From left, the former Guantánamo Bay detainees Mullah Khairullah Khairkhwa, Abdul Haq Wasiq, Mullah Fazel Mazloom, Mullah Norullah Noori and Mohammad Nabi Omari. They are now part of the Taliban team negotiating the withdrawal of American troops from Afghanistan. US Dept. of Defense

1TV: The Pentagon asked Congress earlier this year for funding to reimburse the Taliban for expenses the militant group incurs attending peace talks, a US newspaper reported on Wednesday. The money would cover the Taliban’s costs for expenses such as transportation, lodging, food and supplies, Kevin Spicer, a spokesman for the chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, told Roll Call. Click here to read more (external link).