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Vol. 15 · No. 134 · Monday, 9 November 2026

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Taliban peace deal hinges on US surrender of zookeeper who killed Harambe

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DOHA, Qatar – The Taliban has unexpectedly called for the extradition of the zookeeper who killed Harambe the gorilla, State Department officials confirmed today. The move has cast a pall of uncertainty just ahead of the deadline for a peace deal between the US and the Taliban.

Harambe, a prominent Ohioan who achieved global celebrity status in May 2016, was shot and killed in what the Taliban publicly decried as a “senseless act of brutality.”

“The men are restless knowing Harambe’s murderer roams the infidel wastelands a free man,” said Taliban spokesperson Suhail Shaheen, acknowledging the seven-day reduction in violence that began last Friday.

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