Eighteen people were killed, including 10 Taliban fighters, a soldier, and four members of a peace committee in Khyber. Three Taliban fighters and a soldier were killed as the two groups fought over a downed US drone in South Waziristan. Militants killed three Turis in an attack on a bus in Kurram. The US Ambassador […]
The unmanned US strike aircraft crashed in the village where the Taliban have run training camps and Baitullah Mehsud was killed. A senior Taliban commander led the fight to secure the drone.
‘Will target Qaida across world’
The family of al Qaeda’s operations chief for Pakistan was notified of his death. His cousin, a senior al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, was killed one year ago.
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan promises more of the same.
Foreign Policy provides some historical context about Islam’s role in the Pakistani Army.
US Suspects Pakistan Link in Attack
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Kayani lays stress on national interest at NATO meeting
The Taliban’s counterintelligence unit in North Waziristan said Bahadar is an enemy, after the group was ejected from the North Waziristan Shura.
Xinjiang Doesn’t See Foreign Link in Attacks
PM says it’s United States’ turn to do more
White House Weighs Limits of Terror Fight
A suicide bomber killed 31 Pakistanis who were attending a funeral in Lower Dir. The Taliban killed three military intelligence officials in an IED attack in Bannu.
The US and Pakistan have different outlooks on the US role in Afghanistan and in the region.
Abu Hafs al Shahri, a Saudi citizen, is said to have been killed in a recent Predator strike. He was on Saudi Arabia’s list of most wanted terrorists.
Kabul Attack Led From Outside Afghanistan: MoI
The terror group has been implicated as being behind numerous attacks inside India. The US said the Indian Mujahideen “maintains close ties” to Lashkar e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami.
The British trail to the Afghan jihad
The attack took place at a funeral for a member of a tribe that has raised an anti-Taliban militia in Pakistan’s northwestern district of Lower Dir.
Haqqanis: Growth of a militant network
Dawat-e-Islami comes under military’s radar
Pakistan’s Islamic preachers: Gateway to radicalization?
Lashkar-e-Toiba in the dock
US Blames Kabul Assault on Pakistan-Based Group
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s leader for the Afghan north is connected to networks in Kabul and Ghazni, and facilitates suicide and other attacks.
The Taliban killed four children and a school bus driver in Peshawar; the children were killed to intimidate tribesmen who oppose the Taliban. The Taliban killed apolitical leader in Dir.
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Kidnapped boys saga: NATO trains its sights on TTP hideouts in Afghanistan
ISAF reluctant to act against Pakistani Taliban