Afghanistan
Afghan leader to push for access to Taliban in Pakistan
Afghan leader to push for access to Taliban in Pakistan
The Taliban said Mullah Obaidullah, their former minister of defense, died in a Pakistani jail in 2010. The Taliban killed a British airman in Helmand. Security forces detained Taliban commanders in Helmand and Kandahar.
Pakistan – Qazi warns against restoring NATO supply
Taliban talks spur Pakistan detente
Taliban are Terrorists and the Murderers of Afghan People: Spanta
US verifies Taliban-Afghan govt talks in Qatar
Soldier’s death sparks debate over arming medevacs
Pakistan: Politicians to decide on NATO supply routes
Mullah Obaidullah Akhund was in charge of the Taliban’s military and approved the establishment of al Qaeda training camps, some of which were used to train the Sept. 11 hijackers.
Khairkhwa — Taliban bargaining chip for peace
The Taliban assassinated a senior judge in Nangarhar. Four people were killed in a helicopter crash. Security forces killed seven Taliban fighters and detained 18 more in Kabul, Helmand, Uruzgan, Ghazni, Khost, Paktia, and Herat. A child suicide bomber who was freed has been rearrested.
US keen on early end to review process
Afghanistan – AIHRC Concerned Over Increasing Violence Against Women
Afghanistan – Gilani wants women’s shelters closed
The truth about Taliban ‘reintegration’
Afghans fret flight of hard cash a sign of things to come
Bali attacks mastermind made bombs with home tools
Afghan War Risks Are Shifting to Contractors
The Taliban killed five Afghan policemen in an IED attack in Tarin Kot, the capital of Uruzgan, and an ISAF soldier in the south, and kidnapped six policemen in Balkh. Security forces captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Helmand and Paktia.
German citizen and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader Mounir Chouka said that “jihad in Germany is only a matter of time.”
Taliban promise to capture, kill Prince Harry
Can’t go after terrorists hiding in Pakistan: Afghan Army Chief Karimi
France Concerned Over High Price of North Supply Route
Islamism Set Stage for Maldives Coup
In Helmand, training Afghan Local Police is a challenge
Bad Information Led to NATO Airstrike, Afghans Say
US-Taliban Talks End Without Result, Pakistani TV Says
NATO supplies from Pakistani airspace never stopped
Roads to Nowhere: Program to Win Over Afghans Fails
Afghan president postpones handover of US prison