Afghan and U. S. officials say Taleban militants have established a series of strategic bases inside Pakistan.

NATO commanders say more than 500 Taleban fighters were killed in southern Afghanistan over the past two weeks.

The colleague escaped in October, the Taleban said at the time.

The Taleban then opened up with small arms from firing positions close by.

ed the hostages, most furor whom are women, unless the government frees a number of pro-Taleban prisoners.

There are many in Kabul who say the Taleban have already handed the treasure to Osama bin Laden.

Ghazi's followers want to install strict Taleban-style Islamic law in the country.

where officials of the Taleban government not only condemned the attack,

US urge Pakistan in Taleban fight