Taliban

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Qatar's behind-the-scenes role in securing the release of U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for five Taliban operatives was a classic move by a tiny but natural gas-rich Gulf state with outsize ambitions that extend to hosting soccer's World Cup in eight years' time.

BRUSSELS (AP) -- The Army may still pursue an investigation that could lead to desertion or other charges against Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who was freed from five years of Taliban captivity in a prisoner exchange last weekend, Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Tuesday.

Even if you weren’t playing close attention to the story over the weekend of the deal that freed Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for five Taliban prisoners held at Gitmo – you had to stop and say to yourself – 5 highly dangerous Taliban fighters in exchange for one American who allegedly deserted his post and was captured by the Taliban...

A senior U.S. official says the Taliban won't join talks with the United States because of a dispute over the name of its office in Qatar.

It won't be quick, and it won't be easy.

A New York federal judge who found Iran, the Taliban and al-Qaida culpable in the 2001 terrorist attacks has approved a $6 billion default judgment against them.

It's not that I really care what Al-jazeera does with this. Nor do I really care what the enemy thinks about us….or how outraged Hamid Karzai is. This is more a statement of what we think about ourselves. Last night during The Late Show, I talked about the video of the marines urinating over the corpses of dead Taliban...

You may have heard this story by now. If not all the details are here. A video circulating showing U.S. marines standing around the dead bodies of Taliban insurgents and urinating on them.