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200 Pakistanis in Afghan jails: official estimate
Coalition airstrike targeted Hekmatyar loyalists
Afghan and US forces killed 16 Taliban fighters during an operation in Nuristan province along the Pakistani border. It was believed al Qaeda ally Gulbuddin Hekmatyar was a target of the strike.
Afghanistan: Graphing the violence
Data shows that attacks have risen in Afghanistan when comparing the first quarter of 2007 and the first quarter of 2008. The eastern, southeastern, and southern provinces bordering Pakistan still remain the most violent areas in Afghanistan.
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Pakistani PM says terrorism main priority
In Pictures: A memorial ceremony at FOB Salerno, Afghanistan
Phil Peterson, on assignment in with the US Army in Afghanistan, recently attended a memorial ceremony honoring Sergeant Robert Rapp and Specialist Steven Koch at Forward Operating Base Salerno.
In Pictures: Inside the Bridge
Phil Peterson, on assignment in with the US Army in Afghanistan, was inside the Joint Operation Center’s operation cell, aka “the Bridge,” at Bagram Air Field during the March 12 strike into Pakistan against the Haqqani Network. This slideshow looks at some of the people behind the operation.
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Pakistan deports 219 Afghans for alleged illegal entry into the country
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US fuel trucks hit at Afghan border
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Pakistani Authorites Close Three Radio Stations for Pro-Taliban Broadcasts
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Bomb blast in northwestern Pakistan kills up to three police
Al Qaeda
A purported al Qaeda spokesman says nine al Qaeda commanders have been killed by security forcers in southern Afghanistan recently. Those killed were identified as Abu Anas, Abu Abdullah Al Asmi, Shuaib Sahrayee, and Abu Masaab Al Tami from Saudi Arabia; Khalid and Nauman from Pakistan; Abu Zaki from Kuwait; Jafar from Tajikistan; and Abu […]
Missile strike kills 20 in South Waziristan
A missile strike destroyed two compounds and killed up to 20 insurgents in the al Qaeda and Taliban safe haven of South Waziristan. This is the second major strike against insurgent hideouts in Pakistan’s tribal states this week.
Islamabad bombing targets foreigners
A Turkish citizen was killed and 15 others were wounded in a bombing at an Italian restaurant in Pakistan’s capital.
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda steps up its battle in Pakistan
US captures senior al Qaeda leader Mohammad Rahim
Mohammad Rahim al Afghani, an adviser to Osama bin Laden, was captured in Pakistan during the summer of 2007. He has been transferred to Guantanamo Bay.
Unprecedented Coalition strike nails the Haqqani Network in North Waziristan
Military officials have confirmed the March 12 strike against the Haqqani Network took place inside North Waziristan. Phil Peterson, who is currently with the US military in Afghanistan, witnessed the meticulous planning and execution of this unprecedented strike against insurgent positions inside Pakistani territory. Written by Matt DuPee with reporting from Phil Peterson.
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US forces in Afghanistan confirm strike in Pakistan
Haqqani Network compound pounded by Coalition strike
Coalition air power has once again targeted the Haqqani Network’s command and control capabilities. Phil Peterson reports from location at Bagram Air Force Base with additional reporting from Matt DuPee.
Dual suicide bombings in Lahore kill 28
One of the bombers hit the building that housed Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency headquarters as well as a US counterterrorism team.
Gadahn death rumors continue to surface
A new, unconfirmed report said Adam Gadahn, al Qaeda commander Abu Laith al Libi’s deputy, was killed in the Jan. 29 airstrike in North Waziristan along with two Kuwaitis and four other terrorists.
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Kabul hotel attack mastermind in Pakistan: intelligence chief
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Pakistan: The case of the “missing” Qari
Taliban attack tribal meeting in Kohat
More than 40 killed and 40 wounded after a suicide bomber struck a peace jirga in the city of Darra Adam Khel. This is the third major suicide attack in Pakistan since Feb. 25.
Suicide bomber kills 40 at policeman’s funeral in Lakki Marwat
Latest attack in the settled districts of the Northwest Frontier Province targets the family and friends of a police official killed just yesterday in a Taliban IED attack.
Egyptian al Qaeda leader reported killed in South Waziristan airstrike
Yesterday’s attack in the South Waziristan tribal area run by Mullah Nazir appears to have claimed al Qaeda operatives from Egypt, Turkistan, and Pakistan’s Punjab province. Zawahiri is not the only Egyptian operating in Pakistan’s tribal areas.
Missile strike on al Qaeda meeting in South Waziristan kills 13
Attack occurred in village of Azam Warsak, a region supposedly cleared by Mullah Nazir last spring. Arab al Qaeda operatives and Punjabis were reported killed.
Taliban field commander killed in Helmand province
Mullah Abdul Bari killed along with 29 Taliban fighters north of Musa Qala; 11 Taliban fighters captured. Bari led Taliban operations in northern Helmand province.
Taliban strike again in Kandahar
The second suicide bombing in two days in Kandahar province claims 37 Afghani lives. Suicide bomber hits a Canadian convoy in the border town of Spin Boldak.
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Investigator details Taliban chief’s alleged role in Bhutto’s death