New York, United States — US prosecutors on Thursday charged an alleged former Taliban commander with terrorism-related offenses over the killing of American troops in 2008. Haji Najibullah, 45, is already in US custody, charged with kidnapping an American journalist and two Afghan civilians. On Thursday, prosecutors in New York said they had filed a superseding indictment that added counts of murder to his charge sheet. Najibullah is also accused of kidnapping an American journalist and two Afghan nationals and holding them hostage for seven months. American troops withdrew from Afghanistan in August after 20 years of war ended with the Taliban back in power.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 07, 2021 20:48 UTC