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A suicide bomber killed three policemen and four civilians in Kandahar. A US soldier killed an Afghan security guard in Sar-i-Pul. Two senior government officials in Khost were arrested for supporting the Taliban.
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US Plans a Shift to Elite Forces in Afghanistan
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The Taliban denied that Mullah Omar sent a letter to President Obama. Civilian casualties have risen to more than 3,000 last year; the Taliban are said to be responsible for 77 percent of civilian deaths. French troops have withdrawn from two camps in Kapisa province.
Al Qaeda operative killed during clashes in Kurram identified
Aslanov Zaur, an Azeri national and al Qaeda commander, was killed during Pakistani airstrikes in Kurram last week. He likely entered Pakistan with the aid of al Qaeda’s support network in Iran.
US withdrawal plan from Afghanistan has not changed
Defense Secretary Panetta’s statement about US plans to withdraw from Afghanistan should come as no surprise. It is the same plan that was announced over a year ago.
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Afghan Troops Should Not Enter Pakistan: Petraeus
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Pakistan PM to Meet Qataris on Taliban Office
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The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan
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Civilian deaths in Afghanistan at highest level in a decade
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Afghanistan: ‘This terrible war could have ended in a month’
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NATO is in disarray after the US announced it would end its combat mission in Afghanistan in 2013, one year early. Security forces captured a dual-hatted Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander in Helmand. The Islamic Jihad Union said it works closely with local Taliban forces.
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NATO mulls paying for Afghan forces after 2014
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US asks citizens to avoid gatherings in Pakistan
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Taliban, Al-Qaeda Sanctuaries in Pakistan: Afghan government spokesman
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Pakistan was Aware of US-Taliban Talks, Pakistani Analyst Says
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Lashkar-e-Taiba: Terror incorporated
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Taliban eat into Afghanistan’s core
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Why Taliban are so strong in Afghanistan
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Taliban modernizing, says former anti-vice enforcer
ISAF captures senior IMU and Taliban military commander
“He represented both the Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan groups and was responsible for coordinating insurgent activities in Badghis and Faryab province,” ISAF stated.
Islamic Jihad Union details cooperation with Afghan Taliban
The al Qaeda-linked group claimed its fighters “help the Taliban in northern Afghanistan and provide them with military consultation” and are deployed in the Afghan provinces of Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Ghazni, Kandahar, Helmand, Nuristan, Badakhshan, Kunduz, and Balkh.
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US Defense Secretary Panetta said the US would end its combat role in Afghanistan in 2013. NATO officials are confused over Panetta’s statement.
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US tries to ease confusion over Afghan plans
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NATO ministers consider speeded-up Afghan drawdown
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Source: Plans To Turn Over Taliban Gitmo Detainees In Works
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NATO’s Taliban bombshell: Is Pakistan our enemy?
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NATO ministers to mull accelerated withdrawal from combat role in Afghanistan
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Pakistan ready to push Taliban, allies to make peace: Khar
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US Worried Over Insider Attack by Afghan Troops
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US and allies plan to give Afghanistan forces lead role in 2013