Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban commander rejects US peace push
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Suicide assault team strikes in western Afghanistan
Two Afghan guards were killed while defending a logistics base near an ISAF base in Herat province.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Hemand, Uruzgan, Ghazni, Khost, and Paktika. A suicide bomber killed only himself in an attack in Paktia.
Afghanistan
India plans ‘world’s most dangerous railroad’ from Afghanistan to Iran
Afghanistan
Kyrgyzstan Says United States’ Manas Air Base Will Close
Pakistan
Islamabad’s impulsiveness distancing Afghans: Gulbudin Hekmatyar
India
Pakistan grants India Most Favoured Nation trade status
Afghanistan
Karzai terror warning as Afghanistan summit begins
Afghanistan
Report Details Problems for Afghan Security Force Plan
Afghanistan
Taliban school head offers to help Afghan talks
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four children in Wardak, two policemen and a district police chief in Ghazni, and two ISAF soldiers in the east. Security forces captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Khost, Paktika, and Wardak.
Afghanistan
EXCLUSIVE – Obama planning next steps in Afghan drawdown
Afghanistan
Pashtun warns against security switch in Kandahar
Al Qaeda IED cell leader denied habeas petition
A DC district court released its opinion denying Guantanamo detainee Bostan Karim’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Karim led an IED cell that targeted Americans, and several other members of his network were detained at Guantanamo.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan urges Pakistan to act on militants
US adds senior Haqqani Network leader to terrorist list
Haji Mali Khan, who is currently in US custody, is the sixth senior Haqqani Network leader added to the list of specially designated global terrorists.
Afghanistan
British troops to hand over security of former Taliban stronghold Nad-e-Ali
Haqqani Network
Haqqani Militants Act Like Pakistan’s Protected Partners
Jund al Khilafah claims double bombing in Kazakhstan
The Soldiers of the Caliphate denied that the bomber who was killed was on a suicide mission, and said the blasts in Atyrau were merely a warning.
United States
The Secret War: How US hunted AQ in Africa
Afghanistan
A Taliban suicide assault team killed five people, including three UN workers, in an attack on the UNHCR office in Kandahar; four Taliban fighters were killed in the attack. Security forces captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, and Paktia.
Afghanistan
US hopes regional talks will stabilize Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghans, Pakistan may use talks to ease tensions: Turks
US Predator strike kills 4 ‘militants’ in Mir Ali
The US has carried out five strikes in the past six days. Mir Ali is a known haven for al Qaeda and a host of terror groups based in Pakistan’s tribal agency of North Waziristan.
Afghanistan
Combat in Afghanistan has ended, but deadly risks remain
Afghanistan
Pakistan Spy Agency’s Help Sought for Afghan Talks
Afghanistan
British forces attack Taliban stronghold in central Helmand
Afghanistan
Haqqani network may be linked to Kabul suicide attack: officials
Suicide assault team kills 5 people in attack on UN office in Kandahar
A four-man suicide assault team hit the United Nations Refugee Agency in Kandahar city. The attack is the second of its kind in the city in five days.
Afghan-Indian agreement heralds a strategic shift in the region
Afghanistan and India have signed a strategic partnership agreement that calls for economic aid and assistance with training security forces.