Tag Archives: Afghanistan






Afghanistan

For CIA family, a deadly suicide bombing leads to painful divisions


Afghanistan

President Sarkozy said France will withdraw from Afghanistan in 2013, one year early. Police killed five Taliban fighters and detained several more. Eighty insurgents reconciled with the government in Baghlan.








Afghanistan

Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand, Khost, Wardak, and Kunduz. The Taliban killed a British soldier in Helmand. France will resume its training of Afghan forces. Afghanistan signed a strategic pact with Italy. NATO fuel purchases are depleting supplies used by Afghans.




Afghanistan

Dialogue with the US: Afghan Taliban share ‘peace’ blueprint with Pakistan






Afghanistan

A suicide bomber who targeted foreign aid workers killed four Afghan civilians in Helmand. Afghan civil society activists disputed President Obama’s claim that the Taliban are in retreat and said al Qaeda fighters still remain in the country.






US adds IMU, IJU operatives to list of global terrorists

Mounir and Yassin Chouka, two Germans who are operatives in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and Mevlut Kar, an Islamic Jihad Union facilitator, were added to the list of Specially Designated Global terrorists. All three have ties to al Qaeda.