On a shelf in his office at CIA headquarters, Director Bill Burns keeps a tiny scaled model of a house. It's the house in Kabul, Afghanistan, where Al Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a U.

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks to outgoing CIA Director Bill Burns about the handling of Russia, the Mideast, and security threats during his tenure, plus what lies ahead for the intel community.

It's the house in Kabul, Afghanistan, where Al Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahiri was killed by a U.S. drone strike in 2022. When NPR went out to interview him last week, Burns pointed to the exact ...

The Taliban described the agreement as a constructive demonstration of resolving disputes through dialogue. The swap comes amid ongoing tensions between the two parties, with Kabul-based sources revealing that the Taliban still holds at least five US citizens.

Two Americans released by Taliban in final deal of Biden administration - US nationals released from Taliban detention include Ryan Corbett, held for 894 days

Amidst the fears of a full-scale Pakistan-Taliban war, a new report has emerged, claiming that the Afghan Taliban had struck a secret deal with the TTP and al-Qaeda.

Amidst the fears of a full-scale Pakistan-Taliban war, a new report has emerged, claiming that the Afghan Taliban had struck a secret deal with the TTP and al-Qaeda.

a naturalized American who worked for an American consulting group and was arrested in his native Afghanistan in August 2022 after the U.S. drone strike that killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahiri. In addition to Rahim, the Taliban leader said ...