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Germany Concerned About Afghan Troop Numbers
Germany Concerned About Afghan Troop Numbers
Real Madrid’s Sami Khedira and girlfriend Lena Gercke’s naked photo lands journalists in prison
German citizen and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader Mounir Chouka said that “jihad in Germany is only a matter of time.”
Arid Ukan, an ethnic Albanian Muslim from Kosovo, was sentenced to life in prison for an attack at Frankfurt airport in 2010 that killed US two soldiers and seriously wounded two more.
US Sees Europe as Not Pulling Its Weight Militarily
France’s Afghanistan withdrawal decision raises worries
Emboldened Taliban Try to Sell Softer Image
German anti-Semitism ‘deep-rooted’ in society
Major powers divided on approach to Iran
As Powers Maneuver, Israel Says No Decision Yet to Attack Iran
2 Americans honored for catching terrorist suspect
There’s more to peace than Taliban
Europe Weighs Implications of Shrinking US Troop Presence
Hiding in Iran, Raising Suspicions in Europe
Talking to the Enemy: How German Diplomats Opened Channel to Taliban
Omid H., a 22-year-old Afghan, was charged with recruiting for al Qaeda and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan by posting “radical Islamic” messages and videos on a jihadist website. He was arrested near the central German city of Kassel in July 2011.
Terror on Trial | William Shawcross on Legal Proceedings Against Extremists
Al-Qaida leadership almost wiped out in Pakistan, British officials believe
Exclusive: Afghanistan sets ground rules for Taliban talks
US deal with Taliban breaks down
Exclusive: Secret US, Taliban talks reach turning point
War should stop before peace talks: Afghan leaders
A verdict is expected in January in the case of Arid Ukah, an Albanian from Kosovo who killed two US soldiers in Frankfurt. Authorities say he was radicalized via Islamist material on the Internet. He admitted the shootings and faces a possible life sentence.
Halil S., a 24-year-old German man, was arrested in Bochum on suspicion of providing financial and logistical support to al Qaeda’s “Dusseldorf Cell,” which planned bombings in Europe. Police also conducted raids in the apartments of five other suspects, 11 other homes, and two shops; an additional man, Florian M., was arrested in Kiel for […]
Power Plays in Afghanistan: Laying the Groundwork for Civil War
Taliban could return, Karzai warns Bonn conference
Afghanistan’s allies pledge to stay for long haul
Hamid Karzai ‘to hold on to power in Afghanistan after 2014’
Preparing for Withdrawal: German Military Fears Civil War in Afghanistan
After NATO strike, Pakistan adjusts rules of engagement