Taliban commander linked to Lashkar-e-Taiba detained in eastern Afghanistan
The Taliban commander “assisted with the recent influx of Lashkar-e-Taiba” fighters into Nangarhar, according to ISAF.
Tag Archives: Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan – Terrorism is not just Punjab’s problem: Gilani
Al Qaeda
Shutters down in Pakistani city over shrine bombing
Pakistan
Mosque attacks becoming a trend in ‘divided’ Pak
Pakistan
Pakistanis blame US after shrine attack kills 42
Pakistan
High alert after Pakistan shrine suicide blasts
Pakistan
Three suicide bombers killed 41 people in an attack at a Sufi shrine in Lahore. Ten people were killed during a clash between rival Taliban groups in Kurram. The Army claimed South Waziristan is cleared of terrorists. General Kayani denied brokering a meeting with President Karzai and Siraj Haqqani.
The ‘only 50 to 100’ al Qaeda in Afghanistan fallacy
The CIA continues to get it all wrong when discussing al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Numerous officials are repeating CIA Director Leon Panetta’s claim that al Qaeda maintains only a small footprint in Afghanistan. Here is what Panetta said over the weekend on ABC News’ This Week: “I think at most, we’re looking at maybe 50 […]
India
LeT harbours ambitions beyond India: Adm Mullen
Al Qaeda
New estimate of strength of Al Qaeda is offered
41 killed in triple suicide attack at Sufi shrine in Lahore
Three suicide bombers detonated just minutes apart in an effort to maximize civilian casualties. The attack is the 22nd major terror strike against religious institutions in Pakistan since December 2007.
Pakistan
US – Flournoy notes India™s growing role as security partner
Pakistan
Pakistan and Iran ‘backing Afghan attacks on British troops’
Al Qaeda
Vengeful new militant group emerges in Pakistan
Al Qaeda sleeper agent tied to 2009 NYC subway plot
Pakistan
Security forces killed 20 Taliban fighters in airstrikes in Arakzai. The interior minister said the government is willing to negotiate with the Taliban. A spokesman for the Foreign Office said Indian claims that Pakistan runs training camps for Kashmiri terrorists are baseless.
Afghanistan
Some Afghan military officers to get training in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan – Civil-military nexus to make media fall in line
Pakistan
Pakistan: Baradar’s extradition to Afghanistan likely to happen
General P, the ROE, and Pakistan
During his testimony to Congress yesterday, General David Petraeus made a point of directly addressing the problem of the existing Rules of Engagement (ROE). The existing Rules of Engagement were put in place by General Stanley McChrystal, with the intention of reducing civilian casualties. And they appear to have done so; the ROE change has […]
United States
Pakistan – Drone attacks should be stopped if unauthorized: Lahore High Court
Al Qaeda
Reconciliation efforts with Afghan militants face major obstacle
India
Kashmir – Political steps needed, Army chief tells TOI
Bruce Hoffman on the fight against al Qaeda
This is a little late as Hoffman’s article is from April, but his take on the US’ strategy, or lack thereof, to deal with al Qaeda and allied Islamist terror groups, is a must read. There are far too many points made in the article to list here, so read the whole thing. Two items […]
Karzai denies meeting Haqqani, General Petraeus says
General Petraeus told the Senate Armed Services Committee this morning that Afghan President Hamid Karzai denies meeting with Siraj Haqqani, a notorious terror chieftain.
Al Qaeda commander killed in US strike on safehouse in South Waziristan
An al Qaeda operative named Hamza al Jawfi and two Punjabis are said to have been killed in the airstrike.
Afghan, US forces launch offensive in Kunar
A battalion-sized combined force carried out an air assault in the district of Marawara, directly on the border with Pakistan. The US claimed that 150 Taliban fighters were killed in the assault.
United States
US and Afghan forces launch major assault in eastern province of Konar
Pakistan
Pakistan – Reasons for an operation in south Punjab
Pakistan
The Taliban killed four soldiers in an ambush in Bajaur; three Taliban fighters were killed in the clash. Detained Taliban fighters in Swat will be tried in a sharia court. Five Pakistani-Americans convicted of terrorist activities will appeal their convictions.