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Afghan Taliban chiefs ‘held in Pakistan’
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Jalaluddin Haqqani’s son killed in North Waziristan strike: Report
Mohammed Haqqani, a military commander in the Haqqani Network, is thought to have been killed in yesterday’s strike outside of Miramshah that targeted his brother, Siraj.
Al Qaeda
In Pakistan raid, Taliban chief was an extra prize
Mullah Baradar capture ‘a lucky accident’
The New York Times has the scoop on the capture of Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Afghan Taliban’s deputy commander. According to the Times, Baradar’s capture was “a lucky accident”: When Pakistani security officers raided a house outside Karachi in late January, they had no idea that they had just made their most important capture […]
Taliban
Fighting Taliban in Pakistan™s interest: FM Qureshi
Afghanistan
‘Muted’ Pakistan media response to Taliban arrest
The Taliban
The shadow governors of the Afghan provinces of Kunduz and Baghlan were detained by Pakistani security forces. Also, the former shadow governor of Zabul and a former Taliban military commander were detained during raids in Karachi.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: Al-Qaida-linked militants arrested
US airstrikes target Haqqani Network in North Waziristan
Three Haqqani Network fighters are among the four terrorists reported killed in the fourth US attack in five days. Siraj Haqqani was the target of the strike.
Afghanistan
Coalition aircraft killed more than a dozen Taliban fighters along the border with Pakistan. Coaltion and Afghan forces detained a Taliban sub-commander and an unspecified number of fighters in Logar and Nimroz. The governor of Kunduz said more than 280 Taliban and foreign fighters have been killed in the province over the past year. The […]
Afghanistan
In shift, Pakistan plays role in capture of Afghan Taliban’s No. 2
Lashkar-e-Taiba
A group calling itself the Lashkar-e-Taiba al Almi claimed responsibility for the the bombing in Pune, India, that killed 10 people. Abu Jindal, the group’s spokesman, said the terror group splintered from Lashkar-e-Taiba as it is under the control of Pakistan™s Inter-Services Intelligence. The group said it would target the World Cup Hockey and Commonwealth […]
Latest US airstrike kills 3 in North Waziristan
The attack is the third in four days, and may signal an uptick in US operations in the tribal areas.
Taliban commander, 4 al Qaeda fighters killed in raid near Marja
Afghan and Coalition special operations forces targeted a commander in the Washir district, one of three districts in Helmand outside the control of the government. Washir is north of Marja, where a major operation is currently underway to dislodge the Taliban.
Taliban confirm Mullah Baradar captured
Two Taliban leaders said Mullah Omar’s deputy has indeed been captured, and that it occurred not in Karachi but during the operation in Marja in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
Baradar arrest report ‘propaganda’ – Rehman Malik
Pakistan’s Interior Minister, Rehman Malik, has branded as “propaganda” last night’s explosive report that the Inter-Services Intelligence agency has, along with CIA operatives, captured Mullah Baradar. From Dawn: “We are verifying all those we have arrested. If there is any big target, I will show the nation,” Malik said. “If the New York Times gives […]
Afghanistan
Taliban commander Mullah Baradar ‘seized in Pakistan’
Mullah Baradar, the Afghan Taliban’s deputy commander, reported captured in Karachi
Pakistani and US intelligence services captured the deputy leader and operational commander of the Afghan Taliban during a raid in Karachi, US officials told The New York Times. A Taliban spokesman denied the report.
US strike kills 4 in North Waziristan
Unmanned aircraft targeted a vehicle in the Taliban-controlled region. The attack is the second in 24 hours.
Taliban’s mastermind of suicide attacks is alive
Qari Hussain Mehsud spoke to the media to take credit for last week’s suicide attacks that killed policemen in Bannu. The Pakistani government had claimed that Qari Hussain was killed along with Hakeemullah Mehsud.
US strikes training camp in North Waziristan
Five terrorists were killed in an attack in the Mir Ali region. The airstrike is the first in more than a week.
The military strategy in Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces will focus on three key areas in an attempt to drive back the Taliban and restore security, while building up Afghan security forces to hold the regions.
Assault on Taliban stronghold of Marja begins
The much-anticipated operation against the Taliban in central Helmand province began as thousands of US, British, and Afghan troops moved into Marja.
Hakeemullah alive, will release tape: Taliban commander
A Taliban commander claims that Hakeemullah Mehsud convened the executive council and decided it was time to prove he was alive.
Al Qaeda
US to spread training in Pakistan
Afghanistan
McChrystal discusses Pak-Afghan border with Kayani
Taliban deny Hakeemullah is dead
Maulvi Noor Jamal, the Taliban commander reported to have replaced Hakeemullah, denied that the leader is dead and said he is not in charge. Pakistan’s interior minister claims he has “credible” information that Hakeemullah is dead.
Suicide bomber kills 19 in Khyber
The bombing in Khyber is the first major Taliban strike in more than a week. Eleven tribal policemen were among those killed.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: Bomb attacks ‘signal’ return of Islamist group
Afghanistan
Pakistan’s military sets Afghan terms