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In southern Afghanistan, concerns about what comes next
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ISAF soldier, civilian contractor killed in latest green-on-blue attack
The attack took place just two days after the US and NATO resumed joint operations with Afghan forces.
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Change of US command expected in Afghanistan
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Twenty Taliban fighters and two Afghan policemen were killed during fighting throughout the country. ISAF has resumed joint operations with the Afghan National Security Forces. The Taliban claimed they captured the Wardoj district in Badakhshan.
ISAF targets another ‘al Qaeda-associated Taliban leader’ in Kunar
Since the end of May, special operations forces have conducted at least 21 raids against al Qaeda’s network in Afghanistan.
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Pakistan paving ground for water war: analysts
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Afghanistan – Anti-Corruption Office Laments Failure to Prosecute
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Pakistan Military Warn East Afghanistan Residents to Leave Homes
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British-built schools in Afghanistan may be forced to close
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EXCLUSIVE: Senior al Qaeda figure ‘living in Libyan capital’
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Afghans Rally Against Public Lashings Of Teenagers
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ISAF killed an al Qaeda facilitator in Kunar and several Haqqani Network fighters in Khost. The Taliban killed five people in an attack on a village in Faryab. Eight Taliban fighters reconciled with the government in Baghlan.
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Insight: In US soldier’s death, a window into Afghan insider killings
‘Last Gasp’ of the Taliban?
US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta tells tall tales about the Taliban’s dying “last gasp.”
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Afghanistan – Taliban increasingly use roadside bombs
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Afghanistan – 12-Year-Old Escapes Taliban Suicide Plan
Pakistani al Qaeda ‘facilitator’ killed in Kunar airstrike
Abdul Rauf and two other “insurgents” were killed in an airstrike in in the Marawarah district on Sept. 23. Rauf moved “foreign fighters” and built IEDs.
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Muslim world demands int’l action to stop religious insults
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The Taliban killed two ISAF soldiers in a suicide attack on a convoy in Logar, and two civilians in an IED attack in Helmand. Sixteen school girls in Kabul were poisoned. The Interior Ministry claimed its forces killed 51 Taliban.
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In Afghanistan, US Advisers Train Ally With Armor On
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NATO, Taliban joust over state of Afghan war
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UK to Extradite Muslim Cleric to US
ISAF data show insurgent attacks down, civilian casualties up
ISAF has released its monthly data trends report for August 2012. ISAF’s data show that the number of attacks by insurgents in Afghanistan has decreased slightly this year, by 5 percent when compared to the first eight months of 2011. However, the overall level of violence remains greater than prior to the surge and the number of civilian casualties has increased in recent months.
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Students protest profane movie in Kunar
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Afghanistan – ‘Surrendering’ Insurgent Came From Prison, He Says
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The Afghan military claimed it killed 49 Taliban fighters in Helmand. Four anti-Taliban militia members and 24 Taliban fighters were killed in clashes in Ghazni. The Taliban released a video detailing some of the planning for the assault on Camp Bastion and kidnapped four tribal leaders in Faryab. The chief of police for Badghis province […]
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Saudi steers citizens away from Syrian jihad
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Afghans Take Over Training Responsibility for Border Police
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The air force men who fly drones in Afghanistan by remote control
Taliban release video of planning for Camp Bastion assault
The video clip shows a map on a whiteboard that details the location of the security perimeter, aircraft, hangars, and other buildings. Al Qaeda and the Mullah Dadullah Front were likely involved in the assault that destroyed six USMC Harriers.