Pakistan
US Predators killed six “militants” in North Waziristan. The ISI spied on German police trainers in northern Afghanistan, and may have been passing information on them to the Taliban.
Tag Archives: Pakistan
Afghanistan
Haqqani Network Sends Message With Kabul Attacks
Pakistan
US has no permission to launch drone strikes in Pakistan: PM Gilani
US drones kill 6 ‘militants’ in al Qaeda hub of Datta Khel
The attack in North Waziristan is the fourth in Pakistan’s tribal areas in five days.
Afghanistan
NATO should act against terrorists in Afghanistan: Gen Malik
Afghanistan
Pakistani wolf to guard Afghan henhouse
India
Pak tests nuclear-capable Hatf-7 cruise missile
Suicide bomber kills 17 in Kabul, including 5 ISAF troops
A suicide bomber flipped an up-armored Rhino in the capital; the Taliban claimed credit for the attack. Three Australian soldiers were killed in Kandahar, and a female suicide bomber attacked Afghan intelligence officials in Kunar.
Pakistan
US Predators killed 13 Taliban fighters in a strike in South Waziristan on Oct. 26. A suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban militia leader and his aide in Nowshera. The military successfully tested a nuclear warhead-capable cruise missile.
‘Safe havens in Pakistan remain the insurgency’s greatest enabler’: DoD report
The DoD seeks to work with Pakistan while that country continues to support the Haqqani Network; al Qaeda remains connected to the Taliban, but the IMU doesn’t get a mention.
Pakistan
In Pakistan, a militant deal sours
Afghanistan
Clinton urges Congress: Don’t ‘undercut’ US progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan
US Predator strike kills 13 Pakistani Taliban fighters in South Waziristan
Taj Gul Mehsud, a deputy of Hakeemullah Mehsud, may have been killed in a previously unreported strike on Oct. 26 in South Waziristan.
2 senior al Qaeda leaders killed in recent drone strikes in Pakistan
Abu Miqdad al Masri and Abd al Rahman al Yemeni both were involved in al Qaeda’s external operations. Al Masri was also a member of al Qaeda’s Shura Majlis.
Pakistan
US Predators killed five Taliban commanders, including Mullah Nazir’s brother, in South Waziristan, and six “militants” in North Waziristan. The Taliban praised JUI-F leader Maulana Abdul Ghani, who was killed in a car accident.
Afghanistan
Pakistan allows insurgent fire on US troops: general
Taliban praise dead Pakistani political leader
Maulana Abdul Ghani and his political party, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl, have openly supported the Taliban for years.
Afghanistan
Clinton wants Mulla Omar in peace talks
US Predators kill 6 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
The strike took place in the same village in the Mir Ali area where a senior al Qaeda leader was killed six weeks ago.
India
JuD ‘teaching’ Islam to Hindu flood victims
Afghanistan
ISI may act if Afghanistan gets too close to India: Musharraf
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Pakistan accused of backing Taliban
Afghanistan
Mao’s Rockets and the Eastern Afghan Border War, Part I
Al Qaeda
Pakistan military denies BBC report on Taliban links
US Predators kill 5 Taliban commanders in South Waziristan strike
Hazrat Omar, the brother of “good Taliban” leader Mullah Nazir, was one of those killed. Omar was Nazir’s operational commander for Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Afghan forces soon to take charge in more areas
Pakistan
The Taliban killed four people, including a member of a lashkar, in an IED attack in Dir. The Pakistani military claimed two ISAF helicopters violated airspace in North Waziristan.
Afghanistan
Taliban commanders say Pakistan intelligence helps them
Afghanistan
Afghanistan sliding into autocracy: Paktia governor
United States
Pakistan ‘still running Taliban training camps’