Washington PostA Dubai shopping trip and a missed chance to capture the head of the TalibanWashington PostIn the spring of 2016 senior officials at the White House learned that the head of the Taliban had turned up in Dubai for a few days of shopping and fundraising. The appearance of Akhtar Mohammad Mansour roaming freely in the commercial capital of the ...Up close and personal with the biggest drone squadron everBBC NewsHe Left Soviet Army for Afghan Life 35 Years Ago.