Ex-Taliban commander pleads guilty in deadly attacks and abductions
April 25, 2025, 1:21 pm
A former Taliban commander has pleaded guilty in Manhattan to charges related to supplying weapons and support for attacks that killed U.S. soldiers and led to the kidnapping of journalists. The dramatic plea marks a turning point in a case that has gripped both national and international security circles.
NEW YORK — A former Taliban commander pleaded guilty Friday to providing weapons and other support for attacks that killed American soldiers and for key roles in the 2008 gunpoint kidnapping of a reporter for The New York Times and another journalist. Speaking through an interpreter, Haji...
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