Afghanistan
19 dead in attack on Afghan governor’s compound
Monthly Archives: August 2011
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan’s Garmser district, praise for a US official’s tireless work
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s former spy chief: ‘Never trust the Taliban’
China
China commandos in Xinjiang worries Pak
China
China does U-turn on Pak terror links
Libya
Tribal Rifts Threaten to Undermine Libya Uprising
Pakistan
“Gunmen” kidnapped a US citizen from his home in Lahore. A military court convicted seven men for their role in the 2009 assault on Army GHQ. One Afghan child in South Waziristan was killed in mortar fire that was launched from Afghanistan.
Al Qaeda
Somalia wants humanitarian force to guard food convoys
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed five policemen and three Afghan intelligence officers in Wardak, and five civilians in Helmand. Five Taliban fighters and two policemen were killed in a clash in Herat. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Faryab, and Baghlan.
Lebanon
Five prisoners, several of whom are members of the al Qaeda-linked Fatah al Islam, escaped from the Roumieh prison near Beirut. Four of the prisoners are Lebanese citizens and one is a Sudanese citizen.
Somalia
Shabaab’s spokesman denied reports that the groups withdrew from Mogadishu due to splits in the leadership. Security forces found a large Shabaab weapons cache in the Bakara market.
Indonesia
Jemaah Islamiyah operative Umar Patek is cooperating with police since his extradition from Pakistan, officials said. Patek has admitted to his role in the 2002 Bali bombings and attacks on churches.
Afghanistan
Karzai, Obama talk strategic cooperation
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Political Crisis Within the Govt Hampers Peace Talks: Saleh
Al Qaeda
Mali’s two-pronged approach to combating Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Libya
VANTAGE POINT, No. 4. Reading the Rebels in Misurata, Libya.
US citizen kidnapped in Lahore
The aid worker was kidnapped in his home in the eastern Pakistani city after eight gunmen overwhelmed security guards.
Afghanistan
Rape, mutilation: Pakistan’s tribal justice for women
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
US intelligence officials believe al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is attempting to manufacture ricin for a WMD attack on the US. Officials said that AQAP was gathering the precursors and attempting to manufacture them in safe havens in Shabwa province in Yemen.
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Qaeda Trying to Harness Toxin for Bombs, US Officials Fear
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: Mystery still surrounds fate of Al-Qaeda military chief
Pakistan
President Zardari allows political parties in Fata
Afghanistan
US troops return to Afghan ‘Valley of Death’
Afghanistan
Afghan prison transfer delayed
Pakistan
The Taliban killed three policemen while freeing Taliban prisoners from custody in Peshawar. Mohmand Taliban commander Omar Khalid claimed credit for yesterday’s female suicide attack in Peshawar.
Afghanistan
Counterintelligence scorecard says Afghan War could go either way
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Paktia, and Baghlan. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south.
Pakistan
US disputes report alleging high civilian death toll from drone strikes
Afghanistan
Journey to Afghanistan’s Taliban badlands
Afghanistan
Taliban Planning Spectacular Attacks Against UK Troops: Commander