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US begins inquiry on spy network in Pakistan
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What have Pakistan offensives achieved?
US-born cleric Awlaki ‘proud’ to have taught al Qaeda operatives
Anwar al Awlaki said he was “proud” to have taught Fort Hood shooter Major Nidal Hasan and failed Christmas Day airline bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.
Taliban shadow governor killed in Kunduz: Report
Afghan officials said Mullah Yar Mohammad and two of his aides were killed in a Coalition airstrike in Kunduz province.
Taliban
Taliban gone, Pakistan area still wants Islamic justice
US strike kills 8 Taliban in North Waziristan
Predators hit a compound operated by a known Taliban commander. The strike is the second in North Waziristan in three days.
Afghanistan
On tipping points and Taliban talks
US airstrike kills 7 Taliban in North Waziristan
The strike took place near the Taliban and al Qaeda hub of Miramshah and is the first by the US in eight days.
Al Qaeda
Confessions of a Pakistani spy
Taliban ambush military convoy in North Waziristan, kill 8 soldiers
The attack is a direct violation of the peace agreement between Hafiz Gul Bahadar and the government. The Taliban also executed four “US spies” in Miramshah.
Taliban deny kidnapping ex-ISI officers
The top spokesman for the Afghan Taliban and an unnamed commander denied any involvement in kidnapping Colonel Imam and Khalid Khawaja.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan holding thousands in indefinite detention, officials say
Al Qaeda
On the run, Pakistan militants find new haven
Why the Korengal Valley matters
At The New York Times, Sebastian Junger shares what he knows about Kunar’s Korengal Valley, the region abandoned by US forces last week and now overtaken by the Taliban. Junger’s article should be read in full, but the two paragraphs below point out that the valley does indeed possess tactical significance. And the oft-repeated mantra […]
United States
A court sentenced Abdul Alishtari to 10 years in prison for attempting to finance Taliban camps in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The US Senate subpoenaed the Defense and Justice departments for information relating to the Fort Hood terror attack. Secretary Gates said Defense will not share information that might jeopardize the prosecution of Major Hassan Nidal.
Suicide bomber kills 23 in Peshawar
The blast took place in a bazaar as an Islamist political party carried out a protest. The suicide attack is the fourth in four days.
Taliban demand prisoner exchange for two ex-ISI officers
The Taiban want Mullah Kabir and Mansour Dadullah released in exchange for Colonel Imam and Khalid Khawaja. A US official described the situation as a “farce.”
Afghanistan
US keen to continue strategic dialogue with Pakistan
Al Qaeda
American’s ‘quiet son’ on terrorism charges in Pakistan
Zazi’s imam gets the boot
Ahmad Wais Afzali. Image from The New York Daily News. Ahmad Wais Afzali, the Queens imam who has pled guilty to lying to the FBI about his connection in the Najibullah Zazi case, has been ordered to leave the US within 90 days as a term of his plea deal with prosecutors. The plea spared […]
US strikes kill 6 in North Waziristan
Predators fired seven missiles at a Taliban compound and two cars in a town near Miramshah.
Taliban cooperation with al Qaeda ‘is at the highest limits’ – Siraj Haqqani
The leader of the Haqqani Network in eastern Afghanistan said the Taliban welcomes foreign fighters and that 90 percent of areas under his command are under Taliban control.
Al Qaeda
US, Pakistan alter approach on Waziristan
US strike kills 4 in Taliban stronghold of North Waziristan
The Predators struck the Taliban’s car as they stopped to pray. The attack is the second in three days.
Taliban commander Qari Zia Rahman denies reports of his death
The powerful military commander spoke to the media and also denied that Hakeemullah Mehsud was dead. Qari Zia said he would concentrate his operations in eastern Afghanistan; ISAF has just pulled out of the Korengal Valley.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan anti-Taliban push divides Afghan, US officials
15 killed in Abu Sayyaf terror assault on Isabela City
Five civilians, five Philippine Marines, and a policeman were killed as Abu Sayyaf Group fighters attacked in the southern city. The brother of a known terror leader was among the four Abu Sayyaf Group fighters also killed.
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaida could get nukes from Pakistan: US
Al Qaeda
Pakistan airstrike kills 71 civilians: official
Al Qaeda
Report: Pakistan’s nuke materials at greatest risk