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Osama bin Laden ‘protected by Pakistan in return for Saudi cash’
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Special operations forces kill Taliban leader, shooter behind downing of Chinook
Mullah Mohibullah and his team were hunted down and killed in an airstrike in Wardak province. His team was responsible for the Aug. 6 shootdown of a Chinook that killed 30 US troops, seven Afghan commandos, and an interpreter.
US Predators target Haqqani fighters in North Waziristan
Twenty-one Haqqani Network fighters and “Arabs and Uzbek nationals” were killed near Miramshah.
Haqqani Network is ‘enemy number one’ in Afghan east: General Allyn
An interview with Major General Daniel Allyn, the Commanding General of Regional Command East.
Al Qaeda in Iraq praises appointment of Zawahiri to emir
The spokesman for the terror group also said that foreign fighters continue to enter the country, and implored Sunnis to join al Qaeda.
Afghanistan
Ban on Pakistan Taliban too little too late
Al Qaeda
US prepares for worst-case scenario with Pakistan nukes
38 US, Afghan forces killed in helo crash
The Taliban and an Afghan official claimed the Chinook was shot down as it left the scene of a raid in Wardak.
Al Qaeda
Bali bomb suspect to be repatriated from Pakistan ‘soon’
ISAF detains senior Haqqani Network leader linked to the IMU
The Haqqani Network commander was the deputy operational leader in Paktia, and led more than 250 fighters, including Uzbeks.
Afghanistan
‘Pakistan Would Use its Role in Afghan Talks for its Own Benefit’
Al Qaeda
Pak air base attack: Navy officers face court martial
Howitzer recycling program comes to Afghanistan
NATO donates the first of 60 pieces of heavy artillery to the Afghan government under a “howitzer donation program.” The program seeks to bolster “the ANA’s ability to protect their nation and provide a safer and more secure future.”
China
US, Pakistan heading towards confrontation over N-arms issues
Analysis: US military strategy in Afghanistan shifts as forces draw down
The reduction of Coalition troops in Afghanistan drives major changes to ISAF’s military strategy.
Al Qaeda fighter’s detention upheld by DC Circuit Court
The court’s ruling and a leaked threat assessment of Moath Hamza Ahmed al Alwi, who is held at Guantanamo, revealed that he was a member of al Qaeda’s elite 55th Arab Brigade. Al Alwi also allegedly received specialized training and was a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.
US Predators strike in North Waziristan
Four “militants” were killed. The strike took place outside of Miramshah, a stronghold of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
US ‘drones’ kill 15 al Qaeda fighters in southern Yemen
The US is known to have carried out five airstrikes in Yemen this year.
China
Analysis: Pakistan relying too much on China against US
China
ISI chief on secret China visit as US ties take a blow: Report
Afghanistan
Mullen focuses on Afghanistan-Pakistan border havens
China
The local government in Kashgar claimed the East Turkestan Islamic Movement was behind the attack that killed 11 people. The government said the leader of the group was captured and his fighters trained at a camp in Pakistan.
US Predators kill 4 ‘militants’ in South Waziristan strike
The strike took place on the Afghan border and is the first in Pakistan’s tribal areas since July 12.
Afghanistan
US military chief cites progress against Haqqanis
NDS smashes Haqqani Network plots in Kabul
Afghan intelligence arrested one of its own agents, who was facilitating a plot to attack the Defense Ministry and ISAF headquarters.
Kashmiri faked death: Indian intelligence
“The indications are that Kashmiri intentionally floated the news of his death in a drone attack to avoid the heat following the killing of Bin Laden in Pakistan,” according to a report.
Al Qaeda
Top US officials debate drone strikes in Pakistan
The Taliban
The UN added the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan to the sanctions list for global terrorist activities. Leaders Hakeemullah Mehsud and Waliur Rehman were added in October 2010. The UK’s ambassador to the UN said the Afghan Taliban were not added to the list in order to help the reconciliation process.
United Kingdom
A British couple seized by UK special forces at a hotel in Herat, Afghanistan, last week on suspicion of terrorist activity will be transferred to the UK. In Bristol, Bilal Zaheer Ahmad, 24, an IT worker with dual British and Pakistani citizenship, was jailed for 12 years for posting online threats encouraging attacks on British […]
India
India gave Pakistan a list of 50 wanted fugitives believed to have committed terrorist acts in India. The list includes five majors in the Pakistani Army as well as Ilyas Kashmiri, who was rumored to have been killed in a June 3 airstrike.