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Al Qaeda

As generals change, will Washington again weigh its strategy in Afghanistan?






Pakistan

The US killed a Taliban commander and four fighters in an airstrike in North Waziristan. Security forces killed eight Taliban fighters in Arakzai and six more in Swat. The government is attempting to resettle the displaced Mehsud tribe into South Waziristan.









Pakistan

The US killed two Taliban fighters in a strike in North Waziristan. Security forces killed eight Taliban fighters in Arakzai. Four people were wounded in two low-intensity bombings in a market in Karachi.




Pakistan

Security forces killed 10 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and detained a Taliban commander in Karachi. Eight Taliban fighters surrendered in Bajaur. The Taliban bombed two NATO fuel tankers in Peshawar. The US will ship three F-16 fighters to the Pakistan Air Force.




Pakistan

Pakistani troops killed eight Taliban fighters in Arakzai. An investigation indicates police aided in the escape of four Jundallah members held in a jail in Karachi. The Taliban destroyed four NATO tankers in Peshawar.



Pakistan

Security forces killed 24 Taliban fighters in Arakzai and detained five Lashkar-e-Islam fighters in Khyber; a Frontier Corps trooper was also killed in fighting in Arakzai. The Taliban is openly raising money in Punjab. A German suspected of belonging to al Qaeda has been detained in Bannu.






Pakistan

Security forces killed 43 Taliban fighters in Arakzai, five in Swat, and four more in Dera Ismail Khan; 22 fighters surrendered in Bajaur. The Taliban offered a prisoner swap for 33 captive Frontier Corps troops and threatened local truckers that convoys transporting NATO goods would be attacked.