The killing of al Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan has brought up uncomfortable memories for the New York Times, after a reported connection between the slain terrorist and a Taliban leader who was once controversially given Times column space. Despite his terrorist actions, he was only identified by the Times as the "deputy leader of the Taliban." New York Times senior correspondent in Afghanistan Mujib Mashal blasted his employer on Twitter at the time. NEW YORK TIMES REHIRES LIBERAL COLUMNIST NICHOLAS KRISTOF AFTER ILL-FATED OREGON GUBERNATORIAL BIDThe Times' Cotton crisis has long been fodder for conservative critics of institutional issues at the newspaper. The New York Times didn't reply to a request for comment about the Haqqani op-ed and whether it would add any notes to it as well.

Source: New York Times August 02, 2022 20:09 UTC