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3 al Qaeda operatives reported killed in recent drone strike in Pakistan
Two Jordanians and an Egyptian are said to have been killed in the Sept. 6 drone strike that reportedly killed Mullah Sangeen Zadran, a top Haqqani Network leader.
Taliban confirm death of Badruddin Haqqani in drone strike last year
The Taliban, including Mullah Omar, eulogized Badruddin in a video released on their official website. Badruddin was thought to have been killed in a US drone strike in August 2012.
Mullah Sangeen Zadran, al Qaeda commander reported killed in drone strike
The senior Haqqani Network commander and a Lashkar al Zil explosives expert are said to be among those killed in yesterday’s strike in North Waziristan.
US drones kill 4 Haqqani Network fighters in North Waziristan strike
Today’s strike is the second in Pakistan in six days. The Haqqani Network continues to operate freely in North Waziristan even though the group is closely allied with al Qaeda.
Taliban suicide assault team attacks Afghan Army base in Kapisa
The attack takes place just days after the governor of Kapisa said that the Taliban, HIG, and the Haqqani Network are in control of large areas of the province.
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Pakistani Al-Qaeda and Haqqani Network Pose Threat to Afghanistan: Security Officials
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Attack on Indian mission in Afghanistan raises specter of regional struggle
Jihadists launch suicide assault at Indian consulate in Jalalabad
The attack took place after a major clash between the Taliban and Afghan forces in the eastern province of Nangarhar.
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US Senators Admonish Obama Over Haqqani-ISI Relationship
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Insurgents increasing in east Afghanistan, but Afghan army sees gains
Al Qaeda ‘paramilitary commander,’ Haqqani Network leader reported killed in recent drone strike
Abu Saif al Jaziri is an al Qaeda “paramilitary commander”; Maulana Akhtar Zadran is from the same tribe as Mullah Sangeen, who works closely with al Qaeda and is thought to be holding the only US soldier who has been captured in Afghanistan.
US drones kill 17 in first strike in Pakistan in nearly a month
The strike took place in a village where two senior Haqqani Network leaders have been killed by the US over the past several years.
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US General Dunford: ‘Fight for Afghan rights not over’
Suicide bomber kills 10 Afghan students, 2 US soldiers
The suicide bomber targeted a US and Afghan Local Police patrol as it passed by a high school in Paktia province. The US has stepped up raids against the Haqqani Network in Paktia.
Pakistani Taliban confirm death of deputy emir in drone strike
Spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan said that Waliur Rehman was indeed killed yesterday in a drone strike in North Waziristan. Rehman was wanted by the US for involvement in terror plots, including the failed Times Square bombing.
US launches first drone strike in Pakistan in 6 weeks
The strike in North Waziristan killed seven people in an area administered by the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network. Senior Taliban commander Waliur Rehman is rumored to have been killed. The program had been put on hold for “political considerations.”
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ISAF confirm death of senior Haqqani leaders in Paktiya
American killed in US drone strike, US Attorney General says
Jude Kenan Mohammed was the eighth member of Daniel Boyd’s terror cell in North Carolina. He traveled to Pakistan in 2008, was arrested, skipped bail, and is thought to have traveled to Pakistan’s tribal areas. He may have been killed in a strike in 2011 that occurred in an area controlled by the Haqqani Network.
ISAF targets ‘insurgent leader’ linked to Haqqanis, Pakistani Taliban, and ‘Arabs’
The insurgent leader runs a training camp somewhere along the Afghan-Pakistan border and commands more than 100 fighters, including suicide bombers.
Haqqani Network’s Taj Mir Jawad subgroup targeted in raid
Taj Mir Jawad is a co-leader of the Kabul Attack Network, and is a senior commander in the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
Suicide bomber kills 17 Pakistani troops in North Waziristan
The suicide bomber rammed a water truck packed with explosives into a camp run by the Pakistani military’s Frontier Works Organization.
Afghan forces thwart unprecedented terror plot in Kabul
NDS forces raided a Haqqani Network safe house in eastern Kabul, killing five militants, capturing two others, and seizing a 7,800-kg truck bomb wired for detonation. The bomb’s destructive capacity had a radius of nearly one mile, according to Afghan officials.
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Taliban name Mullah Nazir’s replacement
Bahwal Khan, the new emir of the Mullah Nazir group, maintains close ties to al Qaeda, the Afghan Taliban, and a host of terrorist groups, US intelligence officials told The Long War Journal. Additionally, the US intelligence officials denied that the Pakistani government or military aided in the killing of Nazir.
Taliban suicide bomber attacks US base in Khost
An Afghan policeman and two civilians were killed in a blast outside of Forward Operating Base Chapman, which is known to host CIA operations.