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Follow the latest Taliban news, videos, and analysis from ABC News.

Nov 13, 12:24 PM ET
Taliban to release US, Australian hostages in potential swap with Afghan government
The Taliban will release U.S., Australian hostages in a swap with the Afghan government, according to its president.
Nov 13, 12:24 PM ET
Oct 22, 7:06 PM ET
Taliban say new intra-Afghan peace talks to be held in China
The Taliban say a fresh round of intra-Afghan peace talks is to be held in China next week
Oct 22, 7:06 PM ET
Sep 9, 11:59 PM ET
Trump: Talks with Taliban to end war in Afghanistan 'are dead'
The president revealed he had invited Taliban leadership to Camp David to ink a peace deal; the meeting was pulled after a car bomb attack killed a U.S. soldier.
Sep 9, 11:59 PM ET
Sep 9, 11:40 PM ET
President Trump declares peace talks with the Taliban 'dead'
After calling off a secret meeting with the Taliban at Camp David this weekend, President Trump declared that Afghanistan peace talks are officially dead.
Sep 9, 11:40 PM ET
Sep 9, 11:29 PM ET
President Trump declares peace talks with the Taliban 'dead'
President Trump declared that Afghanistan peace talks are officially dead.
Sep 9, 11:29 PM ET
Apr 8, 11:41 PM ET
3 US service members killed by Taliban car bomb
Three others were wounded and a U.S. contractor was also killed, making it the deadliest day for the U.S. in Afghanistan this year.
Apr 8, 11:41 PM ET
Feb 10, 6:22 PM ET
Trump's Afghan envoy intensifies peace efforts with Taliban
The special U.S. envoy for Afghanistan is returning to the country.
Feb 10, 6:22 PM ET
Feb 6, 12:09 AM ET
Taliban and senior Afghan politicians hold talks in Moscow, upsetting government
The Afghan government stayed away, saying the talks undermine its legitimacy.
Feb 6, 12:09 AM ET
Mar 30, 9:01 AM ET
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, 9:01 AM ET
Jan 28, 10:10 AM ET
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, 10:10 AM ET
Jan 10, 8:40 PM ET
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, 8:40 PM ET
Jan 8, 6:22 PM ET
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, 6:22 PM ET
Nov 21, 10:32 AM ET
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, 10:32 AM ET
Nov 21, 9:45 AM ET
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, 9:45 AM ET
Nov 20, 4:25 PM ET
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, 4:25 PM ET
Nov 20, 10:35 AM ET
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, 10:35 AM ET
Oct 30, 10:32 PM ET
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, 10:32 PM ET
Oct 25, 5:36 PM ET
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, 5:36 PM ET
Oct 18, 4:13 PM ET
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, 4:13 PM ET
Oct 16, 4:20 PM ET
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, 4:20 PM ET
Oct 16, 1:59 PM ET
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, 1:59 PM ET
Oct 16, 7:15 AM ET
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, 7:15 AM ET
Oct 14, 1:05 PM ET
Freed hostage speaks out
Joshua Boyle says Taliban-linked captors killed infant daughter, raped American wife.
Oct 14, 1:05 PM ET
Oct 13, 8:43 PM ET
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, 8:43 PM ET
Oct 13, 1:47 PM ET
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. She gave birth to three children while in captivity.
Oct 13, 1:47 PM ET
Oct 13, 12:27 PM ET
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, 12:27 PM ET
Oct 13, 11:45 AM ET
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, 11:45 AM ET
Aug 10, 9:37 PM ET
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, 9:37 PM ET
Aug 31, 5:08 AM ET
American Hostage of Taliban Appears in New Video
This is the first glimpse of Caitlan Coleman, 30, since 2014.
Aug 31, 5:08 AM ET
Jul 6, 11:22 AM ET
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, 11:22 AM ET
May 25, 3:21 PM ET
What to Know About the New Taliban Commander After US Drone Strike
Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada will take command of the Taliban.
May 25, 3:21 PM ET
May 24, 12:52 AM ET
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, 12:52 AM ET
May 22, 8:55 PM ET
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, 8:55 PM ET