Afghanistan
Secret Talks with Taliban Will Not Lead to Peace: Abdullah
Secret Talks with Taliban Will Not Lead to Peace: Abdullah
NATO Not Dependent On Pakistan Supply Route
Afghanistan’s Karzai says he met with insurgent faction Hizb-i-Islami for peace talks
Marine tape reaction sets Taliban fighters against commanders
Pakistan: Is up to Parliament to open NATO supply lines
France suspended its training mission and threatened to withdraw after an Afghan soldier killed four French troops in Kapisa. Six US Marines were killed in a helicopter crash in Helmand.
Karzai Aide Says US Isn’t Providing Enough Details About Taliban Talks
France has suspended its training mission, while the defense minister and prime minister warned that withdrawal is an option.
US report: Afghan officer who killed Americans was anti-US
US sees new interest from Taliban in peace talks
The Taliban claimed credit for the suicide attack that killed seven Afghans outside Kandahar Air Field. Twelve Taliban fighters and two policemen were killed during clashes in Helmand. The government has closed hundreds of NGOs, according to an official.
Pakistan to re-open NATO route, Taliban talks falter
Exclusive: Pakistan-US ties on hold for “re-evaluation”
The Taliban claimed credit for an IED attack and two suicide attacks in Kandahar and Helmand provinces over the past two days. Several Afghan officials were killed in the bombings.
The Taliban killed nine Afghans, including two policemen, in Kajaki district, and an intelligence chief, two aides, and a provincial council member in Nad Ali district, in separate attacks in Helmand province. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south.
Mukarram Khan, Saleem Shahzad…who’s next?
Secret US, Taliban Negotiations Could Yield Positive Results
US doesn’t rule out Grossman-Taliban meeting
Air Force Finds Mixed Motives in Kabul Attack
Pakistan delays US envoy Marc Grossman’s visit
Tiny Qatar wielding powerful political punch
After Years of Decline, Polio Cases in Afghanistan Triple in a Year
An Algerian court sentenced Nadji Abdelaziz, a former Guantanamo detainee, to three years in prison on Monday. Abdelaziz served both Lashkar-e-Taiba and al Qaeda, according to memos prepared by Joint Task Force-Guantanamo.
A suicide bomber killed one person in an attack outside a military base in Nangarhar. “Gunmen” killed an anti-Taliban tribal leader in the Dand district in Kandahar. Twenty insurgents in Ghazni reconciled with the government.
As US-Pakistani relations sink, nations try to figure out ‘a new normal’
Afghanistan – Regional powers seen behind escalating unrest
Insecurity Mainly Based in Afghan Villages: ICRC
Costs in doubt as NATO moves toward smaller Afghan force
The Taliban claimed to have shot down a civilian helicopter in Helmand province; three people were killed in the crash. ISAF said there are no signs that the Taliban has infiltrated the Afghan security forces.
The Afghan Taliban published a “proclamation of victory” on their Voice of Jihad website as the murky progression of negotiations between the US and the Taliban continues to unfold.