Elite Afghan force destroys insurgent explosives cache
Security for the Lashkar Gah district in Helmand was transitioned from NATO to the Afghan government in May.
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Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden’s wife and five children still imprisoned in Pakistan
Kashmir
Indian troops killed 12 terrorists who were infiltrating into the Gurez Sector of Kashmir from Pakistan. The Indian military did not identify which group the fighters belonged to.
‘They come from ISI’ – Afghan colonel on insurgent threat
Lieutenant Colonel Nasratullah Nasrat, the commander of Afghan forces in Sabari district in Khost, said that Pakistan’s intelligence service fuels the insurgency. He also believes US forces will not withdraw by the 2014 deadline.
Suicide bombers strike in southern Yemen
Twelve pro-government tribal fighters were killed in suicide attacks in Abyan province, where al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula remains entrenched.
Afghanistan
Interview: US Special Envoy Marc Grossman On India-Pakistan Relations And Afghanistan’s Future
Taliban suicide assault team strikes in Kabul
The Taliban targeted the office of the British Council, killing eight people.
State Department: Iran the ‘most active state sponsor of terrorism’
The US State Department released its annual Country Reports on Terrorism yesterday. The report mentions Iran’s support of the Taliban and refusal to bring senior al Qaeda terrorists to justice.
US Predators strike in South Waziristan
Four “militants” were killed in an area that previously served as a haven for Uzbek, Chechen, and Arab fighters.
Afghanistan
Pakistan says it can bring Haqqani to peace talks
Operation Badr: tracking the Taliban summer offensive in Jawzjan province
The Taliban have expanded the insurgency in northern Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
What cut? US continues to fund Pakistan military
Internet jihadist killed in Predator strike in Waziristan
A fighter named Hafeed Salahuddin is said to have been killed in Waziristan with a small group of fighters. Also, Mounir Chouka, a German jihadist with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, may have been “seriously wounded” in a Predator strike.
US Treasury designates 3 Jemaah Islamiyah operatives as terrorists
One of the operatives, Abdul Rahim Ba’asyir, has close ties to al Qaeda and the Lashkar-e-Taiba.
US State Department adds Mullah Sangeen to terrorist list
The senior Haqqani Network commander is the shadow governor of Paktika province in Afghanistan, aids “foreign fighters,” plots attacks, and is behind the kidnapping of a US soldier.
US Predators kill 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
The strike took place in Miramshah, the seat of power for the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
Parwan assault latest in Taliban ‘hit campaign’ against hardened rivals
The Taliban assault against the governor of Parwan is just the latest in a string of attacks targeting former United Islamic Front for the Salvation of Afghanistan and Shura-e Nazar commanders.
Jihadists train the ‘Cubs of Waziristan’
At a terrorist camp in Pakistan’s tribal areas, 10 young boys are seen on video undergoing firearms training.
Grenades, Molotovs, and mystery mortars in Sabari
A brief rundown on security in the Haqqani Network-influenced district in Khost province, Afghanistan.
Taliban suicide assault team kills 22 in central Afghanistan
Six suicide bombers launched a complex attack against the governor’s compound in Parwan province.
Al Qaeda
Why Is Pakistan The Center Of Gravity For Regional Insurgencies?
Indonesia
Jemaah Islamiyah operative Umar Patek is cooperating with police since his extradition from Pakistan, officials said. Patek has admitted to his role in the 2002 Bali bombings and attacks on churches.
US citizen kidnapped in Lahore
The aid worker was kidnapped in his home in the eastern Pakistani city after eight gunmen overwhelmed security guards.
Afghanistan
Rape, mutilation: Pakistan’s tribal justice for women
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: Mystery still surrounds fate of Al-Qaeda military chief
China
Pakistan link to Xinjiang attacks questioned
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Balkh Governor: Pakistan Supports Insurgents in the North
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Traders say they can’t export goods via Pakistan
Indonesia
Pakistan has extradited Jemaah Islamiyah operative and leader Umar Patek to Indonesia. Patek was involved in the Bali bombings and is said to have been in Abbottabad, Pakistan to meet with Osama bin Laden.
Female suicide bomber strikes in Peshawar
The Taliban have used female suicide bombers in six attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan since June 2010.