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Tag Archives: Pakistan
Al Qaeda
Pakistan army steers clear of ‘global terror epicentre’
Afghanistan
Karzai’s key advisor warns against US exit efforts
Afghanistan
Taliban enemy of Afghanistan: ISAF
Afghanistan
Saleem in the shadow of Massoud
Al Qaeda
Who killed Syed Saleem Shahzad?
Al Qaeda
Airport security put on high alert after Mehran base attack: Malik
Pakistani Taliban again threaten to attack the US
Mohmand Taliban leader Omar Khalid threatens the US after bin Laden’s death, and wants to impose Shariah in Pakistan.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan: Slain journalist’s brother-in-law concerned for family’s welfare
Pakistan
Oxfam investigating embezzlement of donations to Pakistan flood disaster
Pakistan
US Predators killed 18 terrorists in three separate Predator strikes in South Waziristan. A Taliban suicide bomber killed 18 people in an attack at a bakery in Nowshera.
Afghanistan
Gates seeks to keep pressure on Taliban
Suicide bomber kills 18 in northwestern Pakistan
Also, six Pakistanis were killed in a bombing in the Matni area of Peshawar.
Questions emerge over HUJI’s statement on al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri’s death
A purported photo of Kashmiri’s corpse has turned out to be that of a Mumbai suicide bomber, and HUJI misspelled the group’s name twice in the press release announcing his death.
Pakistan
Six people were killed in a bombing in the Matni area of Peshawar. Interior Minister Malik denied the existence of the Taliban’s Quetta Shura.
HUJI releases photograph of Ilyas Kashmiri after death, but it isn’t him
The picture released by HUJI is actually that of Abu Dera Ismael Khan, one of the members of the Mumbai suicide assault team.
Al Qaeda
Kashmiri killing: Worrying times for Pakistan militants
Al Qaeda
Al-Qaida commander’s death increasingly certain
Was al Qaeda’s leader of Pakistan killed in the South Waziristan Predator strike?
Ahmad Faruq is rumored to have been killed in the strike that killed Ilyas Kashmiri, but the report is unconfirmed.
Pakistan
67% of Pakistanis for ‘Islamisation’ of society: Poll
Al Qaeda
Officials probe apparent death of Pakistani militant
Afghanistan
KP asks Karzai to rein in Taliban
Pakistan
Security forces killed 26 Taliban fighters in Dir. Three security personnel and two women were gunned down in Peshawar. Police have stopped four foreign nationals in Peshawar.
Taliban: ‘Mujahida sister’ executed Kunar suicide attack
Three interpreters for US forces are said to have been killed in an attack that was claimed by the Taliban.
Hizb-i-Islami
Taliban doubt safety of peace talks with Afghan govt
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Two visions of talking to the Taliban
Pakistan
Pakistan: armed with power, perks, and privileges
Al Qaeda
American drones thought to have killed al-Qaeda’s chief military commander
Top al Qaeda leader Ilyas Kashmiri reported killed in US Predator strike
A Harakat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami spokesman said that Kashmiri, one of al Qaeda’s top military commanders, was killed in yesterday’s attack in Wana. His death is a major blow to the terror group.
Pakistan
Drone attacks split US officials