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Pakistani minister vows better counterterror work with US, but won’t talk of tackling Haqqanis
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed five civilians in an IED attack in Helmand. Three former Taliban fighters were gunned down in Faryab. President Karzai urged the Taliban not to interfere in an anti-polio vaccination program.
Afghanistan
Karzai appeals Taliban not to hinder anti-polio drive
Afghanistan
Decrease of Nato Involvement was Afghan Decision: MOD
Afghanistan
Taliban Targeted by Local Uprisings
Afghanistan – now what?
With the surge of US forces in Afghanistan over and a pause in partnered operations, American policy is in disarray.
Kyrgyzstan
Russia bolsters influence in Kyrgyzstan as US nears airbase exit
Afghanistan
US troops in Afghanistan return to pre-surge levels: Defence official
Afghanistan
Afghanistan says Pakistani shelling risks negative consequences
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed a policeman and a child in Kandahar. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces captured two Taliban fighters behind the beheadings of two policemen in Baghlan, and killed and captured several Taliban fighters in Kandahar, Khost, and Balkh.
Al Nusrah Front
Foreign fighters, extremists increasingly appearing on front lines in Syria’s civil war
Afghanistan
Ex-Commander in Afghanistan in Line for Top Africa Post
Italy
Italian Supreme Court upholds guilty verdict against 23 Americans
Afghanistan
A suicide bomber killed two policemen in Herat. More than 1,000 Taliban fighters attacked police in Nuristan; a Taliban commander and eight fighters, as well as a policeman, were reportedly killed. Security forces captured the IMU’s leader for Kunduz and four fighters. Twenty-four Taliban fighters reconciled with the government in Nangarhar.
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Afghanistan: Surrendering rebels say Pakistan, Iran aided them
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Afghanistan – Some governors reshuffled, others sacked
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Afghanistan – Disbelief at Hezb-e-Islami Using Female Bomber
IMU’s leader for Kunduz captured during raid
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader directed the group’s operations in the northern Afghan province, and provided training and direction for IED attacks against Coalition and Afghan forces.
Afghanistan
Coalition Sharply Reduces Joint Operations With Afghan Troops
Afghanistan
NATO order changes way it will fight Afghan war
Afghanistan
Analysis: NATO pullback heightens doubts about Afghan strategy
Afghanistan
A female suicide bomber from Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin killed 12 people in Kabul. A suicide bomber wounded three US soldiers in Kunar. The Taliban killed four Afghan soldiers in an IED attack in Herat. ISAF captured a Taliban leader involved in the assault on Camp Bastion.
ISAF captures Taliban leader involved in Camp Bastion attack
The US military also announced that the Harrier squadron commander was one of the two Marines killed in the suicide assault on Camp Bastion that took out eight strike aircraft.
Female suicide bomber from Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin strikes in Kabul
Eight foreigner workers, including Russians and South Africans, and four Afghan civilians, were killed in the blast near Kabul International Airport.
Afghanistan
US Warns Judge’s Ruling Impedes Its Detention Powers
Afghanistan
Post-2014: Taliban cadre warns of civil war in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
The US has suspended combat operations with Afghan forces. ISAF killed an al Qaeda facilitator, an Afghan soldier who killed a US soldier and defected to the Taliban, and more than a dozen insurgents in airstrikes in Kunar. ISAF apologized for an airstrike that killed eight women in Laghman.
US military suspends combat patrols with Afghan forces
The suspension of combined combat patrols by units below the battalion level takes place as green-on-blue attacks continue to spike.
Al Qaeda ‘facilitator’ killed in Kunar airstrike
Asadullah is the second Afghan member of al Qaeda killed in the past week. He organized and directed attacks, and was behind the Aug. 8 suicide attack in Asadabad that killed three US soldiers and a USAID employee.