US Predators strike in Datta Khel area in North Waziristan
Datta Khel is a known safe haven for al Qaeda and allied terror groups. Today’s strike is the fifth in Pakistan’s tribal areas in six days.
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Pakistan
Security forces killed six Taliban fighters in Hangu and killed another Taliban fighter in Peshawar. The Taliban bombed two NATO fuel tankers in Kalat.
Afghanistan
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Pakistani officials won’t rule on American’s diplomatic immunity
Pakistan
Deteriorating security situation panicking Pakistanis
Pakistan
Pakistan – Home Dept orders screening of police
Afghanistan
Pentagon’s quiet shift on Afghanistan war: Maybe safe havens aren’t crucial
Pakistan
US Predators killed six Taliban fighters in a strike in the Miramshah area of North Waziristan. The Taliban bombed a girls’ school in Khyber. Six more people were killed in violence in Karachi.
US Predators strike again in North Waziristan, kill 6
The strike is the third in Pakistan’s tribal areas in two days, and the second in an area controlled by the Haqqani Network.
Pakistan
Pakistan again delays ruling on CIA. operative
Pakistan
Pakistan – Govt, ICRC at odds over treatment of terror detainees
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Pakistan – Anti-Taliban militias under threat
Pakistan
Pakistan assassinations highlight sway of radical clerics
Pakistan
US Predators killed six “militants” in airstrikes in North and South Waziristan. The Taliban killed eight people in an attack on a bus in Hangu. Eighteen people have been killed in targeted killings in Karachi. Security forces killed four “terrorists” in Swat.
US Predators strike again in Pakistan’s tribal areas
The strike near Miramshah in North Waziristan is the second today. Six “militants” were reported killed.
Afghanistan
‘Pakistan military support terrorists, smugglers’ – senior Afghan military, police
US Predators miss target in South Waziristan strike
Four “rebels” escaped after the first volley of missiles missed their target. Three of the last six Predator strikes have taken place in South Waziristan.
Pakistan
A shooting in Pakistan reveals fraying alliance
Pakistan
Security forces killed six “militants” in Arakzai. Four people were killed in a rocket attack in Jaffarabad. The Taliban torched two NATO fuel trucks in Mach and bombed a mosque in Peshawar.
Raid in Afghan east targets Hizb-i Islami Khalis leader
The Hizb-i Islami Khalis helped Osama bin Laden enter Afghanistan in 1996, and aided in his escape to Pakistan during the Battle of Tora Bora. ISAF has not mentioned HIK by name in its press releases prior to today.
ISAF targets another IMU commander in Baghlan
After a lull in raids against the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in the Afghan north, ISAF has stepped up operations there over the past several days. ISAF and Afghan special operations forces launched another raid against the IMU, again in the Burkah district in Baghlan: Afghan and coalition security forces targeted an Islamic […]
Pakistan
US Predators killed five “militants” in a strike in Mir Ali in North Waziristan. The military successfully test fired a nuclear-capable missile.
US Predators kill 5 in al Qaeda haven in North Waziristan
Predators fired a second round of missiles at a car, indicating that an important terrorist leader or operative was the target of the strike.
Afghanistan
Taliban fighters moving back into former Afghanistan stronghold
Pakistan
An anti-Taliban tribal leader threatened to stop supporting the government after a suicide attack in Peshawar. Some Pakistani drivers for NATO supplies have refused to ship materials to Afghanistan. The Taliban bombed two schools and a bridge in Khyber.
Anti-Taliban militia commander threatens to quit, join Taliban, after Peshawar suicide attack
Dawn reports that the leader of an anti-Taliban militia in the Matni area of Peshawar has threatened to end his support for the government in the wake of yesterday’s deadly suicide attack at the funeral of a wife of a fellow militia member: The leader of a powerful anti-Taliban militia on Thursday threatened to stop […]
Pakistan
A suicide bomber killed 37 people in an attack at a funeral in Peshawar. A Pakistani general said US Predator strikes are killing terrorists and very few civilians. Security forces detained four Taliban operatives in Karachi.
Pakistan
250 clerics declare suicide attacks haram
US Predators are killing ‘hardcore elements’ and ‘foreigners’ – Pakistani general
The commander of Pakistan’s 7 Division, which operates in North Waziristan, claimed that few civilians are killed in the covert US airstrikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas.
Pakistan
Pakistan’s Islamist parties challenge weakening government