Taqwa, an Afghan national, directed attacks and funneled IEDs and weapons to insurgents in Paktika province. ISAF has conducted at least 19 raids against al Qaeda’s network in Afghanistan since the end of May.
US officials called for calm as anti-US, pro-Islam protests took place in Egypt, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Tunisia, Sudan, Jordan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mauritania, Nigeria, Qatar, Pakistan, India, Kenya, Malaysia, Bahrain, and Israel. Marine rapid response teams have been deployed to Libya, Yemen, and Sudan. Bomb threats caused temporary evacuations of U. of Texas at Austin and North […]
Two Coalition troops, said to be US Marines, were killed after a suicide assault team breached the wire at Bastion and attacked the airfield. During the attack, several military jets, a hangar, and buildings were damaged.
Reacting to a controversial film depicting the Prophet Mohammed in a negative light, anti-US protests and attacks erupted across the Muslim world.
Qais al Qazali, the leader of the League of the Righteous, said a controversial film “will put all the American interests Iraq in danger.” Qazali was released from custody by the US in 2009.
A commander who helped “foreign insurgents” move throughout the province was captured. Another leader who was targeted serves as “the senior liaison between multiple insurgent groups operating in central and eastern Afghanistan.”
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One of the commanders had planned an August 2008 ambush in Kabul province that resulted in the deaths of 10 French soldiers.
Zawahiri’s eulogy provides the final confirmation that Abu Yahya is indeed dead. Zawahiri also says that killing off al Qaeda’s leaders won’t destroy the movement.
The Taliban also attempted to convince the international community that the country would not serve as a launchpad for future attacks.
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At least 10 policemen and six civilians were killed in an attack in Kunduz City. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan likely carried out the attack.
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In a statement released on Voice of Jihad, the Taliban claimed the Haqqani Network was created by the US as part of “its satanic plot” to divide the group.
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Afghan officials claimed the suicide bomber was 14 years old; the Taliban said the attack was carried out by a 28-year-old man.
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After pressure from Congress, the State Department finally added the group, which has links to the Taliban, al Qaeda, and the Pakistani military and intelligence services, to the US list of foreign terror organizations.
The jihadist media outlet is likely linked to the Haqqani Network, and may cater to foreign fighters.
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ISAF killed an an al Qaeda leader and three operatives in an airstrike in Kunar; the leader and two fighters were Pakistanis, another was a Saudi. Two former Taliban leaders and three Pakistanis were detained in Nuristan. The Afghan military took control of security in five districts in Baghlan.
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President Obama claims that the Taliban’s “momentum” has been broken in Afghanistan. Other officials have made similar claims. The Long War Journal has examined several sources that measure the insurgency’s capacity for violence and finds that the Taliban’s momentum has not been broken. The overall level of violence in Afghanistan today remains worse than prior to the surge.
Abu Saif, a Pakistani national, served as a cross-border facilitator and a conduit between senior al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and was involved in media operations. Two other Pakistanis and a Saudi were also killed.
Pakistani and Bangladeshi terrorist groups are suspected of using social media to spread fear and panic in India.
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The attack took place as local government officials attended a funeral in the Door Baba district in Nangahar province.
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