Taliban provide some details on Camp Bastion attack
The Taliban claimed the “Khalid ibn al Walid group” and the “Omar bin al Khattab group” were part of the attack, and said they used silencers.
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Afghanistan
Taliban Raid on NATO Base Inflicted Severe Damage
Afghanistan
Tough words from general on Afghan insider attacks
Afghanistan
Six Harrier strike aircraft were destroyed and two more were damaged, and three refueling stations were destroyed during the Sept. 14 suicide assault on Camp Bastion. An Afghan policeman killed four ISAF soldiers in Zabul. ISAF captured a Taliban commander who downed a Kiowa attack helicopter in Logar on Sept. 5. ISAF reportedly killed eight […]
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Experts blame base attack on intelligence failure
ISAF captures Taliban commander behind the downing of US helicopter
Two soldiers were killed when the Taliban shot down a US Army OH-58 Kiowa attack/scout helicopter in eastern Afghanistan on Sept. 5.
6 Harrier jets destroyed, 2 damaged in Taliban assault on Camp Bastion
The loss of the strike aircraft will impact military operations in the south. The members of the suicide assault team wore US Army uniforms and “appeared to be well equipped, trained and rehearsed,” ISAF said.
Afghan police kill 4 more Coalition troops
A policeman killed four ISAF soldiers in Zabul, and was subsequently killed in return fire. Fifteen percent of ISAF’s casualties have been caused by green-on-blue attacks.
Afghanistan
Pakistan slams US ‘pick and choose’ policy in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Security forces killed an al Qaeda weapons expert in an airstrike in Paktika. The Taliban killed nine women and three children in an IED attack in Helmand. An Afghan policemen killed an ISAF soldier in the south.
Afghan policeman kills 2 British soldiers in Helmand
The member of the Afghan Local Police was killed after gunning down two British soldiers in Gereshk district. So far this year, 14 percent of ISAF’s casualties have been caused by green-on-blue, or insider attacks.
Al Qaeda ‘weapons expert’ killed in eastern Afghanistan
Taqwa, an Afghan national, directed attacks and funneled IEDs and weapons to insurgents in Paktika province. ISAF has conducted at least 19 raids against al Qaeda’s network in Afghanistan since the end of May.
Afghanistan
Jihadists killed two ISAF soldiers in a complex assault on Camp Bastion in Helmand; the Taliban breached the wire and damaged military aircraft and buildings. The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in an IED attack the south. Britain may begin withdrawing troops earlier than expected.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Kunar Residents Seek More Army Presence on Border
Afghanistan
Afghan Forces Leading 80 Percent of Operations in East and South: ISAF
Afghanistan
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
Afghanistan
The Taliban beheaded two Afghan policemen in Baghlan and killed an ISAF soldier in the east. Anti-Taliban uprisings have been reported in Ghor and Badghs provinces.
Canada
Canada blames US for delay in transferring Omar Khadr
Bangladesh
Anti-Islam film protests spread across Middle East
ISAF targets al Qaeda-linked Taliban commanders in Ghazni raids
A commander who helped “foreign insurgents” move throughout the province was captured. Another leader who was targeted serves as “the senior liaison between multiple insurgent groups operating in central and eastern Afghanistan.”
Afghanistan
Afghanistan bans YouTube to block anti-Muslim film
Afghanistan
As troops move out, economy slows in Kabul
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed a tribal leader in Faryab. The UN said the Taliban raised more than $400 million from taxes and extortion in 2011. UNAMA halted operations in Kunar.
Afghanistan
Insurgent Taliban rake in $400m from different sources: UN report
Afghanistan
Pre-9/11, Haqqani group urged US ties: documents
ISAF kills 2 Taliban commanders linked to ‘foreign insurgents’
One of the commanders had planned an August 2008 ambush in Kabul province that resulted in the deaths of 10 French soldiers.
Afghanistan
Al-Qaida still poses a threat: Panetta
Afghanistan
Transfer of Bagram was Taliban and Arab Pressure: Analyst
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed three Afghan intelligence officers and a policeman, and destroyed a helicopter in a rocket attack at Bagram Air Base. A suicide bomber killed a police commander and five Afghans in an attack in Herat. ISAF killed two Taliban leaders who were responsible for a 2008 ambush that killed several French soldiers.
Afghan Taliban claims it ‘had no hand in the 9/11 incident’
The Taliban also attempted to convince the international community that the country would not serve as a launchpad for future attacks.