Taliban claim they shot down US warplane in eastern Afghanistan
A Taliban video shows fighters opening fire on what appears to be a C-130. ISAF has neither confirmed nor denied the claim that one of its aircraft has crashed or been shot down.
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Afghanistan
Lull Prompts Question: What Are Taliban Up To?
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed five soldiers and five Afghan Local Police officers in attacks in Paktia, Laghman, and Jawzjan, and two ISAF troops in the east. The Taliban claimed it shot down a US Air Force AC-130 gunship.
Afghanistan
Mullah Adbul Qayoum Zakir, a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay, has resigned as the Taliban’s military leader due to “ill health.” Security forces killed five Taliban fighters, including Pakistanis, in Paktika province. Abdullah Abdullah claimed he won the first round on the presidential elections.
Head of Taliban’s military commission resigns due to ‘ill health’
Although Mullah Adbul Qayoum Zakir, a former detainee at Guantanamo Bay, has resigned as the military leader, he is still “a member of the Leadership Council of Islamic Emirate and is busy working in other important Jihadi works.”
Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban broker ceasefire between rival TTP factions
Afghanistan
An Afghan policeman gunned down three Americans at a hospital in Kabul. Security forces killed eight Taliban fighters, including several Pakistanis, in Ghazni. The Taliban killed a child in a bombing in Zabul.
Afghan policeman guns down 3 Americans at hospital in Kabul
A police officer guarding the CURE hospital in Kabul turned his gun on Americans, killing three and wounding another.
Afghan Taliban confirms death of shadow governors for Kunar, Kandahar
Noor Qasim Sabari and Abdul Wasi’ Azzam, the shadow governors of Kunar and Kandahar respectively, were killed in military operations over the past month.
Afghanistan
Hole in Afghan budget stirs unease as West starts packing bags
Afghanistan
Security Eroding in Northern Afghanistan after German Withdrawal
Afghanistan
335 ISAF military bases handed over to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Two prison guards and one Taliban fighter were killed in a jailbreak in Faryab that freed at least two prisoners. Six Taliban fighters and a commander, and two soldiers were killed in a military operation in Laghman. A US soldier who was wounded last weekend during fighting in Logar has died of his injuries.
Al Qaeda
Abu Hamza used ‘cover of religion’ to recruit terrorists, court hears
Is the ‘Taliban’s negotiator’ under house arrest in the UAE?
The Taliban have publicly stated that Agha Jan Mutasim does not represent them. Twice.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan economic growth falls sharply in 2013: ADB
Afghanistan
Blunders by British generals allowed Taliban to carry out attack on Camp Bastion while Prince Harry was in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghan economy facing serious revenue shortage
Afghanistan
Afghan villagers rise up against Taliban in Nangarhar province
Trial of jihadist cleric expected to highlight ex-Guantanamo detainee’s al Qaeda role
Feroz Ali Abbasi was once held at Guantanamo and US officials have accused him of agreeing to take part in al Qaeda’s attacks against the West. He was transferred to Britain in 2005, but his story is a key part of the case against Abu Hamza al Masri, whose trial began this week in New York.
Afghanistan
Anxious China emerges as diplomatic player in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan – 108 kidnapped tribesmen released
Iran
Iran’s one-stop shop for US Army gear
Afghanistan
Inside the FBI’s secret relationship with special operations
Afghanistan
Officials: Despite Afghan election success, insurgents remain active
Afghanistan
One dead as gunmen attack NATO trucks in Jamrud
Taliban’s shadow governor for Kunar reported killed in US airstrike
Noor Qasim Sabari, the shadow governor of Kunar, is said to have been killed in a US airstrike along with seven senior commanders in the province.
Dozens killed in Taliban infighting in South Waziristan
A local Taliban fighter who is said to have supported negotiations with the government is among 34 jihadists killed during clashes since Sunday.
Jordan rearrests ex-Gitmo detainee once deemed a ‘high’ risk
A former Guantanamo detainee named Osama Abu Kabir has been arrested in Jordan. The charges have not been made public, but his arrest seems to be connected to Jordanian concerns about the jihad in Syria.
Afghanistan
In Taliban stronghold, a scared electorate