A suicide bomber killed seven people in Helmand. The Taliban killed three ISAF soldiers in the east and another in the south, and a Turkish citizen in Herat. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand, Ghazni, Khost, Logar, and Faryab.
On the Afghan frontline, US soldiers see longer war ahead
Captain Jihad: Ex-terrorist is now comic book hero
A US Army sniper team ambushes an insurgent IED cell in the volatile Sabari district of Khost province, Afghanistan.
The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in the south and a Turkish citizen in Herat. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, Nangarhar, and Kunduz. US troops accidentally killed a Pajhwok reporter while fighting the Taliban in Uruzgan on July 28.
‘Modest’ results in wooing Taliban: British general
Pakistan – Editorial: Intensifying atrocities and threats
Investigators Assess Threat of Bombing Tied to 9/11
Afghanistan – Premature Withdrawal Would Make Situation Worse: Peace Council
In Video, Militant Group Claims Attacks in Western China
In Afghanistan’s Panjshir, disquiet over Taliban reconciliation
Afghan war: What some local officials are willing to do for peace
The Taliban killed six Afghan soldiers in attacks in Kandahar, Badghis, and Logar, and an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and IMU fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Wardak, Khost, and Kunduz.
The al Qaeda leaders were identified as Younis al Mauritani, a senior member of the external operations council who was recently arrested in Pakistan; Hassan Ghul, a key facilitator who was freed by the Pakistanis in 2007; and Abu Yahya al Libi, a top ideologue.
The DC Circuit Court denied a Guantanamo detainee’s appeal yesterday. The detainee, Shawali Khan, was a facilitator for Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin prior to his capture in 2002. According to a leaked file, Khan’s cell in Kandahar received weapons and other support from Iran.
EXCLUSIVE: Libyan missiles looted
Afghans defend treatment of detainees as humane
An Outlet for Afghan Women Online
Afghan Army Attracts Few Where Fear Reigns
The Taliban killed the Shirzad district chief and three bodyguards in an IED attack in Nangarhar. Norway suspended $55 million in aid due to the corruption scandal at Kabul Bank.
Afghan Local Police Defect Over Pay
US pulls back from lead role in conflicts: IISS
The Taliban are in control of six districts in eastern Nuristan province. The US military relocated forces from the region beginning in October 2009.
ISAF Begins Delivering Military Supplies to Afghan Forces
What Do Afghans Know About 9/11?
Afghanistan’s National Directorate of Security (NDS) has issued new uniforms following concerns over the proliferation of counterfeit uniforms.
US must stay in Afghanistan or risk more attacks: envoy
The Taliban killed a police commander and his son in Kapisa, and five civilians in Faryab. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and IMU fighters in Ghazni, Khost, Logar, Kapisa, and Kunduz. Two missing Germans were murdered in Parwan.
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A decade after the 9/11 attacks, Americans live in an era of endless war