Taliban, al Qaeda forces repel Afghan Army assault in eastern Afghanistan
An Afghan Army operation was “routed” during an operation along the Pakistani border in Laghman province.
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Commandos again retake northeastern Afghan district
Barg-e-Matal again changes hands as Afghan commandos, backed by ISAF troops, eject the Taliban from the district which borders Pakistan.
Taliban seize district in northeastern Afghanistan
After a two-week siege, the Taliban have taken control of Barg-e-Matal, a district right on the border with Pakistan.
Aide to Mullah Omar captured in Afghan south: Report
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.
Taliban lay siege to a district in Nuristan
More than 700 Pakistani and Afghan Taliban are assaulting the district center of Barg-e-Matal. The eastern district has switched hands two times this year.