Taliban
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Abbas Betani: Mid-Level Commander Who Mediated Between Pakistani Taliban Factions Killed
- Volume 15 Issue 7
Abdul Hamid Khorasani: The Opportunist of Panjshir Creates Headaches for Afghan Taliban
- Volume 15 Issue 5
Mullah Noorullah Noori: Afghan Taliban Leader Questions Border with Pakistan
- Volume 15 Issue 3
Abdul Kabir: A Profile of the Taliban’s Former Acting Prime Minister Pro Tempore
- Volume 14 Issue 10
Qari Fasihuddin Fitrat: The Afghan Taliban’s Tajik “Commander of the North”
- Volume 14 Issue 8
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