Taliban attack tribal meeting in Swat
Seven local tribal members are killed and more than 60 are kidnapped. The attack highlights the shortcomings of Pakistan’s tribal strategy.
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Report: Taliban spokesman claimed killed in Bajaur
Unconfirmed reports from Bajaur say Tehrik-i-Taliban spokesman killed in Bajaur offensive. Military claims victory in Taliban-controlled region that it claimed to control twice during the past several months.
Al Qaeda
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Mauritania
German Intelligence Chief: Al-Qaeda Training Bases Transferred From Pakistan/Afghanistan To Mauritania
US hits Haqqani Network in North Waziristan
Scores have been reported killed in the town of Danda Darpa Khel, where the Haqqani family runs its main madrassa.
US strikes kill Taliban commander, Afghan soldiers
Taliban leader Mullah Ghafar is killed in Helmand; nine Afghan soldiers are killed in Khost. Violence spikes in the South and Southeast.
Taliban kill 15 troops in Swat ambush
Six Pakistan paramilitaries are still missing after a military convoy was attacked in Swat.
Europe
Denmark has convicted an Afghan and a Paksitani for preparing a terrorist attack. Police filmed them mixing explosives and found handwritten bomb-making manuals in the men’s homes that the Pakistani, who spent time in Waziristan, had copied while at the Red Mosque in Islamabad. A Spanish court ordered the release of 10 North African men […]
United States
Pakistani judge extends detention of US man
US doubtful senior al Qaeda leader killed in South Waziristan strike
US intelligence is skeptical of claims that senior al Qaeda leader Khalid Habib was killed in an Oct. 16 airstrike.
United States
Pakistan has charged US citizen Juddi Kenan Muhammad with possession of an illegal weapon and illegally attempting to enter the tribal areas. The 20-year-old claims he was entering the Mohmand tribal agency to visit a friend.
Government inks peace agreements with Taliban in North & South Waziristan
Deals have been cut with Mullah Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadar. The agreements directly conflict with government policy on negotiating with the Taliban.
Al Qaeda in Iraq’s second in command was a Swedish citizen
Abu Qaswarah, who was killed by US forces on Oct. 5, has been identified as Mohamed Moumou, a Swedish citizen. He was a member of Ansar al Islam and was listed a Special Designated Global Terrorist in 2006.
US kills 6 in strike in Baitullah Mehsud’s territory
The latest US Predator strike in Pakistan’s tribal areas hit in the town of Ladha, where the Pakistani military abandoned a fort earlier this year.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Pakistan’s ex-spymaster outlines Taliban demands
United States
Five Afghan students have gone missing inside the US. Pakistani intelligence agents re-arrested Juddi Kenan, the 20-year-old US citizen who was initially detained for illegally attempting to enter the Mohmand tribal agency. Kenan told police he was a student traveling to Mohmand to visit a friend.
US forces kill al Qaeda in Iraq’s deputy commander
Abu Qaswarah, al Qaeda in Iraq’s deputy commander and senior operational leader, was killed during an Oct. 5 raid in the northern city of Mosul. Qaswarah detonated his vest during the raid and killed three women and three children.
Taliban mock West for calling Afghanistan unwinnable
“Defeatist” statements made by Western officials are capitalized by the Taliban in a recent statement issued on their website.
United States
Pakistani police have freed Juddi Kenan, the 20-year old American man who was arrested as he tried to enter the Mohmand tribal agency. “He told us that he was a student at a community college in Florida and wanted to enter the tribal region to see a friend,” a police official said.
United States
A 20-year old American man named Juddi Kenan was arrested by Pakistani police while trying to enter the Mohmand tribal agency. Kenan has a US passport and is said to be from Florida. Pakistani police are trying to determine if he is a journalist, tourist, researcher, or a members of al Qaeda or the Taliban.
An interview with Ambassador Crocker
Bill Murray sits down with Ambassador Crocker and discusses the state of Iraq.
Afghanistan
Taliban leader killed by SAS was Pakistan officer
US targets safe house in North Waziristan
US Predators hit in a tribal region run by the Haqqani Network for the second time in three days.
The Taliban
The Taliban is financing its southern operations through hawalas, or Islamic money exchanges, in the United Arab Emirates through Kandahari and Pakistani brokers. Mullah Abdul Razaq, a former minister of interior affairs in the Taliban regime with extensive connections in the UAE, is a major player in the money laundering.
US strike kills 9 al Qaeda and Taliban in North Waziristan
Two homes belonging to a local Taliban leader near Miramshah are targeted in the attack; six al Qaeda reported killed.
United States
The United States Court of Appeals temporarily blocked the release of 17 Guantanamo Bay detainees into the Washington, DC. The 17 Chinese Uighurs were captured in Afghanistan and Pakistan, and some participated in terrorist training at al Qaeda and Taliban run camps in Afghanistan.
Bombings rock Islamabad, Dir
The Pakistani military admits Swat and Shangla under Taliban control.
Evaluating the Uighur Threat
A US federal court order the government to released 17 Uighurs detained at Guantanamo Bay inside the US after ruling they are not a threat. But the Uighurs are members of an al Qaeda-linked group.
Taliban have not split from al Qaeda: sources
Senior US sources see no evidence the Taliban have severed ties with al Qaeda. Europe is seeking an out from Afghanistan.
Taliban rebuild children’s suicide camp in South Waziristan
Qari Hussain’s notorious child terror camp camp in Spinkai is back online despite a military offensive in January that destroyed the terror nursery.