ISAF did not disclose the nationality of the missing soldiers; the Taliban claimed they captured the troops. The Kabul Attack Network, which has been behind recent attacks in the capital, is backed by the Taliban, the Haqqani Network, and linked to the Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin.
As Iraq war winds down, US military cleans up hazardous waste
Mosul struggles with ethnic divides, insurgency
2 American troops missing in eastern Afghanistan
“Mullah Radio” out of grave, releases video threatening suicide attacks in Pakistan
Hamas rejects UN call to deliver Gaza aid via land
A general stays on, solidifying the army’s power in Pakistan
Saudi Arabia – Permitted to uncover face
A Shabaab operative suspected of aiding in the double suicide attack in Kampala, Uganda, was detained in New York as he tried to board a flight for Uganda. Guinea said and Djibouti claimed
The Taliban killed five US soldiers in two IED attacks in the south and two Afghan police in an IED attack in Kandahar. Security forces killed two Taliban fighters and detained an undisclosed number in Baghlan, Paktika, and Khost. Afghan troops killed three Taliban fighters and detained a suicide bomber in Kandahar. Three Bangladeshis and […]
The attack is only the second Predator strike in Pakistan this month, and took place in Mullah Nazir’s territory.
India, Iran distrustful of renewed Afghan-Pakistan ties
Top insurgents escaped prison days after Iraq took over
NKorea threatens ‘nuclear deterrence’ over drills
The US killed 16 people in an airstrike in South Waziristan. The military killed 29 Taliban in Arakzai. The Taliban killed three people, including the leader of a peace committee, in Bajaur.
McChrystal retires amid praise for career
Insurgents killed a policeman in a bombing in Kirkuk. Security forces detained nine wanted men southwest of Kirkuk. Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed it carried out the suicide attacks against the Awakening that killed more than 50 people.
Canada getting ahead of itself in race to escape Kandahar
A candidate for the Afghan parliament was among 20 people wounded in a mosque bombing in Paktika. A top Taliban leader is reported to have been detained in Ghazni. Coalition and Afghan forces detained a senior Taliban commander and three fighters during raids in Kandahar, Nangarhar, and Ghazni.
Abdul Hai Motma’in, the former chief of the Taliban’s Culture and Information department, is said to have been captured in Ghazni province. The Taliban denied the report, and US officials would not confirm it.
Commander praises Afghan forces™ efforts during Kabul Conference
An adviser to the president said that al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula senior leader Anwar al Awlaki “was not at all radicalized in Yemen.” Sixty-nine people have been killed during five days of fighting between the Houthis and government forces n the north.
President Ahmadinejad said Russia is part of a US plot to discredit Iran. “Our enemies have started a new propaganda war against Iran, which is written and directed by the U.S. and staged by the Russian president.” Vice President Rahimi said Iran will replace the dollar and the euro with other unnamed currencies for oil […]
Pakistan – The Kayani era continues
Deadly terror group expands area of operations, Mullen says
Petraeus sharpens Afghan strategy
Al Qaeda claims Yemen attacks, vows more strikes
North Korea threatens ‘physical response’ to US war games
Pentagon faces growing pressures to trim budget
Afghanistan – Minority leaders leaving Karzai’s side over leader’s overtures to insurgents