Suicide bomber strikes in western Afghanistan
The attack killed 17 Afghans, including a senior police official. The Taliban denied responsibility as civilians were killed. The Taliban launched four suicide attacks in the past four days.
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US strikes Taliban camp in North Waziristan, kills 8
A Taliban training camp near Mir Ali was the target of the attack. Three al Qaeda operatives are reported to have been killed.
Suicide bomber kills 19 outside Peshawar courthouse
More than 50 are wounded, six critically, in the latest suicide strike in the besieged city of Peshawar.
US airstrike kills 4 Taliban in North Waziristan
The US airstrikes in Pakistan have tapered off in the past three months.
Afghan forces battle the Haqqani Network in Paktika
Afghan troops killed 23 Haqqani Network fighters during a clash in the Barmal district. Arab and Pakistani fighters were reported killed in the battle.
Pakistani military hits Taliban in Arakzai
Taliban leaders from South Waziristan have regrouped in Arakzai to continue their terror offensive against the Pakistani state.
Suicide bomber kills four in Peshawar
The attack took place near a police station and leveled a mosque. Another political leader was assassinated in the northwest.
Taliban kill Bajaur opposition leader, target Peshawar leader
The Taliban continue their campaign to weaken the tribal opposition in Pakistan’s northwest.
Suicide bomber kills 10 at Peshawar checkpoint
Peshawar has been hit hard in the Taliban offensive; one-third of the major Taliban attacks have taken place in the northwestern province. Clashes were reported throughout the northwest.
Caucasus Emirate leader thought killed in raid
Chechen and Russian forces think Doku Umarov may be among the more than 20 jihadis killed during a raid in Chechnya. Three of Umarov’s senior aides were killed in the attack.
Al Qaeda opens new training camp in Yemen
More than 400 fighters from Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Somalia are housed in the Abyan camp, one of several operating in the country with the knowledge of the government.
Suicide bomber targets Pakistani intelligence headquarters in Peshawar
Ten Pakistanis have been reported killed and more than 35 wounded in an attack that targeted the headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency in the provincial capital. A second suicide attack killed seven at a police station in Bannu.
Taliban govern openly in Nuristan
One month after US forces pulled out of the Kamdish district, the Taliban have established sharia courts, opened schools, and no longer hide their faces.
10 Pakistani troops killed, 8 missing in Mohmand
Ten Pakistani paramilitary troops and 10 Taliban fighters were killed during clashes in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency.
Al Qaeda names Fazul Mohammed East African commander
Fazul has replaced Saleh Ali Saleh Nabhan, who was killed during a US special operations raid in southern Somalia in mid-September. Shabaab’s leader praised the appointment.
Suicide attack kills 24 in Pakistan’s northwest
The bombing in Charsadda is the third suicide attack in the northwest in three days. Some Pakistanis refuse to believe the Taliban would carry out such attacks.
Afghan, Coalition forces strike the Taliban in Kunduz
More than 130 Taliban fighters have been killed during an operation in a district under enemy control.
Suicide bomber kills anti-Taliban leader, 12 others near Peshawar
The attack killed a mayor who had raised a militia to battle the Taliban.
Iraqi forces search for Qods Force agents
Security officials in Al Kut have launched a search for four known Iranian Qods Force operatives.
Pakistani Army enters key Taliban town
Soldiers have begun to clear the town of Makeen, where slain Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud based his operations.
Two US paratroopers missing in western Afghanistan
Two US paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division went missing during a resupply mission. Twenty-five Coalition troops have been wounded during a search for the soldiers.
US Army major behind Fort Hood murders expressed sympathy for Islamic terrorists
Major Nidal Malik Hasan, the US officer who killed 11 soldiers and wounded 31 more during a shooting spree, likened suicide bombers to a soldier diving on a grenade and, according to a former co-worker, supported attacks against US troops at home and abroad.
Army retakes fort in South Waziristan
The Ladha Fort was abandoned by the Frontier Corps during the summer of 2008 after the Taliban besieged the region. The Army said 28 Taliban fighters have been killed during fighting over the past day.
US kills 4 in North Waziristan airstrike
Unmanned aircraft targeted al Qaeda and Taliban operatives in the Mir Ali region.
Pakistani troops enter another Taliban-held town
Heavy fighting has been reported in Ladha as soldiers have entered the Taliban stronghold. Two suicide bombers were killed in Hangu.
Pakistan captures two Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan
The military said the towns of Kanigoram and China are secured and that Sararogha is in the process of being cleared. The Taliban claim to have conducted strategic withdrawals from the region and to be preserving their forces to fight “a long war.”
Suicide bomber kills 34 Pakistanis in Rawalpindi
The blast took place in a high-security area populated by hotels and military installations. The government has offered bounties for Taliban leaders.
Pakistani Army surrounds major Taliban strongholds in South Waziristan
The military said Makeen and Sararogha are now surrounded while troops have cleared half of Kanigoram.
US moves on domestic jihadis
A high number of terrorist plots have been disrupted in the US this year. Several of the Islamists who have been detained have been traced back to Pakistan’s tribal areas.
Haqqani Network, al Qaeda, behind attack on UN guesthouse in Kabul
The attack was a joint operation between the Haqqani Network and the Lashkar al Zil. Siraj Haqqani and Ajmal, a senior Lashkar al Zil commander, have been implicated by Afghan intelligence.