Afghanistan has recalled its ambassador from Qatar for “consultations,” the Afghan foreign ministry announced, amid media reports over the opening of a Taliban office in Qatar. Nearly 250 Taliban fighters, including a wanted commander, surrendered to authorities in Badghis. Two Taliban commanders were killed in Nimroz.
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The US is shifting its counterterrorism focus to Yemen, Somalia, and North Africa, as it believes al Qaeda has been defeated in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The US has announced the second stage of its drawdown of forces from Afghanistan, apparently.
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Afghan and Coalition forces killed a Taliban commander and three of his bodyguards in Kandahar. A roadside bomb killed the Reg district governor in Helmand province. Britain may withdraw its forces from Afghanistan in 2013.
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A roadside bomb killed six civilians, including women and children, in Helmand province. At least 18 insurgents were killed following military operations by Afghan police forces during the past 24 hours. Afghan forces killed a suicide-bomber intending to attack the airport in Badghis.
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We can’t win Afghanistan war without winning Pakistan, says Panetta
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US lawmakers freeze $700 mln to Pakistan
NATO-bound trucks attacked, burned in Pakistan
The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in an IED attack in eastern Afghanistan yesterday. Security forces captured a Haqqani Network leader in Ghazni and a Taliban leader and several fighters in Helmand and Nangarhar.
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Mohmand raid repeat can’t be ruled out: Gen. Allen
US leaving drone base won’t have big impact on air war