Suicide bomber strikes in Kabul
The attack occurred as President Karzai invited the Taliban and their allies to join the Loya Jirga to discuss the US-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement.
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Contractor with links to rebels enters US facility
Afghanistan
Insurgents in Herat About-Face on Peace, Rejoin Fight After Release
Ansaru leader calls Zawahiri ‘our good emir,’ praises al Qaeda branches
Abu Usama al Ansari also describes Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Omar as the “Emir of the Believers.” His group, Ansaru, was added to the US’ list of terrorist groups on Nov. 13.
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed two policemen in an attack on a checkpoint in Ghazni. The Taliban killed two more civilians in an IED attack in Helmand. Jalaluddin Haqqani eulogized his son, Nasiruddin. The US canceled a purchase of Russian helicopters for the Afghan Air Force.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Insurgents in Herat about-face on peace, rejoin fight after release
Afghanistan
Haqqani Leader Lived, Died In The Open In Pakistan
Haqqani Network emir eulogizes son killed in Pakistan
Jalaluddin Haqqani praises the “martyrdom” of his son, Nasiruddin, and reinforces his group’s ties to Mullah Omar and the Afghan Taliban.
Afghanistan
Mullah Fazlullah’s Rise to Chief of the Pakistani Taliban Complicates Islamabad’s Ties With Afghanistan
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed three students in a bombing in Farah and an ISAF soldier in an IED attack in the south. The US transferred FOB Salerno in Khost to Afghan forces. The UN said the poppy harvest has increased by 36% since last year.
Afghanistan
Afghan Companies With Insurgent Ties Still Receive US Contracts
Afghanistan
Nasiruddin Haqqani, a top leader in the Haqqani Network, was gunned down in Islamabad, Pakistan. The Ministry of Interior claimed that 28 Taliban fighters were killed during operations throughout the country. Tribal leaders and clerics oppose the Bilateral Security Agreement with the US.
Afghanistan
Security forces killed 18 “rebels” in airstrikes in Zabul,
Afghanistan
Do not overlook troops still in Afghanistan, warn UK military figures
US continues to claim al Qaeda’s presence in Afghanistan is minimal
Although Obama administration officials and the military have stated for the past four years that al Qaeda has a minimal presence in Afghanistan, the group and its allies continue to sustain operations in the country.
Afghanistan
US Admonishes Afghanistan on Prisoner Releases
Afghanistan
Nationwide Poppy Production Rises in Afghanistan in 2013
Afghanistan
ISAF Spokesman Discusses Afghan Election Security, BSA
Afghanistan
Security in Afghanistan’s Logar Province on Edge After Jamal Death, Ahead of Loya Jirga
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed three intelligence officials in an IED attack in Khost. On Nov. 3, Afghan forces killed nine Taliban fighters while repelling an attack in Ghazni. Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s nephew was arrested for the murders of a policeman and a civilian.
Afghanistan
NATO plans bigger exercises as it winds down Afghan mission
Afghanistan
Interview: A Continued US Presence In Afghanistan ‘Will Help Prevent Civil War’
Afghanistan
Syrians boost Stockholm population growth
Pakistani Taliban name Mullah Fazlullah as new emir
The firebrand cleric from Swat replaces Hakeemullah Mehsud to lead the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan. Fazlullah led the Taliban takeover of Swat and neighboring districts in 2007. He is currently sheltering in Afghanistan’s Kunar province.
Afghanistan
The bodies of seven Afghan soldiers who were captured by the Taliban last week and then executed were found in Zabul. Security forces killed seven Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Wardak, and Paktika. The NDS captured a Taliban suicide attack planner and executioner in Paktika.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Inside Syrian town living under al Qaeda reign of fear
Afghanistan
US trashes, sells its unwanted gear in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghan Militant Group Faces Unusual Discontent
Afghanistan
Afghan Parliament Demands Follow-Up To Infamous Baghlan Killings
Afghanistan
Tajik leader extending long rule in volatile region