Al Qaeda’s Shadow Army commander outlines Afghan strategy
LWJ exclusive: Abdullah Said, the new leader of al Qaeda’s paramilitary organization, explained his plan to defeat the Coalition in Afghanistan.
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Taliban assassins gun down female provincial council member
Assassins shot dead Sitara Achekzai, a proclaimed champion of women’s rights, during a broad daylight shooting outside her home in southern Kandahar. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the shooting.
Al Qaeda operative Rashid Rauf survived US strike
Intelligence officials claimed Rauf was killed in a Nov. 2008 Predator strike in North Waziristan. Rauf is now thought to have directed the failed plots to attack major European cities, including bombings in England during Easter Weekend.
Al Qaeda
One of the 12 suspects arrested by the British police over a “very big terrorist plot” linked to al-Qaeda has been released as police quizzed the remaining 11 detainees, most of them Pakistanis. Police arrested 28 suspected members of the al-Qaeda terror network during simultaneous raids Thursday (April 9th) in the central Turkish province of […]
Taliban move on Buner despite promise to withdraw
Buner showcases the failure of Pakistan’s efforts to encourage the tribes to resist the Taliban.
Swat peace agreement collapses
Pro-Taliban leader Sufi Mohammed has called off the Malakand Accord and claimed the federal government is dragging its feet on signing the law that would implement sharia.
United Kingdom
Hundreds of counterterrorism police detained 12 men in northwestern England. Ten of the men are Pakistani nationals in the country on student visas. The raids were carried out after a sensitive document hand-carried by a senior official had been photographed and published.
US Predator kills 4 in South Waziristan strike
The latest attack took place in the tribal areas run by Mullah Nazir. A Predator fired on a vehicle in the town of Gangi Khel, the scene of a strike in January.
Taliban advance on Buner
The Pakistani Taliban seek to spread sharia by force in a small district in Pakistan’s northwest.
DC court finds Gitmo detainee properly held
A DC district court has ruled that detainee Hedi Hammamy was properly held at Guantanamo. Hammamy is alleged to have fought at Tora Bora, and worked for a network of al Qaeda cells in Europe that plotted against the 1998 World Cup tournament in France.
Suicide bomber kills eight policemen in Islamabad
The bomber struck at the Frontier Constabulary camp in Pakistan’s capital. The unit is responsible for providing security at diplomatic missions and VIP homes.
US strikes Haqqani Network in North Waziristan
Thirteen are reported killed in the latest airstrike in Pakistan’s tribal areas. A suicide attack in North Waziristan targets security forces, kills five. Baitullah Mehsud takes credit for New York shooting spree.
Taliban destroy NATO vehicles in latest attack on Peshawar truck terminal
Nine NATO vehicles are destroyed in the fourth attack on Peshawar terminals in three weeks.
Afghanistan
The US may send an additional 10,000 troops to Afghanistan. US Defense Secretary Gates chided European leaders for failing to build support for an Afghan surge. NATO has failed to respond to a call for 4,000 additional troops. ISAF’s senior spokesman said cooperation between Afghanistan and Pakistan is improving.
Arakzai strike targeted senior Taliban, al Qaeda commanders
Yesterday’s airstrike in Arakzai targeted a meeting being held by Hakeemullah Mehsud and al Qaeda operatives. A senior al Qaeda operative and three other Arabs were reported killed in the attack.
Taliban kills 13 in suicide assault on Kandahar government center
Three suicide bombers targeted a provincial meeting with tribal leaders. The strike is the latest in a series of complex attacks in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India.
US launches first strike in Arakzai tribal agency
Twelve are killed in a US Predator strike as the air campaign continues to expand beyond the traditional hunting grounds of North and South Waziristan and Bajaur.
Afghanistan
Pakistan braces for more attacks
Yemeni detainee at Gitmo to be freed
The US Justice Department has agreed to release a Yemeni detainee from Guantanamo. The detainee, Ayman Saeed Abdullah Batarfi, is a well-educated orthopedic surgeon who allegedly worked for al Qaeda and assisted the organization’s chief anthrax scientist.
Waziristan-based terror group takes credit for Lahore assault
The Fedayeen-e-Islam, a front for the Jaish-e-Mohammed, said it conducted the attack on the Lahore police training center in retaliation for the Pakistan military’s presence in the tribal areas
Terrorists storm Lahore police academy, kill more than 30
A terrorist assault team launched a complex attack against a police academy, killing dozens of recruits and officers. The attack is the latest in a series of complex military assaults by Pakistani terror groups.
Taliban capture 12 policemen in Khyber
The policemen were captured after a large Taliban force surrounded a police outpost near the Afghan border. The incident is the latest in a series of major strikes in the Peshawar region.
Afghanistan
The US outlined its plan to stabilize Afghanistan and defeat al Qaeda in Pakistan. Britain will send an additional 2,000 troops to Afghanistan. US and Afghan forces killed 16 Taliban fighters during raids on IED cells in Helmand and Uruzgan provinces. An Afgnan soldier killed two US troops then committed suicide.
Analysis: US outlines new Afghanistan strategy
The focus is on Pakistan’s sanctuaries, a troop and civilian “surge,” accelerating the growth of the Afghan security forces, reconciliation with the Taliban, improved governance, and international cooperation.
Afghanistan
White Paper of the Interagency Policy Group’s Report on US Policy toward Afghanistan and Pakistan
Afghanistan
White House won’t rule out troops for Pakistan war
Afghanistan
Pakistan: Truck terminals directed not to store NATO supplies for night
Afghanistan
A new strategy for Afghanistan and Pakistan
Afghanistan
Pakistani and Afghan Taliban Unify in Face of US Influx
Lashkar-e-Taiba
Lashkar-e-Taiba took credit for the fighting in Kupwara and warned India of new atacks. “The gun battles should serve as a message to India that the struggle for Kashmir™s freedom is on with full vigour,” a Lashkar spokesman said. India’s Army chief said Lashkar still operates 40 to 50 camps in Kashmir and Pakistan.