The arrest of a fourth suspect in Pakistan in connection with the foiled New York City terror plot has revealed some unsettling details about Najibullah Zazi’s plan to attack the city’s transit system. Authorities have been tight-lipped about the Pakistani man who, according to officials, “may not ultimately be charged in connection with the plot,” […]
200,000 civilians flee Pakistan military offensive
The strike is the first in 13 days. A compound run by a local Taliban commander was hit in the attack.
More than 419 Taliban fighters and only eight soldiers have been reported killed during clashes in Arakzai since mid-March.
The Long War Journal has received a compliment from one of the most unlikely sources. General (Retired) Mirza Aslam Beg, Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff from 1988-1991, said that the depiction of the Taliban provided by The Long War Journal is spot on. Here is what General Beg had to say in his column, which […]
It appears the mystery behind the missing former officers from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency who have close ties to the Taliban and al Qaeda has been solved. Colonel Imam, the father of the Taliban, and Khalid Khawaja, the Taliban’s “consigliere,” appear to have surfaced in North Waziristan and are in the care of South Waziristan […]
Afghan officials say Pakistan’s arrest of Taliban leader threatens peace talks
Private First Class Bowe Bergdahl was captured by the Haqqani Network in June 2009. He was last seen in a Taliban video released on Christmas Day 2009.
Pakistan – Police arrest suspects as Dir death toll rises
Australia blocks shipment to Pakistan over weapons fears
US-Pakistan dialogue with a difference
The terror assault team attempted to breach the outer wall and storm the consulate in the provincial capital, but was stopped by Pakistani security forces. In Dir, a suspected suicide bomber killed 30 people at a political gathering.
Taliban claim attack on US consulate in Pak’s Peshawar
US consulate attacked in NW Pakistan
President Ahmadinejad taunted the US and warned that sanctions will strengthen its nuclear program. Iran used a Chinese firm to obtain nuclear equipment. A senior cleric said Iran’s nuclear program is peaceful. The Iranian diplomat kidnapped in Pakistan held the US responsible.
Pakistan launches offensive on hiding place of Osama bin Laden
Extremists to be ousted from Pakistan™s tribal belt within two months, general says
Indian troops killed eight terrorists during fighting over the past two days in the Rajouri region in Kashmir. The eight Lashkar-e-Taiba fighters infiltrated from Pakistan-held Kashmir. A bomb blast on a train track in the Pulwama district disrupted service.
Ahmad Khalaf Shabib al Dulaymi supports al Qaeda in Iraq as well as the global network, while Atilla Selek supports the Islamic Jihad Union and has operated in Pakistan.
G8 announces border plan to boost Afghan-Pakistan trade
The latest statement/commentary on the Taliban’s Voice of Jihad English-language web site [click here for copy at Scribd.com] shows that the Taliban info-machine is reading the papers. In painting the US as the bully in the neighborhood, not just in Afghanistan, the Taliban draw the eye to current news stories such as concerns about how […]
David Headley not connected to ISI, army: Pak
Unmanned US aircraft struck a compound in the village of Tapi. Pakistani military kills 36 Taliban in neighboring Arakzai.
Pakistan roots to Moscow attack?
Iran agents free envoy nabbed in Pakistan in 2008
Pakistani Taliban ready for Osama’s plan
US – Military official discusses Pakistani offensive
Here is a perfect example of what happens when news organizations aren’t familiar with the topics they cover. This AFP article, reprinted in Dawn (whose editors should have known better than to reprint this as is), characterizes the Abdullah Mehsud Group as an “anti-Taliban militia” when the group is anything but: A suicide bomber targeted […]
US justifies drone strikes in Pakistan
The latest airstrike hit a compound in the Mir Ali region, a haven for the Taliban and al Qaeda.