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Pakistan: High cost to a devil’s bargain
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Security forces killed and captured several Taliban, Haqqani Network, and HIG commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Helmand, Uruzgan, Logar, Nangarhar, Khost, and Baghlan. Three ISAF troops were killed in attacks in the south and east.
ISAF identifies more ‘foreign fighters camps’ in Afghanistan
Last night, ISAF noted that the Taliban was training “foreign fighters” at camps in the Sayyad Valley district in the northern province of Sar-i-Pul. In the same press release, ISAF also noted that special operations forces targeted a Taliban commander in Zabul who is linked to “insurgent foreign fighter training camps.” In Qalat District, Zabul […]
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Security forces killed and captured several Taliban, Haqqani Network, and HIG commanders and fighters in Helmand, Zabul, Khost, Wardak, and Sar-i-Pul. The Taliban killed a British soldier in Helmand and kidnapped six road workers contracted by the UN in Sar-i-Pul.
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US ambassador visits Tajik-Afghan border
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Taliban employs modern weapons in ‘war of words’
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Obama faces choice on Petraeus
ISAF targets Taliban commander linked to ‘suicide camps’ in Afghan north
The Taliban commander targeted in the raid is linked to foreign fighters and suicide training camps in the northern province of Sar-i-Pul.
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Security forces killed more than 40 Taliban fighters in Helmand and Kunar and detained several more in Uruzgan and Khost. The Taliban killed two civilians in Uruzgan. The governor of Kunar escaped an assassination attempt.
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International conference on Afghan mines to open in London
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Afghanistan plans departure of security firms
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Pressure mounts on all parties in Afghan war to begin talks
ISAF suspends ground commander, helicopter crew during investigation into civilian deaths in Kunar
The US soldiers have been suspended while an investigation is underway into the deaths of two Afghan boys who were watering a field at nighttime.
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Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Helmand, Kunar, Khost, Paktika, and Nangarhar. ISAF suspended a ground commander and a helicopter crew during an investigation into civilian deaths in Kunar. An Afghan military official said the Taliban killed 21 Afghan soldiers in the past 25 days.
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Taliban leaders divided – Afghan national security directorate
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US advisers saw early signs of trouble at Afghan Bank
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General Petraeus testified to Congress on Afghanistan. The Taliban killed a provincial council member in Laghman and a high school principal in Nangarhar. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban, HIG, and IMU fighters in Helmand, Kandahar, Zabul, Khost, Paktika, and Logar.
Full text of General Petraeus’ testimony to Congress
The full text of ISAF commander General David Petraeus’ testimony to Congress today is offered below, without commentary. Mr. Chairman, Senator McCain, it’s a privilege to be here today with Undersecretary Flournoy to report on the situation in Afghanistan. However, before I proceed, I would like to offer my sincere condolences to the people of […]
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Afghanistan – Senators want defence minister, Peace Council to go
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McCain upbeat on Afghan war’s progress
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Taliban bombing campaign hits Afghan north
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Europe’s leaders fear Libya could become next Afghanistan
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A Taliban suicide bomber killed 37 Afghans at an Army recruitment center in Kunduz. The Taliban killed a civilian in an IED attack in Nangarhar. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban, HIG, and IMU fighters in Helmand, Kunar, Kandahar, Zabul, Ghazni, Khost, and Baghlan.
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Pentagon’s quiet shift on Afghanistan war: Maybe safe havens aren’t crucial
ISAF targets HIG in east, IMU in north
The ISAF and Afghan special operations raids continue against the Hizb-i Islami Gulbuddin in the east and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in the north. From the latest ISAF press release on the raids against HIG in Khost: In the Sabari and Bak Districts of Khost province, Afghan and coalition forces targeted a Hezb-e Islami […]
Suicide bomber hits Afghan Army recruiting center in the north
The Taliban claimed the attack, which killed at least 37 people, including four children.
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Pakistan – Anti-Taliban militias under threat
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Two fighters, shoulder to shoulder, show the diversity of the Libyan rebel forces
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The senate said ISAF should delay the turnover of security to Afghan troops. The Taliban killed four civilians in Kandahar and an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Helmand and Kunar.