Staff (2022-08-12). ISIL claims responsibility for killing Taliban senior member. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) — The ISIL terrorist group claimed responsibility for the deadly explosion in Sheikh Rahimullah School in Sash Darak of Kabul, which killed a senior member of the Taliban.

Staff (2022-08-11). Taliban senior official killed in Kabul blast (+VIDEO). en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) — News sources on Thursday reported an explosion at Sheikh Rahimullah School in Sash Darak of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan.

Staff (2022-08-11). Iran energy min. discusses Helmand water share with Taliban. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) — Iranian Minister of Energy Ali Akbar Mehrabian during a visit to Kabul held a meeting with Taliban acting energy minister to discuss Iran's water share from the Helmand River.

Staff (2022-08-11). Iran urges Taliban to be accountable for their martyrdom. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Aug. 11 (MNA) — Iranian FM said that accountability of the caretaker government of Afghanistan for clarifying aspects of the martyrdom of Iranian diplomats and reporter in Mazar-i-Sharif about 24 years ago is Iran's serious demand.

_____ (2022-08-10). NPR Distorts History Of US Invasion Of Afghanistan. popularresistance.org In the first part of a series of reports on Afghanistan, NPR host Steve Inskeep (Morning Edition, 8/5/22) interviewed current Afghan Defense Minister Mohammad Yaqoob Mujahid. In introducing Yaqoob on air, Inskeep referenced Yaqoob's father, the former head of the Taliban, Mullah Muhammad Omar: "He was the leader who refused to turn over Osama bin Laden in 2001, a refusal that led to the US attack." | In the online version of the article, NPR wrote: "Omar also sheltered Osama bin Laden, and refused to turn over the Al Qaeda leader when the United States demanded him after 9/11." | This line that the Taliban "refus…