Taliban: Making an Investment Pitch

Taliban: Making an investment pitch

The Taliban’s acting minister of commerce and trade, Haji Nooruddin Azizi, showed up at the Astana International Forum on May 30, bringing a ...

Taliban earn hefty sums from Gulf-linked camps in Kandahar, sources say

KANDAHAR — Taliban are reportedly receiving hundreds of thousands of dollars each month from a group of Arab nationals who have established a fortified compound in the desert between Spin Boldak and Takhtapul districts in the southern province of Kandahar, local sources say. The individuals, believed to be from Gulf countries, were granted permission to reside in the area under what sources describe as a private arrangement with the Taliban gove…