The governors of Kunar and Nuristan provinces in Afghanistan claimed that Sheikh Dost Mohammed was killed in a US drone strike. Dost Mohammed’s death is unconfirmed, and Afghan officials have claimed he was killed one other time already this year.
Fifteen Taliban fighters and six Afghan soldiers were killed in clashes throughout the country. The Taliban killed an Australian soldier in Uruzgan. “Gunmen” killed four tribal leaders in Faryab.
Interview: Taliban Spokesman Says Qatar Office Marks Beginning Of Political Track
US Talks with Taliban in Doha Mark Capitulation in Afghanistan
How Qatar came to host the Taliban
The Opening of the Taleban Office in Qatar: A Propaganda Coup and an Angry Government
The Taliban are using their office in Qatar to further their political standing in the international community as well as negotiate the release of al Qaeda-linked leaders.
Taliban Qatar office hints at possibility of ceasefire
Hamid Karzai suspends US-Afghanistan security pact talks
The Afghan military has officially taken control of all combat operations in the country. The Taliban opened a political office in Qatar. Four US soldiers were killed in a rocket attack at Bagram Airbase. Three people were killed in a bombing that targeted a senior political leader in Kabul.
A roadside bomb exploded near the convoy of Afghan political leader Ustad Mohammad Mohaqiq in Kabul City. Three people were killed, but Mohaqiq survived the attack.
Rampant corruption, insecurity haunts Nangarhar residents
Gen. Dostum Distributing Weapons to His Followers: Jowzjan Governor
Afghan Forces Struggle as US Weans Them Off Support
US to begin direct peace talks with Taliban over Afghanistan
Afghan special forces killed five Taliban fighters in Farah. The NDS arrested two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan suicide bombers and three operatives in Kunduz. Six Afghan Local Policemen in Badghis defected to the Taliban.
Afghan women lose political power as fears grow for the future
The al Qaeda leader was targeted in a raid in the Watahpur district, a known hub for the terror group, on June 6.
Security forces killed 15 “rebels” in Logar. The Taliban killed five policemen in an IED attack yesterday in Paktika. Six civilians were killed in an IED attack in Uruzgan.
Drug Smugglers Provide Support to Insurgents in Helmand: Officials
Exclusive: Taliban Leader Soften Stance in Peace Talks
Taliban fighters shrug off NSA surveillance revelations: ‘We knew’
Afghan Forces, Taking Lead, Hold Steady in Violent District
Foreign insurgents preparing for major Nuristan attack
Taliban to carry more attacks on foreigners in Afghanistan
Afghanistan – MPs Call on Information Minister to Disclose ‘Un-Islamic’ Media Outlets
Afghanistan Supports Pakistan’s Stance on US Drone Strikes: Karzai
The al Qaeda facilitator who was targeted in Nangarhar is known to relay messages for senior al Qaeda leadership and provide financial and logistical support for terrorists operating in Afghanistan.
Afghan Air Force to be Fully Equipped Within Eight Years: ISAF
The Taliban killed eight civilians in an IED attack in Khost, four more in a mortar attack in Wardak, three soldiers in Badghis, a policeman and a tribal leader in Herat, and a policeman in Paktika.