Afghanistan
NATO supply route blockade: Rangers asked to take possession of US cargo
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Afghanistan
NATO wants relations with Pakistan back on track
Pakistan
Pakistan – Clearing Khyber of militants requires public support: FC
Afghanistan
Taliban Unaware of Qatar Office, Spokesman says
Afghanistan
Afghan Forces Unable to Conduct Night Raids on Own, MoD Says
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, a Troubling Resurgence of the Poppy Crop
Afghanistan
Threat to cut electricity to Afghanistan’s central jail
Ethiopia
Somali Islamists bolster positions around key town
Pakistan
Pakistan – ISI top brass briefs Senate panel on anti-terror war policy
Afghanistan
Afghan Insurgents Recruit Child Suicide Bombers
Afghanistan
Afghan travellers use Taliban disguise to stay safe
China
Analysis: US fighter sales soar in time for campaign
Jamaat-ud-Dawa
Free to pursue jihad: Saeed appreciates Pakistan’s unique freedoms
India
Police believe that Yasin Bhatkal was in Mumbai and may have directed the bombings on July 13, 2011 that killed 26 people. Bhatkal, who is also known as Shahrukh, is described as a “key” Indian Mujahideen operative.
Pakistan
Security forces killed 15 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and killed 12 “militants” in Khyber. One soldier and four “militants” were killed in a suicide attack in Khyber. The Taliban killed a militiaman in Bajaur.
Afghanistan
More than 380 insurgents, including 19 commanders, reconciled with the government in Badghis province. Security forces detained two Taliban facilitators and several fighters in Helmand and Paktia provinces.
Somalia
Ethiopian and Somali troops seized control of Beledweyne from Shabaab fighters. A pro-governemnt militia and Shabaab are fighting near Dhusamareb.
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Iran’s dangerous trade game
Afghanistan
Raining drones?
Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
The mutating al Qaeda threat
Al Qaeda
Obama signs defense bill despite ‘reservations’
Kenya
“Gunmen” opened fire in two bars during New Years Eve celebrations in northern Kenya, killing five people and wounding 28 more. Police suspect Shabaab fighters carried out the attack.
Nigeria
President Jonathan declared a state of emergency in areas of Yobe, Borno, Plateau, and Niger states after attacks on Dec. 25 by al Qaeda-linked Boko Haram killed over 40 people. A counterterrorism force will be deployed to those four states, and portions of the Nigerian border with Niger, Chad, and Cameroon have been temporarily closed.
Afghanistan
Seven Taliban Leaders Take Families to Qatar
Afghanistan
Qatar to Support Taliban Families in Doha
Afghanistan
US troop deaths in Afghanistan war fell in 2011
United States
Civilian contractors playing key roles in US drone operations
Al Qaeda
Militants create haven in southern Yemen