Taliban
Follow the latest Taliban news, videos, and analysis from ABC News.
- Feb 10
Trump's Afghan envoy intensifies peace efforts with Taliban
The special U.S. envoy for Afghanistan is returning to the country after stops in Europe and the Middle East for an extended diplomatic tour aimed at pushing a U.S. peace effort
Feb 10
- Feb 6
Taliban and senior Afghan politicians hold talks in Moscow, upsetting government
The Afghan government stayed away, saying the talks undermine its legitimacy.
Feb 6
- Mar 30
Malala Yousafzai returns to Pakistan six years after assassination attempt
The Nobel Laureate returned to Pakistan for the first time since the Taliban tried to assassinate her in October 2012, for advocating for girls' education.
Mar 30
- Jan 28
Death toll in ambulance car-bombing claimed by Taliban rises to 103 with another 235 injured
Thick, dark smoke was seen rising into the sky.
Jan 28
- Jan 10
American hostage mom describes brutal treatment by Taliban captors
The American mom held hostage by the Taliban for five years says she was beaten and raped as she tried to protect her children from their captors.
Jan 10
- Jan 8
Former Taliban hostage is charged with sexual assault and other criminal offenses since his return
Joshua Boyle, the Canadian who was kidnapped in Afghanistan along with his family, has been accused of physical and sexual assault of a woman, physical assault of a child and unlawful confinement.
Jan 8
- Nov 21
Free after five years in captivity, American hostage mom speaks out
In her first television interview, Caitlan Coleman Boyle describes how she defied her captors, suffering beatings and abuse while she tried to raise and educate her three children born into captivity.
Nov 21
- Nov 21
Freed from Taliban, Caitlan and Joshua Boyle speak out about time in captivity
In her first television interview, Caitlan Coleman Boyle told ABC News that she endured beatings and abuse as she tried to protect her children.
Nov 21
- Nov 20
American hostage mom speaks out about years in Taliban captivity
In their first television interview, American mother Caitlan Coleman Boyle and Canadian father Joshua Boyle describe how they kept their family together even as they and their children endured brutal treatment by their captors.
Nov 20
- Nov 20
Freed from Taliban, American hostage mom describes brutal treatment by captors
In her first television interview since being freed from Taliban captivity, Caitlan Coleman says she was beaten and raped by the guards as she tried to protect her children.
Nov 20
- Oct 30
Taliban claims US hostage in poor health, has 'dangerous' disease
The Taliban put out what it called a warning about the health of a U.S. hostage.
Oct 30 - Oct 25
Former hostage of Taliban-linked group Caitlan Coleman speaks out, disputes account of Pakistan rescue
The American also defended the couple's decision to have children in captivity.
Oct 25 - Oct 18
US hostage rescued from Afghanistan hospitalized
Caitlan Coleman, who was held hostage with her husband and three children for five years by a Taliban-affiliated terrorist network, has been hospitalized, according to her husband Joshua Boyle.
Oct 18 - Oct 16
Freed hostages settle in Canada after release from Taliban captivity
American Caitlan Coleman, her Canadian husband Joshua Boyle and their three children are staying with relatives in Toronto after being held captive in the mountains of Afghanistan by a Taliban-affiliated terrorist network.
Oct 16 - Oct 16
Rescued hostage Joshua Boyle says children are 'improving'
Rescued Canadian hostage Joshua Boyle said his children are "improving" after spending their entire life being help captive in the mountains of Afghanistan.
Oct 16 - Oct 16
Freed hostage's claim that captors killed infant daughter, raped American wife are denied by Taliban
Joshua Boyle also said the Taliban-linked terrorists raped his wife.
Oct 16 - Oct 14
Freed hostage speaks out
Joshua Boyle says Taliban-linked captors killed infant daughter, raped American wife.
Oct 14 - Oct 13
As families of freed hostages Coleman and Boyle rejoice, tensions rise about their return
Tensions between the Coleman and Boyle families following the decisions about their journey home have already begun to flare.
Oct 13 - Oct 13
American hostage Caitlan Coleman and her family are free after 5 years of captivity
Coleman and her husband were abducted by the Taliban while hiking in Afghanistan in 2012.
Oct 13 - Oct 13
Exclusive interview with the parents of American hostage Caitlan Coleman
Coleman and her family have been recovered five years after being abducted by the Taliban.
Oct 13 - Oct 13
American hostage mom and family freed 5 years after being kidnapped by Taliban
An American woman, her Canadian husband and their three young children were rescued on Wednesday, five years to the day since the couple was kidnapped by the Taliban.
Oct 13 - Aug 10
Additional 100 Marines headed to Afghan province to help fight the Taliban
About 100 more Marines will be sent to the troubled Helmand Province in Afghanistan to help the 300 Americans who are already there advising and assisting Afghan forces.
Aug 10 - Aug 31
American Hostage of Taliban Appears in New Video
This is the first glimpse of Caitlan Coleman, 30, since 2014.
Aug 31 - Jul 6
Parents of American Held Hostage by Taliban Say She's Had Second Child in Captivity
Caitlan Coleman, 29, has been held with Canadian husband for more than 3 years.
Jul 6 - May 25
What to Know About the New Taliban Commander After US Drone Strike
Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada will take command of the Taliban.
May 25 - May 24
Top Taliban Leader Killed in a 'Defensive Strike,' Pentagon Says
Mullah Mansur was planning attacks against U.S. in Afghanistan, U.S. says.
May 24 - May 22
Taliban Leader Mullah Akhtar Mansur Killed in U.S. Airstrike, Say Afghan and Taliban Officials
"Mansur posed a continuing, imminent threat to U.S. personnel," said John Kerry.
May 22