The lawyer for an ex-Taliban commander charged with killing American troops in Afghanistan in 2008 has said it is “preposterous” to charge his client in deaths that occurred in a war the United States started.
Afghanistan
Al Jazeera: Ex-Taliban commander pleads not guilty to killing US troops
Taliban fighters guard outside the airport in Kabul on Aug. 31, 2021, after the U.S. has pulled all its troops out of the country to end a 20-year war.
