Afghanistan
‘Hardliners tighten grip on Nangarhar University’
‘Hardliners tighten grip on Nangarhar University’
Three Afghan soldiers attacked a US military base in Kapisa province, and killed a civilian contractor. The three Afghan soldiers were killed. US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel made his first trip to Afghanistan.
Long Way Ahead in Fight for Afghan Women
Security forces killed 14 Taliban fighters during operations throughout the country. The Taliban killed three policemen in an IED attack in Farah. CENTCOM commander General Mattis said the US would equip the Afghan military with drones.
Mattis recommends post-2014 force of 20,000 in Afghanistan
Foreigners Behind Afghanistan’s Instability: Karzai
Asmatullah Muawiya said that the executions of Ajmal Kasab and Afzal Guru will fuel a new round of attacks on India, and that Kashmir will become a focal point for jihadists after the US abandons Afghanistan.
A Taliban suicide assault team killed six policemen in an assault on a district center in Paktika. The Taliban killed 16 soldiers in Badakhshan. Taliban prisoners seized control of a British-funded prison in Helmand.
NATO chief backs proposal to keep more Afghan troops in place through 2018, despite expense
Dam and other Afghan projects being scaled back as U.S. picks up pace of withdrawalt
ISAF: No More Data On Taliban Attacks
Afghan Peace Process and Minorities’ Concerns
Senior NATO and Afghan officials condemned the statement by the head Pakistani cleric that suicide attacks in Afghanistan are justifiable. Five Taliban fighters were killed in an uprising in Faryab. The Taliban killed a US soldier in the south on March 3.
Watchdog Says Afghan Government Must Act To Protect Media Gains
NATO expects decision on post-2014 Afghan force by mid-year
Zabul Peace Chief Resigns Over Governor Inaction
Facilitating Afghan peace: Pakistan mulls Taliban transfer to Qatar
War-weariness?: Taliban may launch political party
The Inside Story of How the White House Let Diplomacy Fail in Afghanistan
Helmand’s Remarkable Security Gains Remain Fragile
Afghan MOD Asks ISAF to Halt Military Base Demolitions
One of the most wanted Taliban commanders in eastern Afghanistan, Sheikh Dost Mohammed, was reportedly killed along with two other Taliban leaders in a US airstrike in the Ghaziabad district of Kunar province. The death of Dost Mohammed has been erroneously reported in the past.
The Afghan military and police claimed to have killed 18 Taliban fighters in raids throughout the country. A Kazakh member of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan was captured in Kunduz. ISAF apologized for killing two Afghan boys in Uruzgan.
Spending cuts create challenges for Army
The chairman of Pakistan’s Ulema Council said suicide bombings should continue in “occupied” Muslim areas that do not have the atomic bomb. His rhetoric is identical to that of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan.
Wardak Provincial Council Fears Ban on US Forces
The Taliban killed eight policemen and two civilians in an IED attack in Kunar. Security forces killed a senior Haqqani Network attack facilitator in Logar.
Karzai to ISAF: turn over armed groups
Karzai Cannot Offer Govt Positions to Taliban: Muhaqiq
Exclusive interview: A peek into the Afghan Taliban mind