Jordanian jihadist killed in fighting in eastern Afghanistan
Abu Abdul Rahman al Aseer al Urduni was killed during recent fighting in Ghazni province, a known al Qaeda stronghold.
Tag Archives: Afghanistan
Pakistan
US, Pakistan to ink new deal on NATO supply routes
Afghanistan
Mullah Omar could be Afghan president, Hamid Karzai says
Afghanistan
Days after woman executed, Karzai asks Taliban to enter politics
Afghanistan
Security forces killed 13 Taliban fighters. The Taliban killed a reporter and another man in Helmand. Sixteen Taliban fighters in Herat defected and joined the government.
Bin Laden loyalist transferred from Guantanamo to Sudan
Ibrahim al Qosi served Osama bin Laden and al Qaeda for years in a variety of capacities. Leaked and declassified files portray him as an experienced combat veteran who fought in Chechnya and Afghanistan. As a courier, he may have delivered money to the operatives who attempted to kill Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak in 1995.
Afghanistan
ISAF asked to deploy local police to Nangarhar
Afghanistan
Alleged Taliban Execution Shatters Image Of ‘Taliban-Free’ Province
Afghanistan
NATO Hands Over Security Of North Afghan Region To Local Forces
Afghanistan
Peace caravan travels to North Waziristan border
Afghanistan
Afghan Exit More Costly, More Difficult Than Iraq: Pentagon
Afghanistan
Attacks on Afghan Forces on the Rise: Azimi
Afghanistan
New Great Game Being Played In Afghanistan, Without The US
Afghanistan
Torkham border still bare of NATO supplies
Afghanistan
Security forces captured two IMU leaders in Kunduz and killed 28 Taliban fighters. The Taliban killed three policemen in Nimroz and denied President Karzai’s claim that the group joined a commission to discuss peace talks.
Special operations forces capture 2 IMU leaders in Afghan north
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leaders are Afghan nationals who were involved in suicide operations in Kunduz.
United States
Battling IEDs has to be about more than money
Afghanistan
Seventeen members of a Taliban suicide assault team were killed in attacks in Kandahar; three policemen and three children were also killed. A suicide bomber wounded 25 people in Jawzjan. The Taliban assassinated Ghazni’s attorney general. President Karzai wants the release of all of the Taliban detainees held at Guantanamo.
Afghanistan
Karzai Seeks Full Freedom for Taliban in Guantanamo
Pakistani jihadist groups fundraise, recruit openly in Rawalpindi
The emir of the Al Badar Mujahideen said his group is waging jihad in both Afghanistan and Kashmir, and the leader of Hizbul Mujahideen said his group’s jihad is against the US and its allies.
Afghanistan
Video: Taliban shoot woman 9 times in public execution as men cheer
Afghanistan
Twenty-two Taliban fighters and five Afghan policemen were killed during a clash in Helmand and seven ISAF soldiers were killed in IED attacks in the south and east. The Taliban killed 14 civilians in two IED attacks in Kandahar. Security forces killed 16 Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Kabul, Kunar, and Kunduz.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan aid: Donors pledge $16bn at Tokyo meeting
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 11 Afghans and an ISAF soldier in attacks. The Taliban publicly executed a woman for adultery in Parwan. The US granted Afghanistan the status of a special ally.
Turkish jihadist magazine Islamic World published
The third edition of the Turkish-language magazine Islamic World has been published. The main theme is Syria, with the cover bearing the title “Syria, the Land of Patience and Jihad.” The issue features 23 articles on topics including Syria, Yemen, Afghanistan, Somalia, Yemen, Africa, the Caucasus, and Iraq.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Health Official Calls on Insurgents to Allow Polio Drive
Afghanistan
Violent Taliban splinter groups opposed to talks harbinger of civil war after US troops leave
Infighting kills Taliban shadow district governor in Herat province
A clash among Taliban leaders in Herat province left four militants dead and three wounded. The Taliban shadow district governor for Obe district and his military commander were killed in the fighting.
ISAF targets IMU suicide bomb maker in Kunduz
Special operations forces have now conducted 22 raids against the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, in eight of Afghanistan’s 24 provinces.
Afghanistan
Hillary Clinton says Afghanistan ‘major non-NATO ally’