New images of Haqqani Network operatives
Haqqani Network leaders appear in a recent videotape; one question is, who are they exactly?
Tag Archives: Pakistan
Al Qaeda commander killed during Karachi raid
Abdul Moeedul Islam was a mid-level leader in al Qaeda’s network in Karachi.
Afghanistan
Loya Jirga Backs Afghan-US Partnership
ISAF kills al Qaeda ‘facilitator’ in Afghan east
The al Qaeda facilitator “trained insurgents and worked as a courier.” He was killed in the same district in Wardak where 31 US troops, including 17 Navy SEALs, and seven Afghan troops were killed when their helicopter was shot down in August.
Taliban kill mosque imam in northwestern Pakistan
The imam refused to let the Taliban use the mosque to recruit fighters.
Pakistan
Pakistan bars ‘obscene’ words from SMSes
2 Brits thought killed in US drone strike in Pakistan
The families of Ibrahim Adam and Mohammed Azmir said they were killed in a strike in the Waziristan region three months ago. Azmir was the brother of a senior al Qaeda leader who also killed in Pakistan. Adam fled Briton while under a controversial “control order” for terrorism charges.
Haqqani Network releases video of training camps
The video shows uniformed Haqqani Network fighters conducting a variety of training exercises in a camp in North Waziristan.
US Predators kill 7 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The strike took place in Ramzak in North Waziristan, an area which has not been targeted in the past. The Pakistani military operates a large base in Ramzak.
Al Qaeda
Did a pro-US tilt just cost Pakistan’s ambassador his job?
Pakistan
US Predators killed 18 Taliban and “foreign fighters” in an airstrike in North Waziristan. Security forces killed 16 Taliban fighters during fighting yesterday in Arakzai. Five “terrorists” and two policemen were killed during a clash in Karachi.
Al Qaeda
Pakistani girls defy Taliban school bombings
ISAF targets ‘al Qaeda facilitator’ in Nangarhar
The Behsud district in Nangarhar, where the al Qaeda leader was targeted, is a known hub of jihadist activities.
US airstrike kills 27 insurgents in Afghan east
Air weapons teams have provided significant firepower to ISAF and Afghan troops.
US Predators kill 18 Taliban fighters in South Waziristan
Five Predators fired up to 10 missiles at a “sprawling compound” along the border with Pakistan. “Foreign fighters” are said to be among those killed.
Jund al Khilafah claims attack in Kazakhstan
The terror group said “a solder in our brigade” killed six people, including four security personnel, in Taraz on Nov. 12.
India
India And Pakistan Agree To Normalize Trade Ties
Haqqani Network manual praises al Qaeda
The 144-page book also sanctions suicide attacks and calls for strikes in the US and the West.
US Predators strike in Miramshah
Five people have been reported killed in the main town in North Waziristan. The area is under the control of the Haqqani Network.
Pakistan
US Predators killed five people in a strike in North Waziristan. The Lashkar-e-Islam killed four Frontier Corps troops in an ambush in Khyber. Security forces killed four Taliban fighters in Mohmand.
Afghanistan
Peace with the Taliban
Afghanistan
Pashtun Music Bazaars Still Being Targeted
Pakistan
The Taliban killed 16 people in a pair of bombings in Khyber, and bombed two schools in Swabi and Nowshera. The military has imposed a curfew in areas of North Waziristan.
Afghanistan
US-Afghan Strategic Partnership a Binding Agreement: Allen
ISAF targets Hizb-i Islami Khalis leader in Afghan east
The raid took place in the Khogyani district in Nangarhar, which in the past has served as a haven for a variety of terror groups, including Lashkar-e-Taiba, Laskar-e-Islam, the Haqqani Network, and al Qaeda.
Pakistan
Five security officials and five militants were killed during fighting in Jhelum in Punjab province; one report said that the fighters were from Lashkar-e-Jhangvi. The Taliban killed a policeman in a rocket attack in Shabqadar.
Jund al Khilafah strikes again in Kazakhstan?
An “Islamist militant” killed six people, including four security personnel, during attacks in the southern Kazakh city of Taraz.
Pakistan
‘Pakistan’s toughest cop’ vows to bury his Taliban attackers in bomb crater
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Pakistan Attempt to Repair Ties Damaged after Rabbani Killing
Afghanistan
India-Afghan strategic pact:the beginnings of regional integration