Suicide bombers kill 41 at Sufi shrine in central Pakistan
The Taliban claimed the attack, which occurred during a religious festival at the Sakhi Sarwar shrine in the district of Dera Ghazi Khan in Punjab province.
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US troops defeat Taliban suicide assault on Kabul base
Four Taliban suicide bombers were killed while attempting to storm Camp Phoenix in the Afghan capital. The attack takes place as violent protests occur in Kandahar and Mazar-i-Sharif.
North Waziristan tribal leaders vow to wage jihad, carry out suicide attacks against the US
The tribal leaders in Pakistan’s Taliban-controlled agency made the threats against the US after holding a press conference in Peshawar.
Pakistan’s Army chief ‘condemns’ US Predator airstrike in Datta Khel
General Kayani said today’s Predator strike in Datta Khel was a “senseless attack” that targeted “a jirga of peaceful citizens including elders of the area.” A senior Taliban commander and 10 fighters were among those killed.
Taliban claim deadly Faisalabad blast, target Pakistani intelligence
The Taliban detonated a car bomb at a compressed natural gas station today, killing more than 32 people. The target was a nearby headquarters for the Inter-Services Intelligence directorate.
India
Lashkar-e-Taiba plot to attack cricket stadiums unearthed
Taliban execute 4 tribesmen ‘spying for America’ in North Waziristan
“We killed them because they were spying for America, anyone who acts like this will face the same fate,” the Taliban statement read. The men were shot in the face multiple times.
Afghan intel links Jalalabad bank attack, other suicide attacks to Pakistan
The Taliban fighters involved in the Jalalabad bank attack spoke to their handlers over the phone during the operation.The NDS linked that and other suicide attacks to the Taliban in Pakistan.
Al Qaeda operative, ‘Punjabis’ thought killed in South Waziristan Predator strike
Pakistani officials claimed that Abu Zaid al Iraqi, al Qaeda’s financier in Pakistan, and “Punjabi” terrorists were killed in yesterday’s Predator strike in South Waziristan.
Taliban suicide assault team kills 42 at Jalalabad bank
A seven-man Taliban suicide team hit the Jalalabad branch of the Kabul Bank as police were queued to collect their pay. The attack is the latest in Afghanistan’s major cities.
HIG media emir, military commander detained in Afghan raids
A HIG media emir involved with suicide attacks in Kabul and linked to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan was captured in Parwan. And in Khost, the commander of a 50-man HIG cell was captured.
Europe
US anti-terror official warns Pakistani group Lashkar-e-Taiba could strike in Europe or US
German terrorists pass through Yemen, meet Awlaki, before joining IMU in Pakistan
Abu Ibrahim al Almani and his brother Abu Adam fought in Yemen for a year before moving to Pakistan on the advice of Anwar al Awlaki. Their move to Pakistan was “very professionally organized.”
Suicide bomber targets hotel in Kabul
Two security guards were killed in an attack at the Safi Landmark hotel in the second suicide attack in the capital in three weeks.
Bahadar flexes Taliban muscle in North Waziristan
Just in case you weren’t sure who really runs the show in Pakistan’s tribal agency of North Waziristan, Taliban supremo Hafiz Gul Bahadar sent the locals there a reminder: He is. Bahadar issued pamphlets notifying the locals that the Taliban are the law, and will “punish” kidnappers and car thieves, and even burn down their […]
Spain
Police arrested a Pakistani man linked to an al Qaeda support cell. The Pakistani forged documents for al Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba. He is linked to a cell of seven Pakistanis arrested in Spain and three more arrested in Thailand.
Suicide bomber kills 8 in Kabul
The Taliban claimed the deadly attack, and said they were targeting “foreigners.”
Pakistan
The Taliban killed four policemen in IED attacks in Bannu and Khyber. Security forces killed seven Taliban fighters in Arakzai. Seventeen people, including a journalist, were killed in Karachi. Lashkar-e-Taiba chief Hafiz Saeed wants the government to defend him in a US court.
ISAF targets al Qaeda-linked Taliban commanders in the Afghan east
Recent raids have targeted Taliban leaders in Kunar and Nangarhar with close ties to al Qaeda. Both provinces host al Qaeda cells.
Pakistan releases top al Qaeda-linked terrorist leader
Qari Saifullah Akhtar, the leader of the Harakat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, was recently freed after being placed into “protective custody” in August.
India
India’s National Investigation Agency said the Students Islamic Movement of India (or SIMI) is directly linked to the Pakistani-based Lashkar-e-Taiba. SIMI and the Lashkar-e-Taiba have carried out multiple suicide attacks and bombings in India.
Taliban assault Pakistani military checkpoints in Mohmand
Eleven Pakistani soldiers and 24 Taliban fighters were killed in heavy fighting after the Taliban assaulted five checkpoints in the tribal agency.
Pakistan detains top Haqqani Network leader
Nasiruddin Haqqani was reportedly detained after returning from the hajj in Saudi Arabia, where he conducted fundraising for the Haqqani Network.
India
Indian police launch manhunt for four members of Lashkar-e-Taiba in Mumbai
India
Security forces are searching for four Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives who are thought to be planning attacks in the city of Mumbai. The men were identified as Abdul Karim Musa, Noor Abul Elahi, Walid Jinnah, and Mehfooz Alam.
Jordanian al Qaeda operative killed in Afghanistan
Abu Kandahar al Zarqawi was an administrator at the jihadist Al Hesbah forum and an associate of Abu Dujanah al Khurasani, the suicide bomber who carried out the suicide attack against the CIA at Combat Outpost Chapman in Khost province.
Taliban attack Afghan army bases in Kabul, Kunduz
The Taliban claimed the two attacks, which targeted army recruitment centers. Thirteen soldiers and policemen were killed in the assaults.
Taliban leader linked to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Islam captured in Afghan east
ISAF mentioned the Lashkar-e-Islam for the first time, just one day after US Predators pounded the group’s strongholds across the border in Pakistan’s Khyber agency.
ISAF targets Taliban’s shadow government in Nangarhar
Special operations forces captured the shadow governor of Sherzad, a Taliban and al Qaeda haven in the Afghan east.
India
The Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility for a bombing at a Hindu temple in Varanasi that killed a child and wounded 25 people. In a five-page email to the press, the Lashkar-e-Taiba-linked Indian Mujahideen called India the “Greatest DemoNcracy” and threatened to carry out more attacks.