Al Qaeda video highlights fighting in Ghazni
As the US and its NATO allies continue to draw down forces in Afghanistan and seek to negotiate a peace agreement with the Taliban, al Qaeda continues to highlight its operations in Afghanistan.
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Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed three people in an attack at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul. Three insurgent commanders were among eight people killed during fighting in Kunduz.
Afghanistan
Afghan army struggles with lack of reach
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed three civilians and two policemen in two separate IED attacks in Helmand province. The Obama administration’s top spokesman confirmed that the “zero option,” where no US troops would be stationed in Afghanistan after 2014, is still being considered.
Afghan Taliban lauded suicide bombings days before opening ‘political office’
Six days before the Taliban opened their de facto embassy in Qatar, the group published a defense and justification of suicide bombings.
Afghanistan
White House happy to talk peace terms with Taliban
Afghanistan
In Pakistan, army adamant on fighting the other Taliban
Afghanistan
A brand-new US military headquarters in Afghanistan. And nobody to use it.
Pakistan
Pakistan Taliban sack spokesperson in sign of growing divisions
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed 17 women and children in an IED attack in Herat and gunned down a tribal leader in Uruzgan. A Slovakian soldier was killed and 3 more were wounded in an insider attack at Kandahar Air Field.
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US Considers Faster Pullout in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
US considers pulling all troops from Afghanistan: officials
Senior Taliban commanders killed in northern Afghanistan
Senior Taliban commanders, including two deputy provincial shadow governors, have been killed in joint Afghan and Coalition security operations targeting militant hideouts in Jawzjan province. Two other prominent Taliban commanders were killed in Faryab province.
Afghanistan
Kabul-Kandahar Highway Embattled as Taliban Intensifies Attacks on Oil Tankers
Afghanistan
The military said that 14 Afghan soldiers were killed in attacks and bombings in Helmand, Kandahar, Paktika, Kabul, and Kunar. Security forces killed 18 Taliban fighters during a clash in Jawzjan province.
Afghanistan
Insurgents increasing in east Afghanistan, but Afghan army sees gains
Afghanistan
Karzai wants US to protect Afghanistan from Pakistan
Al Qaeda ‘paramilitary commander,’ Haqqani Network leader reported killed in recent drone strike
Abu Saif al Jaziri is an al Qaeda “paramilitary commander”; Maulana Akhtar Zadran is from the same tribe as Mullah Sangeen, who works closely with al Qaeda and is thought to be holding the only US soldier who has been captured in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan military forces fighting in mountainous border still face aggressive fight
Afghanistan
Pakistan accused of aiding Nangarhar rebels
Afghanistan
Special Report: Taliban Suicide Bombings in Review
Afghanistan
Pakistan – No radical shift in new anti-terror strategy
Afghanistan
Advisers in Afghanistan savor chance to get out of the office
Afghan Taliban say spokesman’s hacked email account issued ‘fake’ statement
The Taliban claim that an official spokesman’s email account was hacked by “intelligence agencies” who caused it to issue a false declaration that a Taliban ceasefire would take place during Ramadan.
Suicide bombers kill 18 Afghan police in 2 attacks in the south
In Uruzgan, a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform detonated at a dining facility, killing 12 policemen. In Kandahar, a suicide bomber killed a border police commander.
Afghanistan
GAO report conflicts with Army over battlefield intelligence system
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed six schoolchildren in an IED attack in Helmand, the senior female police officer in Helmand in a shooting outside of her home, a police officer in Nangarhar, and an ISAF soldier in the west. Three aid workers were kidnapped in Herat.
Afghanistan
Taliban ignoring talks overtures: US official
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Pakistan at loggerheads over peace efforts
Afghanistan
Pakistan builds new training centres for Taliban