Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders in Helmand, Kandahar, Khost, Paktika, and Baghlan. The Afghan government called on the UN to remove the names of five Taliban leaders from the blacklist.
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Afghanistan
Gates sees war gains — but can Afghans hold them?
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Karzai: Afghan people will decide terms for US forces to remain
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Afghan leader steps up criticism during Gates trip
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Taliban step up attacks in effort to destabilise region
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Living in fear of the Taliban
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The Taliban killed two policemen in separate attacks in Nangarhar. Security forces detained four Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders in Helmand, Kandahar, and Khost. A suicide bomber killed himself in a premature detonation in Nangarhar. Thirty-seven Taliban fighters surrendered in Kunar.
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Gates in Afghanistan to assess troop withdrawals
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A murder rattles German soldiers’ faith in Afghan allies
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US rebuilds Afghan village it destroyed
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New militia brings security, and worries, to Marjah
ISAF, Afghan forces capture another HIG commander in Khost
Coalition and Afghan special operations teams captured yet another Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin commander, this time during a raid in the Sabari district in Khost province. From the ISAF press release: Afghan and coalition forces detained a Hezb-E Islami Gulbuddin commander and two suspected insurgents during an operation in Sabari district, Khost province yesterday. The commander is […]
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 12 civilians, including five children, in an IED attack in Paktika. Prsident Karzai rejected General Petraeus’ apology for the accidental death of nine Afghan boys in Kunar. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban, Haqqani Network, and HIG commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, Baghlan, and Kunduz.
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Pashtun boys’ video exalts suicide raids
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In Afghanistan, US shifts strategy on women’s rights as it eyes wider priorities
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Afghan prison an insurgent breeding ground
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The Taliban killed three Afghan soldiers in Parwan and Kandahar, a policeman in Herat, and an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces killed a Taliban district shadow governor and a fighter in Kunduz, and two more fighters in Herat.
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US seeks friends in Afghan detainees
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Gates ratchets up his campaign of candor
Afghanistan
Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Kandahar, Khost, and Kunar. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south.
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Afghans would support Taliban office In Turkey – Afghan national security advisor
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US senators uneasy about Afghanistan, Pakistan
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International meeting agrees to step up Afghan political push
Afghanistan
President Karzai denounced US forces for the death of nine civilians in Kunar and said talks with the Taliban are underway. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban commanders and fighters in Helmand and Kandahar. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south.
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‘Only UN could remove Taliban from blacklist’ – Afghan UN representative
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Afghanistan – Commanders expect Taliban will try to regain lost ground
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How Obama lost Karzai
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A return to Hell in Swat
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Pakistan: under attack from within