Afghanistan
Afghan bank fraud siphoned out savers’ money, independent report says
Afghan bank fraud siphoned out savers’ money, independent report says
Coalition forces killed senior Taliban commander Abdullah Kalta in an airstrike on Nov. 21. Abdullah was responsible for the deaths of four New Zealand soldiers in central Bamyan province over the past two years.
After 22 months in Af-Pak hot seat, Grossman to ‘return to private life’
The Taliban killed an ISAF solider yesterday in an IED attack in the south. Two people were killed after Afghan police forces clashed among themselves in Baghlan. ISAF killed a Taliban commander in Kunar.
Pakistan ranked ‘most dangerous place for journalists’ second year running
Human Rights Watch urges no amnesty for Afghan Taliban
Foreigners fanning sectarianism in Afghanistan: MPs
250 ISAF Bases Handed Over to Afghan Forces
Egypt at a Crossroads after Morsi Grants Himself Sweeping Powers
During a speech last week, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta said that ISAF’s analysis of the Afghan insurgency shows that the level of violence has decreased in 2011 and 2012. That is true when compared to 2010, a peak year for violence. But the level of violence remains worse than prior to the surge.
David Cameron set to decide on Afghanistan withdrawal timetable
US Looks to Set Size of Afghan Presence
The chequered tale of the Taliban ‘boy commander’
Mystery shrouds ‘rusted missiles of Afghan era’ recovered from Jalozai Camp
Reports of raids against al Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan have decreased over the past two months, but “that does not indicate there were no missions executed, just that there was not a release issued,” ISAF told LWJ.
Pakistan – Militant attack: Blast destroys shrine of 11th century saint
Notes from Afghanistan
Tragic violence against women on the rise in Afghanistan
Georgia ready to train Afghan forces
Classes Suspended After Student Dies in Kabul University Clash
Insurgents Losing the Afghan War: Katz
White House Presses for Drone Rule Book
‘British Army chief risked soldiers’ lives,’ says US colonel
Islamic revolution will soon be future of Pakistan: JI
The Taliban killed a US soldier in the south. A suicide bomber killed only himself in a premature detonation in Nangarhar. Security forces captured two suicide bombers in Kabul.
Hamid Karzai: Our Man in Kabul?
Pakistan holds key to success in Afghanistan: US
Afghanistan – Lawmakers, Scholars React to Taliban Call for End to Executions
Afghanistan – Brave Tarana Returns to Ashura Massacre Site
A Change in the Afghan Fighting Season, Borne on the Raindrops