Afghanistan
Karzai warns insurgent attacks on Afghan forces increasing
Karzai warns insurgent attacks on Afghan forces increasing
Pakistan – PM’s disqualification delays signing of NATO supply deal
A suicide bomber killed 18 Afghans in an attack on a US convoy in Khost. The Taliban killed eight civilians in an IED attack in Logar and three ISAF soldiers in an attack in the east.
US to Donate 146 Warplanes to Afghan Army: MOD
A suicide bomber targeted a US military convoy in a bazaar in Khost City.
Eleven Taliban fighters and three Afghan policemen were killed in two suicide assaults in Kandahar. The Taliban killed eight Afghans in an IED attack in Helmand and an ISAF soldier in the south.
Questions on Women’s Rights and Ethnic Strife in Afghanistan
Violence spikes across southern Afghanistan
ISAF killed several IMU and al Qaeda-linked Taliban leaders in airstrikes in Badakhshan and Nangarhar. A suicide bomber killed four members of the Afghan Local Police and five civilians in Kapisa. Three Afghan policemen killed an ISAF soldier in the south.
Army won’t leave South Waziristan: Kayani
“Three individuals in Afghan Police uniforms” killed an ISAF solider in southern Afghanistan before escaping.
The Taliban commanders killed in Nangarhar “facilitated the movement of foreign fighters across the border from Pakistan into Afghanistan.” The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander was involved in the kidnapping of four aid workers in Badakhshan.
Poppy Cultivation Downs 40% in Afghanistan: UN Drug Official
The Taliban have executed two suicide attacks in Kapisa province in the past nine days. The French provide security in the province and are withdrawing their forces by the end of this year.
Canadian military equipment trapped in Afghanistan
Pakistan’s hardline groups ask gov’t to shoot down US drones
Post-Afghan Pullout: US considers handing military hardware to CARs
Taliban praise India for resisting Afghan entanglement
Afghanistan Aware of US-Taliban Talks
Pakistan-Based Insurgent Groups Trying to Insecure Tajikistan: Afghanistan’s NDS
Pentagon to soon deploy pint-sized but lethal Switchblade drones
Thirteen Taliban fighters and three policemen were killed during fighting throughout the country. The Taliban killed a civilian in an IED attack in Kandahar.
Russia Worried Over Afghanistan Becoming a Terrorist Haven
Worry Replaces Hope In Race To Restore Ancient Afghan City
Security forces killed a Haqqani Network commander and several fighters in Paktika and a Taliban leader and several fighters in Badakhshan, and captured several fighters in Logar and Khost. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south and east.
How They Robbed Kabul Bank
Security forces killed a Taliban commander in Kandahar and captured two commanders in Helmand. The Taliban killed a British soldier in Helmand. The US, India, and Afghanistan will conduct trilateral talks.
Karzai urges Saudi, Pak role in ending war
Denmark Reaffirms Support to Afghan Forces
The Taliban killed a farmer in Faryab accused of being a “spy” and an ISAF soldier in the south. Fourteen schoolgirls were poisoned in Kabul. One day after ISAF said it would not conduct airstrikes on homes, the US Department of Defense said strikes on homes could occur.