Afghanistan
Foreigners fanning sectarianism in Afghanistan: MPs
Foreigners fanning sectarianism in Afghanistan: MPs
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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.
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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.
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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.
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A Change in the Afghan Fighting Season, Borne on the Raindrops
Security forces killed 12 Taliban fighters, including several Pakistanis, in Zabul, and four more in Faryab. The deputy NDS chief in Herat was gunned down in the streets.
Rahat Ltd., a Pakistan-based hawala, its owner, and the owner of the Quetta branch, were added to the terrorism list for supporting the Taliban, including Mullah Barich, the shadow governor of Helmand province.
A suicide bomber killed two security guards in an attack outside of Camp Eggers in Kabul. The government executed 14 prisoners in the past two days; the Taliban described them as “prisoners of war.”
Pakistan, Afghanistan, ISAF agree on border coordination
Mine detecting dogs to take on Afghanistan’s enemy
Freed Taliban prisoners now living with their families: Afghan High Peace Council