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US commandos hand over troubled area to Afghans
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‘The Taliban are worried about the uprising happening here’: an interview with the Panjwai district governor
The DG of Panjwai district in Afghanistan’s Kandahar province outlines the nature of the insurgency and the local uprising against the Taliban, his desire for continued international assistance, and the limited resources provided by the national and provincial Afghan governments.
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Taliban Terrorize Karachi as the New Gang in Town
Afghanistan
Security forces killed a Taliban district chief and six fighters in Faryab, 11 fighters in Badakhshan, and six more in Herat. Two policemen were also killed in Badakhshan. Three teachers were gunned down in Balkh. A concert in Ghazni was canceled after provincial officials declared that music is haram.
Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces claimed they killed 23 Taliban fighters in Logar, but reports from the province indicate that five civilians, including four children, were killed. Afghan officials said that another 29 Taliban fighters were killed during raids throughout the country.
Afghanistan
Kerry Hears Afghan Fears From Women in Business
Initial security impressions: Panjwai
Long War Journal correspondent Bill Ardolino is currently embedded with US soldiers from the 4-2 Stryker Brigade Combat Team in Panjwai, Afghanistan.
Latest IMU capture indicates resiliency of terror group in Afghanistan
Raids against the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and al Qaeda have taken place consistently for years. Can Afghan forces maintain the tempo as NATO takes a backseat in Afghanistan?
Afghanistan
Five policemen and eight Taliban fighters were killed after the Taliban launched a suicide assault on a police headquarters in Jalalabad. The government freed 26 inmates from Bagram Prison just one day after the US transferred control of the prison. Australia will withdraw 1,000 of its 1,500 troops from Afghanistan by the end of the […]
Taliban suicide assault team strikes police HQ in eastern Afghanistan
Five policemen and eight Taliban fighters were killed after the suicide assault team penetrated security at the Quick Reaction Force headquarters in Jalalabad.
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Stalemate to continue: Taliban rule out talks with Karzai during Qatar visit
Afghanistan
US Cedes Control, Almost, on Afghan Prisoners
Afghanistan
Chinook pilot awarded medal for Helmand rescue
Suicide bomber kills 17 Pakistani troops in North Waziristan
The suicide bomber rammed a water truck packed with explosives into a camp run by the Pakistani military’s Frontier Works Organization.
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Excavating a future in Afghanistan
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Insecurity Springs From Afghan Dam Projects
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The military claimed that more than 60 Taliban fighters were killed in Badakhshah; the Taliban denied the report. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the east. Ismail Khan called on Afghans to reject a security pact with the US. The US and Afghanistan reached an agreement to transfer Bagram.
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Doubts Over Bagram Handover Ahead of Deadline
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A War of Attrition in Farah Province
Afghanistan
As New Drone Policy Is Weighed, Few Practical Effects Are Seen
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Afghan Villagers Take On Taliban in Their Heartland
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed five people at a madrassa in Helmand. The Taliban beheaded three men in Kandahar and killed a district governor and two bodyguards in Takhar. A policeman killed five of his colleagues in Badghis.
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Afghanistan’s Nuristan province ‘at mercy of the Taliban’
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President Karzai’s spokesman said NATO’s involvement in Afghanistan is “unwise” and “aimless.” Denmark will withdraw its combat troops five months earlier than planned. A policeman killed three of his colleagues in Zabul. The Taliban killed two policemen in an IED attack in Herat.
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US – Afghanistan Partnership website launched in Kabul
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Afghan police casualties increased by 15 percent: Sediqi
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Afghanistan – Ulema Council Needs to be Independent: Abdullah
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After The Afghan Pullout, The Dangers For Central Asia
Afghanistan
Eight policemen defected to the Taliban in Herat. A policeman gunned down his commander in Khost. A US Blackhawk pilot was one of five soldiers killed in a helicopter crash in Kandahar earlier this week. An ISAF soldier was killed yesterday in a helicopter crash in the south.
Afghanistan
Afghan Clerics Warn US on Karzai Demands