Taliban claim credit for ISAF helo crash in Afghan south
Six ISAF soldiers were killed in a crash in Zabul province. The Taliban were quick to claim credit for downing the aircraft.
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Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four soldiers and wounded six more in IED attacks in Khost, Wardak, and Kapisa. The Taliban also killed four children in a bombing in Uruzgan. Security forces killed 10 Taliban fighters during an operation Ghazni.
2 Guantanamo detainees transferred to Saudi Arabia
Both detainees were approved for transfer “subject to appropriate security measures” by President Obama’s Guantanamo Review Task Force. Previously, Joint Task Force Guantanamo deemed both detainees “high” risks to the US and its allies and recommended that they be retained in US custody.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed eight civilians in IED attacks in Kunar and Nangarhar, and wounded three Afghan intelligence officials in a suicide bombing in Nangarhar. The military claimed it killed 23 Taliban fighters in operations throughout the country.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed five soldiers in Helmand, three policemen in Ghazni, and two civilians in Kunar. Security forces killed 13 Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Kunar, Laghman, Kunduz, and Jawzjan. ISAF killed seven Taliban fighters in an airstrike in Nangarhar.
Afghanistan
Ordinary Afghans’ anxiety about future grows as security deal with US remains in limbo
Afghanistan
An official claimed that 17 Taliban fighters were killed in fighting in Badakhshan. The Taliban killed four people in bombings in Faryab and Farah, and an ISAF soldier in an attack in the south.
Afghanistan
Hagel Lifts Veil on Major Military Center in Qatar
Afghanistan
Afghan pullout could reverse gains against al Qaeda, US military chief warns
Afghanistan
65,000 clerics hired under pressure from MPs: Afghan education minister
Afghanistan
Security forces killed 15 Taliban fighters during operations throughout the country. The NDS detained 22 jihadists involved in a plot to attack the Ministry of Defense and the Presidential Palace. The Taliban killed six civilians in a rocket attack in Badghis.
Analysis: Afghan Taliban say drone strikes are proof US is a ‘paper tiger’
The Taliban claim that the US’ reliance on drones to target their leaders is not only ineffective, but also is evidence of American decline. The group uses Osama bin Laden’s own words to describe the US as a “paper tiger.”
Afghanistan
US needs millions more to complete Afghanistan’s ‘Pentagon’
Afghanistan
The Taliban gunned down two policemen in Kandahar and killed a soldier in an IED attack in Badghis. ISAF killed four Taliban fighters in an airstrike in Kunar.
Afghanistan
Life along the Afghan ring road
Afghanistan
Justice for Abused Afghan Women Still Elusive, UN Report Says
Afghanistan
Four policemen and two Taliban fighters were killed during fighting in Helmand. The Taliban gunned down a female police officer in Nimroz. A Taliban suicide bomber wounded 25 civilians and four US soldiers in an attack in Kandahar.
Morocco
Morocco justice chief calls for vigilance against terror
Afghanistan
America in Afghanistan: Filling stations in the sky
Afghanistan
Highway 1 shows the difficulties ahead in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
US looks for work-around to Afghan security impasse
Afghanistan
Afghan officials claimed security forces killed 27 Taliban fighters in operations throughout the country. The Taliban killed four family members in an IED attack in Kandahar. The US military stopped shipping equipment through the Torkham Gate due to protests over drone strikes in Pakistan.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed three policemen in Zabul, two civilians in Helmand, and a deputy police chief in Nangarhar. ISAF killed a Taliban commander and four fighters in an airstrike in Kunar.
Afghanistan
More than 20 Afghan soldiers and 57 Taliban fighters are reported to have been killed during fighting in Badghis over the past several days. Gunmen killed a senior tribal leader in Ghazni. ISAF denied that it halted fuel supplies to Afghan forces.
Afghanistan
Attacks on Aid Workers Rise in Afghanistan, UN Says
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed four policemen and wounded 17 more in an attack on a police station in Wardak province. The Taliban killed five people in an IED attack in Helmand. President Karzai accused the US of withholding fuel and logistical support to Afghan military and police units.
Afghanistan
NATO troops forced to risk dilapidated tunnel to get out of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Hekmatyar asks Karzai to stand by his refusal
Afghanistan
Support for BSA Strong Amongst Civil Society, Kabul Residents
Afghanistan
Security forces killed a Taliban district governor and seven fighters in Herat, and killed four more fighters and captured five more in Wardak. The Pakistani military fired 38 missiles into Kunar.