Ex-Taliban Commander Pleads Guilty to Taking US Journalist Hostage By Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former commander in the Taliban has pleaded guilty to taking an American journalist and ...

The former Times reporter and Afghan journalist Tahir Ludin were abducted when they were on their way to interview a Taliban leader. Both men made a dramatic escape from a Taliban-controlled ...

A former Taliban commander has pleaded guilty to taking hostages ... a U.S. military convoy that resulted in the deaths of three Army soldiers — Sgts. 1st Class Matthew L.