Taliban fighters stand guard at a checkpoint near the gate of Hamid Karzai international Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. The Taliban have sealed off Kabul’s airport to most would-be evacuees to prevent large crowds from gathering after this week's deadly suicide attack. The massive U.S.-led airlift was winding down Saturday ahead of a U.S. deadline to withdraw from Afghanistan by Tuesday. (AP Photo/Wali Sabawoon)
The Hunt: Sept. 8, 2021 (J.J. Green)
The Taliban has appointed Sirajuddin Haqqani as its interim interior minister. The U.S has offered a $10 million reward for his arrest.
On this week’s episode of The Hunt, with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green, former CIA covert operative Robert Baer breaks down who Haqqani is.