The Taliban seized Afghanistan following Biden's disastrous withdrawal in 2021. Now, the Trump administration has dropped millions of dollars in bounties targeting Taliban leader Sirajuddin Haqqani.

Taliban interior ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani told AFP that Washington had “cancelled rewards” for Sirajuddin Haqqani — who also heads the Haqqani network — as well as other key ...

Taliban interior ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani told AFP that Washington had "cancelled rewards" for Sirajuddin Haqqani -- who also heads the Haqqani network -- as well as other key leaders ...

The United States has removed millions of dollars in bounties from three senior members of the Haqqani network, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, who serves as the Taliban government's interior minister.

Founded by Sirajuddin Haqqani's father, Jalaluddin Haqqani in the 1980s, the Haqqani network started out as a CIA-backed anti-Soviet outfit operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan.Image: Qatar ...

Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani - Copyright AFP Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin Haqqani - Copyright AFP Ahmad SAHEL ARMAN The ...

Despite the US bounty and international travel bans, Sirajuddin Haqqani has travelled outside Afghanistan multiple times since the Taliban government swept back to power in 2021.

Taliban interior ministry spokesman Abdul Mateen Qani told AFP that Washington had "cancelled rewards" for Sirajuddin Haqqani -- who also heads the Haqqani network -- as well as other key leaders, ...

Days later, the Trump administration returned the favor: It lifted $20 million in bounties on three prominent members of the Haqqani Network, including the Taliban Interior Minister Sirajuddin ...

In yet another unprecedented move, the Trump administration has removed bounties on three senior Taliban figures, including Sirajuddin Haqqani, the interior minister and leader of the Haqqani network.