Taliban: We didn't behead 2 kids Taliban militants beheaded two children in southern Afghanistan, a provincial governor's office said.
June 11, 2013 - CNN
Taliban claim Kabul strike The Taliban claimed responsibility for Tuesday's suicide blast outside the Afghan Supreme Court, a brazen attack in the heart of Kabul that killed 17 people and wounded 39. Zabiullah Mujahid, a Taliban spokesman, said in a statement e-mailed to media ...
June 11, 2013 - WKBT La Crosse
Barack Obama in Town Hall Those who attacked America on 9/11 are plotting to do so again,Obama said. "If left unchecked, the Taliban insurgency will mean an even larger safe haven from which al Qaeda would plot to kill more Americans. So this is not only a war...
David Petraeus in Washington Post We must demonstrate to the people and to the Taliban that Afghan and [US and coalition] forces are here to safeguard the Afghan people, and that we are in this to win,he said. "That is our clear objective."
Jock Stirrup in guardian.co.uk Sir Jock Stirrup, chief of the defence staff, said: "Make no mistake, the Taliban influence is waning, and through British blood, determination and grit, a window of opportunity has been opened."