ISAF captures IMU facilitator in northeastern Afghanistan
Badakhshan province has become a haven for the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
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Afghanistan
Analyst, US Senators Label Pakistan Transit Fee ‘Extortion’
US adds Abdullah Azzam Brigades to list of terror groups
Today’s designation takes place after the terror group’s emir and top bomb maker were added to the list of global terrorists late last year.
US drones kill 10 in Mir Ali strike
The strike is the second in two days and targeted a compound in an area of North Waziristan known to serve as a nexus for al Qaeda, the Taliban, and other jihadist groups.
ISAF kills Taliban’s deputy shadow governor for Nuristan
Jamil ur Rahman was killed just one week after ISAF captured a liaison to the Peshawar Shura who also served as a facilitator for the Taliban’s shadow governor in Nuristan.
Al Qaeda
Pakistani doctor jailed for helping CIA find bin Laden
US drones kill 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The strike took place near Miramshah, the headquarters of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
Afghanistan
NATO air strike: Turkey backs Pakistan’s demand for US apology
Afghan NDS breaks up multiple terror plots across Afghanistan
Afghan intelligence officials announced the latest achievements in thwarting multiple Taliban terror plots, including attacks intended for Kabul, Logar, Kandahar, and Nangarhar provinces.
Afghanistan
Pakistan seeks US help to get over Salala, but per parliament’s guidelines
Afghanistan
Administration shows frustration at Pakistan over ground routes
Taliban
Iran, Pakistan out to weaken Afghanistan, MPs told
Afghanistan
General Allen plays down urgency of Pakistan deal
US drone strike kills 2 AQAP fighters in central Yemen
A Yemeni and a Somali were reported killed in yesterday’s strike in Baydah province.
ISAF captures Taliban liaison to Peshawar Shura
The Taliban commander is linked to Dost Mohammed, the shadow governor of Nuristan, and has helped “foreign fighters and suicide bombers” conduct attacks in the Afghan north.
Mullah Dadullah Front: a not-so-new Afghan Taliban terror group
The al Qaeda-linked Taliban subgroup has been conducting assassinations and suicide assaults in the Afghan south for years.
Afghanistan
Hopes fading for swift US, Pakistan deal on Afghan supply routes
Afghanistan
Pakistan – NATO restoration means agitation for opposition
India
Pakistan – LeT threatens to blow up Attari Integrated Checkpost
US adds Taliban financier, Haqqani Network operative to terror list
Abdul Baqi Bari has funneled money to both al Qaeda and the Taliban, and has accepted funds from Osama bin Laden. Bakht Gul serves as a top aide to Badruddin Haqqani, and has helped “foreign fighters” enter Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Pakistan seeks $5,000 transit fee for each NATO container
Mali
Pakistani jihadists are reportedly moving into northern Mali to train al Qaeda in Islamic Maghreb fighters in guerrilla warfare, weapons, smuggling, and other areas. The Pakistanis are said to have entered via Algeria and are present in Timbuktu.
Afghanistan
Many will profit if Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes
Afghanistan
More than 250 students in Khost were hospitalized after being “poisoned.” Security forces detained 14 insurgents, including two Pakistanis, in Kandahar.
Afghanistan
NATO invites Pakistani president to summit after FM suggests unblocking Afghan supply routes
Omani jihadist killed in US airstrike in ‘Khorasan’
Abu Hamza al Omani and several other unnamed “brothers and supporters” were killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan on May 5.
Al Qaeda
Pakistani officer accused of terrorism calls for ties to US to be cut
Mullah Dadullah Front claims assassination of Afghan High Peace Council member
The powerful Taliban subgroup is led by former Guantanamo Bay detainee Mullah Zakir, and is closely tied to al Qaeda.
Al Qaeda
Insufficient evidence to arrest Hafiz Saeed: Gilani
Taliban leader confirms infighting and vows revenge, plots to kill Quetta Shura leadership
Taliban leader Mullah Ghulam Hassan issued a 27-minute-long videotape denouncing the arrest and torture last month of Maluvi Mohammad Ismail by the Taliban’s Quetta Shura. In an unprecedented move, Hassan vowed revenge for Ismail’s mistreatment and threatened to kill senior Quetta Shura leadership.