The US government is offering a $10 million reward for information leading to the capture of Yasin al Suri, a senior al Qaeda facilitator based in Iran. Al Suri was designated by the Treasury Department in July.
New Zealand’s elite commandos will pull out of Afghanistan in March. Afghanistan’s first rail link opened for service which should enhance the delivery of supplies to Coalition forces in Afghanistan. Gunmen assassinated a municipal councilman in Lashkar Gah.
Pakistani troops opened fire on US troops, then failed to cease fire after it was clear that US forces, including aircraft, were involved in the engagement.
New Afghan opposition coalition says can check Karzai
Afghan Army Increases to 180,000 Troops
The Taliban killed five Polish soldiers in an IED attack in Ghazni. Police killed a suicide bomber in Khost. The US Army has charged eight soldiers with the death of another soldier.
“We haven’t turned over [to Afghan forces] or vacated any ISAF bases in Laghman,” an ISAF official told The Long War Journal, refuting the Taliban’s assertion.
Soldiers just back from Iraq get new orders: Afghanistan
Military Could Be in Afghanistan Past 2014, Allen Says
Vice President Joe Biden said the Taliban is not the enemy of the US. ISAF said that night raids against the Taliban would continue. Ten Taliban fighters reconciled with the government in Zabul.
Peace Council Concerned Over US-Taliban Secret Talks
The Soldiers of the Caliphate are attempting to capitalize on last weekend’s clash between government forces and striking oil workers.
A battle of tweets with the Taliban
The Obama administration is considering repatriating some Guantanamo detainees to Afghanistan as part of a diplomatic effort to engage the Taliban. Four senior, high-risk, commanders are thought to be at the top of the list.
Afghan Government Must Not Ignore Past Decade’s Gains
Afghan Night Raids Will Continue, ISAF Says
Exclusive: Secret US, Taliban talks reach turning point
Hafiz Saeed vows jihad against India will continue
EU to start homework on strategic pact with Kabul
US Military Wants Troops in Afghanistan Beyond 2014
Abdul Baqi Raghbat, the former director of border and tribal affairs in Kandahar province, was assassinated in Kandahar city. Eighteen civilians and two policemen were wounded when a man threw grenades at a police vehicle in Khost City. Four insurgents were killed and 24 wounded during combined security operations.
Secretary Eyes Cuts in Marines and the Navy
Karzai: Afghans Still Don’t Have Personal Security
UK role in drone strikes: Hague to answer legal letter
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, Logar, Kunar, and Kunduz. Afghan forces freed 11 captured policemen in Badakhshan. Germany will withdraw 100 soldiers in January 2012.
Afghan Government Agrees to Taliban Office
Pakistan says it returned fire in deadly NATO border attack
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Hemand, Kandahar, Khost, Paktia, Logar, and Wardak. A Taliban fighter lobbed grenades at a police station in Kabul; no one was injured.
‘ISI chief Pasha visited Arab countries to discuss military coup in Pakistan’
Crashed drone was looking at Iran nuclear sites