The Taliban killed seven people in an IED attack in Ghazni and four more in a similar bombing in Helmand. Four Afghan soldiers were wounded in a suicide bombing outside a base in Logar. Security forces killed a Taliban “sub-commander” in Badakhshan and three fighters in Kabul.
Mullah Omar’s former deputy, who was detained in Karachi in 2010, will be freed in Pakistan, not Afghanistan.
The military said that 24 Taliban fighters were killed during a recent operation in Badakhshan. The Taliban claimed it killed several Afghan security personnel in a suicide assault in Kandahar. A former senator was gunned down in Balkh.
Pakistan to Send Baradar to Saudi or Turkey for Peace Talks
The Taliban and al Qaeda continue to operate throughout Kunar province despite years of targeting by ISAF aircraft and special operations forces.
As US and NATO forces continue to withdraw from Afghanistan, the Taliban continue to indicate that their operations will not cease.
The Taliban, including Mullah Omar, eulogized Badruddin in a video released on their official website. Badruddin was thought to have been killed in a US drone strike in August 2012.
Taliban bombers hit Afghanistan Wardak intelligence HQ
Taliban’s Spread Into Northeast Sparks Fears
The Afghan Local Police killed six Taliban fighters in Ghazni. Security forces killed four more Taliban fighters in Badakhshan. The Taliban killed a female author from India in an attack in Paktika, two civilians in an IED attack in Laghman, and an ISAF soldier in the east.
Pakistan militants prepare for war in Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw
Karzai Urges Afghan Parents To Send Daughters To School
The senior Haqqani Network commander and a Lashkar al Zil explosives expert are said to be among those killed in yesterday’s strike in North Waziristan.
Today’s strike is the second in Pakistan in six days. The Haqqani Network continues to operate freely in North Waziristan even though the group is closely allied with al Qaeda.
Afghanistan security forces’ readiness for NATO withdrawal still a hard sell
Afghanistan – War is not over but conditions set for winning: US General
Afghanistan – New Coalition Endorsed by Taliban Formed for Elections
ISAF’s second in command said that Coalition forces have no plans to completely withdraw from Afghanistan. The commander of the Afghan National Army’s 205th Military Corps said that ISAF forces have withdrawn from 188 of the 235 bases in Kandahar and Zabul.
Pakistanis resume overland NATO oil supplies to Afghanistan
The Taliban killed four bodyguards for the governor of Badakhshan in an IED attack on his convoy, and gunned down a senior judge in Herat. Officials said that more than 100 fuel tankers and NATO supply trucks were destroyed in yesterday’s suicide assault in Torkham.
Afghan security death toll ‘unsustainable’: NATO commander
A Taliban suicide assault team attacked a base in Torkham, and destroyed dozens of fuel tankers and NATO supply trucks; three Taliban fighters were killed. Security forces killed nine Taliban fighters in Wardak and Ghazni.
Afghan police deaths double as foreign troops withdraw
The fighting forced the closure of the Torkham-Jalalabad road in Nangarhar, a key route from Afghanistan that is used to ferry NATO supplies from Pakistan. Dozens of trucks carrying fuel and supplies for NATO forces were destroyed.
Rahmatullah Nabeel appointed as Afghan intelligence chief
India to Boost Commando Presence in Afghanistan
MoFA Approves Plan to Open Taliban Office Outside Afghanistan
The Taliban killed five people in a suicide attack in Kandahar, 12 people in an IED attack in Helmand, seven more in another roadside bombing in Parwan, and an ISAF soldier in the east. Security forces killed 16 Taliban fighters and detained 10 more in Wardak.
Prison escapee evolves into Qaeda-backed jailbreak artist
The Taliban killed a district governor and 19 civilians in a suicide bombing at a mosque in Kunduz, and killed five children in a bombing in Baghlan. The Interior Ministry claimed that 57 Taliban fighters were killed during operations throughout the country.