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Tag Archives: Pakistan
Al Qaeda
Paying Homage to Bin Laden, Pakistani Mosque Re-emerges as Bastion of Militancy
Afghanistan
Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif urges time for Taliban talks
Iran
Iran may seal border with Pakistan
Inter-Services Intelligence Agency
Why ISI spy posters are all over Islamabad
Pakistan
The Taliban killed an Army officer and two soldiers in an IED attack in an area between North and South Waziristan. Police claimed to have killed a Taliban commander who engineered the prison break in Dera Ismail Khan in 2013.
Inter-Services Intelligence Agency
Attack on Journalist Starts Battle in Pakistani Press
Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban broker ceasefire between rival TTP factions
Pakistan
Pakistan, Ending Its Observance of Cease-Fire, Launches Airstrikes Against Taliban
Inter-Services Intelligence Agency
Attack on Journalist Spurs New Dispute in Pakistan
Al Qaeda
Pakistan library named ‘Bin Laden’ in Islamic school
Pakistan
Pakistan – TTP say they will not extend ceasefire, but will continue talks
Trial of jihadist cleric expected to highlight ex-Guantanamo detainee’s al Qaeda role
Feroz Ali Abbasi was once held at Guantanamo and US officials have accused him of agreeing to take part in al Qaeda’s attacks against the West. He was transferred to Britain in 2005, but his story is a key part of the case against Abu Hamza al Masri, whose trial began this week in New York.
Afghanistan
Anxious China emerges as diplomatic player in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan – 108 kidnapped tribesmen released
Pakistan
Pakistan Says Talks with Taliban in Comprehensive Phase
Pakistan
Pakistan: Taliban factions clash, killing dozens
Pakistan
Pakistani Taliban plot with seminaries to assault capital: police
Afghanistan
One dead as gunmen attack NATO trucks in Jamrud
Kenya
Norway – Hundreds of immigrant kids sent abroad to study
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Pakistani leader of banned sectarian group gets parliament seat
Social Media Jihad: Open interview with al Qaeda’s sharia official in Pakistan
Asim Umar, al Qaeda’s top sharia official in Pakistan, will be holding a Q&A session online in May. The appearance is being promoted on social media.
Dozens killed in Taliban infighting in South Waziristan
A local Taliban fighter who is said to have supported negotiations with the government is among 34 jihadists killed during clashes since Sunday.
Pakistani Taliban launch website, which is promptly taken down
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan launched an official website, but it was shut down for unknown reasons almost immediately.
CIA
Delays in Effort to Refocus CIA From Drone War
Pakistan
Pakistani couple gets death over ‘blasphemous’ text message
Former Guantanamo detainee killed while leading jihadist group in Syria
Ibrahim Bin Shakaran, a Moroccan who spent more than three years at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility before being freed, has been killed while leading Sham al Islam in Latakia. Bin Shakaran had run a recruiting network for Abu Musab al Zarqawi after being released by the US.
US Military
Leftover US equipment in Afghanistan up for grabs for Pakistan
Afghanistan
Escalating attacks jangle nerves ahead of crucial Afghan vote
Afghanistan
Exclusive: Pakistan Taliban agrees to ceasefire to help Afghan allies