ISAF captures IMU ‘financial facilitator’ in Kunduz
Special operations forces have conducted at least 31 raids against the IMU in eight of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces so far this year; 13 of those raids have occurred in Kunduz.
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ISAF captures another senior IMU leader in Kunduz
Special operations forces have conducted 30 raids agains the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in Afghanistan so far this year; 12 raids have taken place in Kunduz.
IMU’s leader for Kunduz captured during raid
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader directed the group’s operations in the northern Afghan province, and provided training and direction for IED attacks against Coalition and Afghan forces.
Taliban suicide bombers strike in Wardak
The double suicide attack killed 10 civilians and two policemen in Sayyidabad, a district where a helicopter carrying Navy SEALs was shot down one year ago.
ISAF kills senior IMU leader, ‘multiple insurgents’ in airstrike
Mullah Anwar served as the IMU’s leader in the Burkah district in Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, and was responsible for the assassination of a district governor and a member of the Afghan High Peace Council in Takhar.
ISAF captures ‘senior IMU leader’ in Kunduz
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader “directed improvised explosive device attacks in Kunduz province” and “acquired IEDs, weapons and rockets and distributed them to insurgents throughout the region.”
IMU announces death of emir, names new leader
The al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan has announced the death of its emir, Abu Usman Adil, in a drone strike in Pakistan in April, and named Usman Ghazi to replace him. Adil was responsible for ramping up the IMU’s activities in Afghanistan.
6 Uzbeks killed in North Waziristan drone strike
The strike took place in Mir Ali, a known terrorist haven where the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and the Islamic Jihad Group, an IMU splinter group, are based.
‘Numerous’ insurgents detained during latest raid against IMU in Kunduz
Almost 30 percent of the announced raids this year against the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan have taken place in Kunduz province.
ISAF kills IMU leader in Afghan north
Special operations forces killed Khadim, an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader and explosives expert who recruited and trained fighters for suicide attacks, during yesterday’s raid in Kunduz.
ISAF targets another senior IMU leader in Afghan north
“Numerous suspected insurgents” were detained during the raid that targeted a senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader in Kunduz province.
ISAF captures IMU leader in Afghan north
Special operations forces have conducted three raids this year in Takhar against the al Qaeda and Taliban-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
Taliban destroy 22 NATO trucks in Afghan north
The attack took place in Samangan, where a suicide bomber killed 23 people, including top Afghan officials, in an attack just four days ago.
Suicide bomber kills Afghan MP, 22 others at wedding
Also killed were the western zone police commander and the chief of the National Directorate of Security in Samangan province.
Special operations forces capture 2 IMU leaders in Afghan north
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leaders are Afghan nationals who were involved in suicide operations in Kunduz.
ISAF targets IMU suicide bomb maker in Kunduz
Special operations forces have now conducted 22 raids against the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, in eight of Afghanistan’s 24 provinces.
5 ISAF soldiers wounded in latest green-on-blue attack
The attack took place in Sayyidabad, a hotbed of Taliban and al Qaeda activity. The Afghan soldier escaped and the Taliban claimed he joined them.
Afghan police arrest 8 linked to poison attacks against schools in northern Afghanistan
Afghan officials announced the arrest of eight suspects connected to the rash of school poison attacks in Sar-i-Pul province. Well over a dozen suspected poison attacks against girls’ schools this year have sickened over 2,000 students in the country.
Recent Taliban attacks show increased targeting of civilians
Taliban fighters executed a fellow commander in Parwan province following accusations he had an “illicit relationship” with a local woman. In Nangarhar province, suspected insurgents detonated a music CD stall in Jalalabad City.
ISAF confirms capture of IMU commander behind kidnappings of aid workers
Two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commanders involved in the May kidnappings were targeted on Monday; one was killed and the other was captured.
ISAF kills IMU, al Qaeda-linked Taliban commanders in airstrikes
The Taliban commanders killed in Nangarhar “facilitated the movement of foreign fighters across the border from Pakistan into Afghanistan.” The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander was involved in the kidnapping of four aid workers in Badakhshan.
NDS arrests senior Taliban leader and 14 others linked to school poisonings
Afghan intelligence officials announced the arrest of 15 suspects in connection to the series of suspected poison attacks against girls’ schools in northern Afghanistan. Among those arrested were a Taliban deputy shadow governor and three women.
ISAF detains al Qaeda facilitator in Afghan north
The al Qaeda facilitator, who was based in Takhar province, “served as a financier and liaison between al Qaeda leaders,” according to ISAF.
ISAF launches airstrike against IMU facilitator
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan facilitator was targeted in the remote northeastern province of Badakhshan.
IMU eulogizes military commander, media operative
Commander Abbos Mansoor was named the military emir of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan just days before he was killed in a drone strike, while Abdul Aziz served as a combat cameraman and producer for Jundallah Studio.
ISAF targets IMU facilitator in Faryab
ISAF has targeted the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan six times in Faryab since mid-March.
ISAF captures IMU facilitator in northeastern Afghanistan
Badakhshan province has become a haven for the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
ISAF captures Taliban liaison to Peshawar Shura
The Taliban commander is linked to Dost Mohammed, the shadow governor of Nuristan, and has helped “foreign fighters and suicide bombers” conduct attacks in the Afghan north.
ISAF captures IMU leader in Kunduz
Special operations forces have targeted two different IMU leaders in the Imam Sahib district over the past three days.
ISAF targets IMU leader in Kunduz
Special operation forces have conducted at least 16 raids against the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan so far this year.