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In Its Own War on Terror, Pakistan Piles Up Heavy Losses
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Eyeing Afghan exit, US intensifies campaign against Haqqani militants
Afghanistan
US won’t seize Taliban ally’s cash
Taliban respond to terrorism designations of 3 Haqqani network leaders
Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid sent LWJ the group’s response to the US’ designation of three senior Haqqani Network commanders.
US adds 3 senior Haqqani Network leaders to terrorism list
Two of the Haqqani Network leaders have close ties to al Qaeda; one of them has traveled to Saudi Arabia to fundraise as recently as late 2013. The other is a member of the Miramshah Shura and coordinates operations with the Taliban.
Uzbeks, Germans reported killed in Pakistan airstrikes
Unconfirmed reports indicate that 33 Uzbeks and three Germans are among those killed in Pakistani airstrikes in North Waziristan.
Pakistan launches airstrikes in North Waziristan after Taliban suicide attacks
Adnan Rasheed, the emir of the Ansar al Aseer Khorasan, appears to have been one of the targets of the airstrikes in the Mir Ali and Datta Khel areas of North Waziristan. Tribesmen claimed the Pakistani Air Force launched indiscriminate attacks on villages.
Afghan, US forces target Haqqani-linked Taliban leader in Parwan
Qari Nazar Gul, the deputy shadow governor for Parwan province, is linked to the Haqqani Network and “transports weapons, fighters and suicide bombers” into Parwan and Kabul. Ten Taliban fighters, a US Special Forces soldier, and two civilians were killed during the raid.
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Afghanistan – Boy Trained by Haqqanis Claims He Was Raped
US drones kill 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
In the first strike recorded in Pakistan in a month, the US yet again struck at a target in an area administered by the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
Ansarul Mujahideen kills 4 Pakistani troops in North Waziristan
The Pakistani terror group has carried out suicide and IED attacks in response to drone strikes that have killed the emirs of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan and the Mullah Nazir Group, as well as a top Haqqani Network leader and members of the Turkistan Islamic Party.
US drones strike in Pakistan, kill 3 ‘militants’
An unnamed Punjabi jihadist is reported to have been killed in a strike in the Miramshah area, which is administered by the Haqqani Network.
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Just Ignore Karzai and Press On
Analysis: Targeted killing of Haqqani leaders a successful tactic that falls short of an effective strategy
The recent deaths of top Haqqani Network leaders Nasiruddin Haqqani and Ahmad Jan will hurt the organization, but without a comprehensive strategy to fight jihadist groups beyond the tactic of targeted killings, will not lead to its collapse.
Pakistan ‘strongly condemns’ drone strike that killed Haqqani Network leaders
Pakistani denouncements of drone strikes that kill top Taliban, Haqqani Network, and al Qaeda leaders are now routine.
US drone strike kills 3 Haqqani commanders in Pakistan’s Hangu district
Three Haqqani Network commanders are reported to have been killed in a drone strike at a seminary in a settled area of Pakistan’s northwest that appears to have targeted Sirajuddin Haqqani, the operational commander of the Haqqani Network. The strike is the first outside of the tribal areas in four years.
Suicide bomber strikes in Kabul
The attack occurred as President Karzai invited the Taliban and their allies to join the Loya Jirga to discuss the US-Afghan Bilateral Security Agreement.
Afghanistan
Haqqani Leader Lived, Died In The Open In Pakistan
Haqqani Network emir eulogizes son killed in Pakistan
Jalaluddin Haqqani praises the “martyrdom” of his son, Nasiruddin, and reinforces his group’s ties to Mullah Omar and the Afghan Taliban.
Afghanistan
Mullah Fazlullah’s Rise to Chief of the Pakistani Taliban Complicates Islamabad’s Ties With Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghan Companies With Insurgent Ties Still Receive US Contracts
Afghan Taliban condemn the killing of Nasiruddin Haqqani
The Afghan Taliban’s official statement confirms the death of Nasiruddin, reinforces the point that the Haqqani Network is part of the Taliban, and dents the narrative that the Haqqanis operate only in Afghanistan.
Senior Haqqani Network leader killed in Pakistan
Nasiruddin Haqqani, a senior leader and financier in the al Qaeda-linked Taliban subgroup, is reported to have been killed during a clash in Pakistan.
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Afghan Militant Group Faces Unusual Discontent
US drone strike targets head of Pakistani Taliban
Hakeemullah’s bodyguard was killed in a strike in North Waziristan that leveled a compound and killed four other “militants.” A senior commander is rumored to be among them.
US drone strike kills 3 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The strike is the first recorded in Pakistan in a month, and took place in an area administered by the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
Photo of Mullah Sangeen in coffin published on jihadist forum
Haqqani Network commander Mullah Sangeen Zadran was killed in a US drone strike on Sept. 5 in Pakistan’s Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan.
Haqqani Network said to name successor to Mullah Sangeen
Bilal Zadran is said to have replaced Mullah Sangeen Zadran, who is thought to have been killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan in early September.
US drones target Haqqani Network in North Waziristan strike
Three Haqqani network fighters were killed in the attack, which took place in the same town where Mullah Sangeen Zadran is rumored to have been killed in another drone strike earlier this month.
US drones kill 7 in North Waziristan strike
The strike is the first in nearly three weeks, and targeted a militant compound in Shawal, a known jumpoff point for jihadists heading to Afghanistan.