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Pakistan to consider releasing former Taliban No.2
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Security forces killed eight Taliban fighters in Uruzgan and a Taliban commander in Ghazni. The Taliban is thought to have assassinated the former Hajj and Islamic Affairs director for Nimroz. Germany will withdraw more than 1,000 of its 4,800 soldiers out of the country in 2013.
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Pakistan to restore NATO’s Afghan oil supply line after 12-month hiatus
With little fanfare except in the Pakistani press, the NATO oil supply line to Afghanistan is expected to resume by the end of this month.
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Pakistan – Crossing the border: NATO oil supply expected to resume by month’s end
Afghan Taliban commander gunned down in Quetta
A former Taliban-era cabinet official and current shadow district chief was reportedly assassinated in Quetta, Pakistan.
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Afghans Test Lead Role in Tough Spot
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The Taliban killed two ISAF interpreters in Logar. Security forces captured several Taliban weapons facilitators. Pakistan is handing over several mid and low-level Taliban operatives to the Afghan peace council.
ISAF data show insurgent attacks, civilian casualties increased in September
Data released by ISAF show that the number of insurgent attacks increased slightly in September 2012, as compared to September 2011. And the number of civilian casualties has increased dramatically.
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EU suspends aid to Afghanistan
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Afghans Called Ill-Prepared to Maintain Bases on Their Own
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Pakistan – Most of Taliban income comes from illicit drug trade: Malik
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One person was killed in a rocket attack in Kabul. An ISAF soldier was killed in an explosion at a base in the south. ISAF killed a Taliban commander in Helmand.
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Afghan Warlord Ismail Khan’s Call to Arms Rattles Kabul
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Twenty-three Taliban fighters and an Afghan soldier were killed in fighting in Kapisa and Wardak, and a suicide bomber was gunned down in Kunar. US drones reportedly killed three children in Logar. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the east.
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US to soon determine post-2014 troop presence in Afghanistan
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UN Sanctions Unlikely To End Haqqani Safe Haven In Pakistan
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Afghanistan – Jihadi Council Plans May Provoke Civil War: Senators
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Afghan reconciliation: Kabul’s top negotiator seeks release of Taliban prisoners
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Pakistan urges all Afghan insurgents to pursue peace: Ambassador
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The Taliban killed six civilians, including a baby, in an IED attack in Khost, and killed two more in an IED attack in Helmand. Afghan soldiers killed a British soldier and wounded another in Helmand, and wounded a Spanish soldier in Badghis. ISAF captured an IMU weapons facilitator in Kunduz.
ISAF captures another IMU weapons facilitator in Kunduz
After halting reports on raids against al Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan for nearly a month, ISAF reported that two IMU weapons facilitators have been captured in the past week.
Afghan soldier kills ISAF trooper in Helmand
An ISAF soldier was also wounded in the insider, or green-on-blue, attack. There have been 42 such attacks this year, resulting in the deaths of 60 ISAF personnel.
Afghan soldiers attack Spanish troops in Badghis
Two Afghan soldiers were captured after opening fire on Spanish troops with the Provincial Reconstruction Team; one Spanish soldier was wounded in the attack.
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Afghan forces make tenuous gains in Helmand
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Soldier’s insider attack story is part of training
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For Afghan troops, donkeys are the new helicopters
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No breakthrough in Taliban talks expected before 2014: Afghanistan
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Pakistan terror toll fails to stir offensive
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The Taliban killed an ISAF solider in the east. Security forces killed and captured several Taliban fighters and commanders. Sweden will reduce the number of troops in country from 500 to 200 by the end of 2013.