The Taliban freed the Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan after three months of captivity. The Army is withdrawing from strategic positions in South Waziristan. The Taliban and the military are exchanging prisoners. The Taliban beheaded a soldier in Bajaur.
Iraqi security forces captured 36 “gunmen” in northern Wasit province. US troops killed two Special Groups fighters in western Baghdad. Iraqi soldiers captured a Special Groups cell leader in Husayniyah. Iraqi and Coalition forces detained three wanted al Qaeda operatives in Mosul. Two female suicide bombers attacked the Sons of Iraq and the Iraqi security […]
Ten Taliban were killed during fighting in Farah and Khost provinces; four civilians were killed in Taliban bombings in Paktia and Kandahar provinces. A NATO helicopter carrying the governor of Helmand province was hit by ground fire and forced to land; no one was injured. A bomb exploded outside a police station in Kabul; no […]
Iranian Embassy did not coordinate its movements with Iraqi security officials -spokesman
The northern Sa’ada war expanded to Amran and al Jawf provinces killing 50. A Qatari mediation team is unable to implement an agreement that calls for both the rebels and military to disengage. Heavy military bombardment in Sa’ada has severely curtailed civilians’ ability to procure food and water.
The Taliban release Pakistani ambassador to Afghanistan as the Pakistani Army withdraws from South Waziristan. Prisoner swaps are also underway.
Iran says mosque bombers planned oil pipeline attack
Abducted Pakistan envoy freed after Taliban released
Mosul fighting expected to be ‘ferocious’
Taliban behead soldier to avenge Bajaur strike
Iraqi security forces are leading the charge against al Qaeda in Iraq in Mosul, its last urban stronghold. A large Awakening force has volunteered to help the Iraqi Army in the northern province.
Text of Sadr Cease Fire Agreement
Pakistani politicians admit they are not concerned with ending attacks in Afghanistan that originate in Pakistan. Pakistani troops have begun to withdraw from South Wazirstan. Sufi Muhammad, the recently released leader of the TNSM, will push for sharia law throughout Pakistan.
Afghan and NATO forces killed eight Taliban fighters during clashes in Zabul and Khost; one Afghan soldier was killed in an IED attack in Kandahar. The Taliban sent a 10-year-old boy suicide bomber to attack a Canadian and Afghan patrol in Kandahar; one Afghan soldier was killed. Afghan security forces found a major weapons cache […]
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Pakistan Defies US on Curbing Attacks
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Afghanistan copper deposits worth $88 billion attract Chinese investors
House considers putting Kennedy, Kitty Hawk back into service in five years
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