Afghanistan
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.
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
France has ended its combat mission in Afghanistan. The Taliban attempted to assassinate the governor and security chief for Helmand. Two policemen and two Taliban fighters were killed during fighting in Helmand. The Taliban killed a policeman in an IED attack in Farah.
Opium cultivation rises in Afghanistan, prices remain high
Over $3 billion illegally transferred outside Afghanistan
Afghan National Army loses 830 soldiers in 7 months
President Karzai asked the US to free all Afghan prisoners currently being held at the Bagram detention facility. Security forces arrested a Taliban suicide attack facilitator in Kandahar.
Freed Taliban prisoners get Afghan passports
Most Afghans Will Have Internet Access in 2 Years: Officials
Afghan Senators Concerned Over Release of Taliban Prisoners
Herat, Freewheeling Afghan City, Fearful of US Pullout
Skyfall’s Daniel Craig drops in on British troops in Afghanistan
The Taliban killed eight Afghan soldiers and an ISAF soldier, and a civilian accused of spying. Security forces killed 20 Taliban fighters in Faryab. Security guards robbed the Central Bank branch in Nuristan.
Freed rebels won’t promote peace drive: Afghan National Coalition
Quetta Shura Reviews Afghan Peace Talks
The Taliban website has uploaded a 35-minute-long video depicting a series of attacks against Afghan security forces in the Kamdesh district in Nuristan province.
Security forces killed five Taliban fighters in Badakhshan and detained a Taliban commander in Kandahar. The Afghan High Peace Council wants immunity, and sanctions lifted for senior Taliban leaders.
Taliban group accidentally reveals their email list
Afghan Peace Council Seeks Immunity, Lift on Sanctions for Taliban
Pakistani Taliban Turn to Kidnapping to Finance Operations
Pakistan May Release More Taliban Prisoners
Anwar ul Haq Mujahid is the commander of the Tora Bora Military Front, a Taliban subgroup based in Nangarhar province that has been behind numerous attacks on Afghan and Coalition forces as well as civilians. His father was close to Osama bin Laden.
The Taliban killed 17 civilians in an IED attack in Farah, four policemen in an ambush in Badakhshan, and two ISAF soldiers in the east. The US added the Taliban shadow governor of Helmand to its narcotics kingpin list.
Mullah Naim Barich, the Taliban’s leader for the southern Afghan province, was added “for the significant role he plays in international narcotics trafficking,” Treasury stated.
US troops may remains in Afghanistan beyond 2014
‘Safe passage’ granted: Pakistan frees key Taliban commander, 13 others