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A Dogged Taliban Chief Rebounds, Vexing U.S.

Karāchi : Pakistan | about 1 month ago  
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  • US marines take up positions during an operation to clear the area of Taliban insurgents in Helmand province, southern Afghanistan
    US marines take up positions during an operation to clear the area of ...
    Source: Reuters
US marines take up positions during an operation to clear the area of ...
In late 2001, Mullah Muhammad Omar ’s prospects seemed utterly bleak. The ill-educated, one-eyed leader of the Taliban had fled on a motorbike after his fighters were swiftly routed by the Americans invading Afghanistan . Much of the world celebrated his ouster, and Afghans cheered the return of...
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