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Afghanistan

Thirty-six Taliban fighters and two policemen were killed during fighting throughout the country. Twelve missiles fired from Iran have landed in Nimroz. Energy and Water Minister Ismail Khan is distributing weapons to militias.







Afghanistan

Nine Taliban fighters and three Afghan soldiers have been killed during fighting throughout the country. Provincial officials in Herat said five districts are on the verge of falling to the Taliban. ISAF captured an IMU weapons trafficker in Kunduz. The government said it would not negotiate with the Haqqani Network.


Afghanistan

The United Nations added the Haqqani Network to its list of designated terrorist groups. The UN said the Haqqani Network works with the Taliban to destabilize Afghanistan and has links to al Qaeda.











Afghanistan

The Taliban killed three US soldiers in an IED attack in Paktia on Nov. 3. Two Afghan and two Pakistani Taliban fighters were reportedly killed during infighting in Ghazni.



Taliban claim over 20 insider attacks in 8 months

A Taliban official responsible for insider, or green-on-blue, attacks in Afghanistan’s southern and western provinces claims that Taliban infiltration is behind the great majority of attacks this year, and details the operations of the committee sponsoring them.



NATO

Italian Premier Makes Surprise Visit To Afghanistan




Afghanistan

The Taliban killed the chief of police for the Dand district in Kandahar province. A Taliban commander and 12 fighters reconciled with the government in Herat. President Obama said the Afghan war is ending.