
Afghan lawmaker's harrowing Taliban captivity
The Taliban kidnappers moved her to at least 13 homes, made her sleep on the ground, and kept asking where she'd been, what she'd done and whom she knew. Every few days, she would be given a chance to call her family. Ref. Source 8
Taliban Suspends Talks With U.S. About Exchange Of Captive Soldier For Gitmo Detainees:
Afghanistan's Taliban says it has suspended "Mediation" With the United States to exchange captive U.S. Soldier Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl for five senior Taliban prisoners held in U.S. Custody in Guantanamo Bay Ref. Source 5
Taliban splinter group claims responsibility for killing Swedish journalist in Afghanistan:
Nils Horner had worked for Swedish Radio since 2001 as a foreign correspondent. The 51-year-old was killed by a shot in the head as he was reporting on Afghanistan's election on a street in Kabul on Tuesday. Ref. Source 3
Taliban hold on Afghanistan questioned
A bigger-than-expected turnout in Afghanistan's presidential election and the Taliban's failure to significantly disrupt the vote has raised questions about the capacity of the insurgents to tip the country back into chaos as foreign troops head home. Ref. Source 6
The Taliban Has No Clue to Whom It Should Return a US POW:
Members of the Taliban who have held an American soldier in Afghanistan for almost 5 years are keen to make a deal to release him - but US officials are apparently too disorganized to arrange the handover, and there are so many agencies involved that the Taliban are not sure who to call to make a deal. Ref. Source 1