UN report says Taliban have killed scores of former Afghan officials, others; Biden calls for release of US hostage
Washington DC, USReuters A UN report seen by Reuters says the Taliban and its allies are believed to have killed scores of former Afghan officials, security force members and people who worked with the international military contingent since the US-led pullout. Afghans walk past a Humvee with a Taliban fighter on it guarding the road […]
Family of US hostage held by Taliban calls for envoy’s firing
Washington DC, USReuters The family of Mark Frerichs on Monday urged US President Joe Biden to fire his chief Afghanistan peace negotiator, charging that the envoy has done little to win the release of the last American believed to be held hostage by the Taliban. The call for US Special Representative Zalmay Khalilzad’s dismissal comes […]