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US, Pakistan beginning to look more like enemies
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Haqqani Network
Dempsey voices Pakistan frustrations over Haqqani network inaction
Afghanistan
CIA gets nod to step up drone strikes in Pakistan
ISAF airstrike kills 3 al Qaeda operatives in Afghan east
The airstrike took place in the same district in Wardak province where 38 US and Afghan troops, including Navy SEALs, were killed when their helicopter was shot down in August 2011.
Afghanistan
Panetta: US losing patience with Pakistan on militancy
Afghanistan
We Prefer to Hold Talks with US: Taliban Leader
Afghanistan
Pakistan condemns US drone strikes
US troops repel suicide assault on base in eastern Afghanistan
“Some insurgents were able to get inside the perimeter” of Forward Operating Base Salerno, “but they were neutralized,” a US military spokesman told LWJ.
4 ‘militants’ killed in latest US drone strike in Pakistan
The US has struck three times in the past five days in Pakistan’s Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan.
Afghanistan
Afghan Ministry of Education Urges School Attackers to Stop
Afghanistan
Taliban, Afghan neighbors could hamper NATO’s exit
Taliban
Iran, Pakistan out to weaken Afghanistan, MPs told
US adds Taliban financier, Haqqani Network operative to terror list
Abdul Baqi Bari has funneled money to both al Qaeda and the Taliban, and has accepted funds from Osama bin Laden. Bakht Gul serves as a top aide to Badruddin Haqqani, and has helped “foreign fighters” enter Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Many will profit if Pakistan reopens NATO supply routes
Afghanistan
US lawmakers want Haqqani named terrorist group
Al Qaeda
P.O.W. Is Focus of Talks on Taliban Prisoner Swap
Pakistani Taliban proclaim ‘jihad’ for bin Laden
“Let us pledge today that we will continue our jihad and sacrifice our lives and property in the way of Allah like Sheikh Osama did,” pamphlets distributed by armed militants in Miramshah said.
Security and stability in Afghanistan: progress and risk
The Department of Defense’s semi-annual report on Afghanistan says it is making progress towards security and stability. But progress needs to be considered alongside risks. And risks are high and increasing.
Haqqani Network
India’s PM, Hillary share Pak terror concerns
Taliban behead 2 Pakistani soldiers in North Waziristan
The soldiers’ heads were displayed on poles in Miramshah, where the Pakistani military maintains a garrison.
Taliban kill 9 Pakistani troops in North Waziristan ambush
The Taliban ambushed a convoy near Miramshah, inflicting “heavy losses” on Pakistani troops.
Al Qaeda
Taliban stronger than before US troop surge: lawmakers
Al Qaeda
NATO supply routes closure causing massive equipment backlog: US DoD
Taliban announce start of Al Farooq spring offensive
The “Al Farooq Jihadi spring operation” offensive will begin on May 3, and will target foreign and Afghan security forces, Afghan political and government officials, the Afghan High Peace Council, and anti-Taliban militias.
Taliban launch suicide assault in Kabul following Obama’s departure
Five Taliban fighters and five civilians were killed in the assault on a civilian compound in the Afghan capital. The attack took place just hours after President Obama reiterated that the US seeks a negotiated settlement with the Taliban to end the war.
Al Qaeda
Pentagon report paints mixed picture of war in Afghanistan
Haqqani Network
North Waziristan — a first-hand account
US drone strike kills 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The strike is the first in Pakistan in a month. Foreign fighters, likely Arabs and members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, were reported to have been targeted.
Afghanistan
Talks Between US and Pakistan Fail Over Airstrike Apology
Afghanistan
Book review: Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan and Afghanistan by Ahmed Rashid