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Night Raids Curbing Taliban, but Afghans Cite Civilian Toll
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Afghanistan
Leon Panetta says al Qaeda’s defeat “within reach”
Special operations forces capture IMU explosives expert
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan operative was the “lead insurgent explosives trainer in northern Afghanistan.”
Senior Shabaab commander rumored to have been killed in recent Predator strike
Ibrahim al Afghani fought in Afghanistan, traveled to Pakistan, is linked to top al Qaeda and Shabaab leaders, and is mentioned in the GITMO documents. The report of Afghani’s death is unconfirmed.
Afghanistan
The police chief of Doab district in Nuristan was kidnapped in Laghman province. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, and Wardak.
Predator strikes are ‘more like police work’?
Police don’t intentionally kill criminals. ‘Targeted assassinations’ is a far better description for the Predator strikes.
Polish war crimes trial impacts soldiers’ rules of engagement
Polish troops fear going “straight to Poznan” if they accidentally kill civilians in Afghanistan.
ISAF nations follow US lead, announce early troop drawdowns
The US’s allies will remove thousands of troops from Afghanistan in the next two years.
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Pakistani, Afghan, US militaries discuss border tensions
Afghanistan
An Afghan official said that 11 civilians were killed in an ISAF airstrike in Ghazni; ISAF is investigating the claim. The Taliban killed six Afghan policemen in Uruzgan. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Ghazni, Khost, Paktia, Paktika, and Wardak.
Hizb-i-Islami
Peace Council in Indirect Contacts with Taliban Leader
Taliban step up cross-border attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan
The latest attacks in Kamdish in Afghanistan and Dir in Pakistan highlight the Taliban’s ability to carry out large attacks in remote areas of both countries.
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US Afghanistan drawdown begins slowly, 800 Marines out in fall
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Taliban Fighters Attack Afghan Police Posts
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Slow Withdrawal Plan for British Troops in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Forty Taliban fighters, 23 policemen, and five civilians were killed during fighting in Nuristan. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Ghazni, Khost, Paktia, Wardak, Sar-i-Pul, and Kunduz. The Taliban kidnapped 24 de-miner workers in Farah. Nine members of a flight crew were killed when an Ilyushin IL-76 […]
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Taliban is still capable and resilient fighting force in Afghanistan
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Takeover is the Taliban plan for Afghanistan
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Spectre of collusion hangs over deadly Kabul hotel attack
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Suicide bomber was sold to terror network, Afghanistan says
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Taliban again refute claims of peace talks with West
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Canadian forces leave Afghanistan as mission ends
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Militants enter Pakistan, attack border villages
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Brawl Erupts During Impeachment Talks in Afghan Parliament
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US has backup plan if Pakistan shuts drone base
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Afghanistan won’t fire back on Pakistan: Karzai
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Uruzgan, Zabul, Logar, Khost, Nangarhar, Sar-i-Pul, and Nuristan. The Taliban killed four ISAF soldiers in attacks in the east. Canada has ended its deployment of offensive forces in Kandahar.
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Britain’s Cameron to Taliban: Join Afghan Politics
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iPhone app to map and plot Taliban positions
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Canadians leaving Afghanistan begin ‘world’s biggest yard sale’