Security forces killed an IMU leader and several fighters in Takhar, and killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, Paktia, Logar, and Wardak. The son of Burhuddin Rabbani has been named the new leader of the Afghan High Peace Council.
Afghans march in Kabul to demand justice for women
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Afghan government names son of slain ex-leader as Peace Council head
Al Qaeda battles to create safe haven in Yemen
US officials: Drone strikes will go on in Pakistan
Revisiting foreign policy: US ready to talk – but end to drone strikes unlikely
French left preps NATO allies for fast Afghan exit
Afghan commandos backed by ISAF forces killed 25 Taliban fighters in Kamdesh in Nuristan province. The Taliban denied the claim, and said only eight of its fighters and 30 Afghan troops were killed.
Australia-Afghan Strategic Agreement Drafted for NATO Summit
Pakistan calls for end to US drone attacks
Pakistan Demands an End to CIA Drone Strikes
No Afghan ‘security vacuum’ after 2014: NATO chief
Wraps come off special operations Afghan war plan
Taliban encourage religious school students to war: Chief of Baghlan Police
A suicide bomber killed three civilians and two policemen in Kunduz. ISAF killed an IMU facilitator in Faryab; four civilians were killed during protests over the raid. Police captured the Taliban’s district governor for Burka in Baghlan. President Karzai said he may step down before his term ends in 2014.
Afghan Officials Request US to Remain Beyond 2014
US Ready to Resume Talks with Taliban: US official
Afghanistan – NDS Quashes Rumours it Accused Local Media of Pakistan, Iran Ties
Turkmenistan Will Deliver Gas to Afghanistan for 30 Years
Ammar Sahib, an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan facilitator, was in Afghan custody in 2006 for murdering two members of a Provincial Reconstruction Team and two civilians, but spent only six months in jail before being released.
Pakistan parliament approves proposals on US ties
Afghanistan’s Karzai considers change in election timetable
In Poppy War, Taliban Aim to Protect a Cash Crop
“Arab, Pakistani, and Uzbek militants” continue to flood into eastern Afghanistan, with the aid of Pakistan’s intelligence service, according to the Wolesi Jirga’s Security Commission.
Vigilante squads: TTP introduces ‘moral policing’ in Afghanistan
Pakistan – Special forces to counter Taliban’s deadliest weapon
Twelve Taliban fighters and four Afghan soldiers were killed during clashes nationwide. The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in separate attacks in the south. Security forces detained several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, and Nangarhar. The US said it is committed to conducting peace talks with the Taliban.
French Cabinet OKs new anti-terrorism measures
The sidelining of Musa Qala’s police chief could create a leadership vacuum in the once-volatile district.