The Taliban on US estimates of al Qaeda strength in Afghanistan
The Taliban said the US and NATO should leave Afghanistan since the US estimates that only 50 al Qaeda fighters remain in country.
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Taliban says NATO nations should follow France’s decision to pull troops from Afghanistan
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Iran, Pakistan out to weaken Afghanistan, MPs told
Afghanistan
Financing Afghan Forces Costs Less Than Maintaining Foreign Army: Karzai
Afghanistan
General Allen plays down urgency of Pakistan deal
Afghanistan
NATO leaders map strategy for Afghanistan exit
Afghanistan
A glimpse of life after Nato in Afghanistan’s wild east
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed 13 people in an attack in Khost. Special operations forces captured the Taliban’s liaison to the Peshawar Shura during a raid in Kunduz. The NDS arrested three members of the Mullah Dadullah Front in Kabul and two suicide bombers in Kandahar.
ISAF captures Taliban liaison to Peshawar Shura
The Taliban commander is linked to Dost Mohammed, the shadow governor of Nuristan, and has helped “foreign fighters and suicide bombers” conduct attacks in the Afghan north.
Mullah Dadullah Front: a not-so-new Afghan Taliban terror group
The al Qaeda-linked Taliban subgroup has been conducting assassinations and suicide assaults in the Afghan south for years.
Afghanistan
Special Report: Helmand deaths prompt security rethink
Afghanistan
Hopes fading for swift US, Pakistan deal on Afghan supply routes
Afghanistan
Who Wants To Fund Afghan Security?
Afghanistan
Lessons Learned in Afghan School Closures
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, New Insurgent Group Emerges
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Insurgent Violence Escalates in South Despite Country-Wide Decrease: Reports
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Pakistan – NATO restoration means agitation for opposition
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed two US soldiers in a rocket attack and three civilians in a mortar attack in Kunar. Security forces killed seven Taliban fighters as they were planting an IED in Wardak.
Afghanistan
Afghan Helpers Feel Threatened By Withdrawal of German Troops
Afghanistan
Six policemen, a civilian, and four Taliban fighters were killed during a suicide assault in Farah. The Taliban assassinated a senior police commander in Kunduz. The US added a Taliban financier who has funneled money to both al Qaeda and the Taliban, and a Haqqani Network operative who serves as a top aide to Badruddin […]
Al Qaeda
US Redefines Afghan Success Ahead of NATO Conference
Afghanistan
In Chicago: Zardari, Obama, Karzai to discuss Taliban peace talks
Taliban kill 6 Afghan policemen, civilian in suicide assault in Farah
A four-man suicide assault team struck the governor’s compound in Farah City.
US adds Taliban financier, Haqqani Network operative to terror list
Abdul Baqi Bari has funneled money to both al Qaeda and the Taliban, and has accepted funds from Osama bin Laden. Bakht Gul serves as a top aide to Badruddin Haqqani, and has helped “foreign fighters” enter Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Pakistan seeks $5,000 transit fee for each NATO container
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Afghanistan – Only security personnel can carry heavy arms: Interior Minister
Afghanistan
ISAF killed nine insurgents in an airstrike in Paktia and three more during operations in Kunar. The Taliban killed two policemen and a soldier in Badghis and Badakhshan. Germany pledged $150 million annually after 2014; Australia promised $100 million.
Afghanistan
Taliban infighting over US talks breaks down into terror campaign
Afghanistan
US May Fund More Than Expected To Afghan Forces After 2014
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Afghanistan – Interior Minister Cites Lack of Police Discipline as a Major Challenge