Pakistan
Police again arrested Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Malik Ishaq. The military claimed that two Taliban commanders and 16 fighters were killed during clashes in Bajaur.
Police again arrested Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Malik Ishaq. The military claimed that two Taliban commanders and 16 fighters were killed during clashes in Bajaur.
Pakistan – Call to remove hate material from textbooks
The US Treasury Department designated eight Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) leaders today, including the point man for the November 2008 attack on Mumbai. Also designated was the son of LeT chieftain Hafiz Saeed.
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Taliban spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan said the Pakistani soldiers were beheaded “as Shariah directs them to do with enemies of Islam.”
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Commander Tariq Afridi, the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s operations in Khyber, as well as in regions in Arakzai, Peshawar, Kohat, and Hangu, is said to have been murdered by a relative.
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Taliban team in Qatar for negotiations with US
US forces say no to rapprochement with Haqqanis
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Zabihullah Mujahid denied reports that claimed Badruddin was killed in a drone strike, and said he “is in the country and he is occupied with his operational responsibilities.” Afghan intelligence claims he is dead.
Badruddin Haqqani, a senior Haqqani Network leader, and Emeti Yakuf, the emir of the Turkistan Islamic Party, are thought to have been killed in drone strikes. Security forces killed 28 Taliban fighters in Bajaur and detained a commander in Nowshera. Nine civilians were killed in a mortar attack in Khyber.
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Lawmakers Urge Karzai to Address Apparent Rise in Insecurity
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Ragtag Revolts in Parts of Afghanistan Repel Taliban
Taliban attempts to kidnap family of jailed CIA informant in Pakistan
The senior Haqqani Network commander is thought to have been killed in one of five drone strikes this week. His death has not been confirmed.
Badruddin Haqqani Believed Dead in Pakistan Drone Strike