Pakistan
Pakistan – Minorities voice concern for their rights
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Pakistan
Security forces killed 18 Taliban fighters during shelling in Kurram and Orakzai. Officials claimed NATO forces wounded six people in cross-border mortar attacks. Secretary of State Clinton said Pakistan is not justified to detain a Pakistani doctor who aided in the hunt of Osama bin Laden.
Afghanistan
Suicide bombers sold for Rs2m, says Pakistani minister
Afghanistan
US General Says Closure Of Pakistan Supply Routes Complicates Afghan Pullout
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Bracing for mass evictions from Pakistan
Al Qaeda
Majid Khan Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Plots in Military Court
Al Qaeda
Key Al-Qaida Witness: Hamburg Islamist to Stand Trial in Germany
India
Foiled Delhi blast: Homegrown jihadis Lashkar’s latest weapon
Pakistan
A court acquitted Lal Masjid cleric Maulana Abdullah Aziz of two counts of treason for supporting the Taliban in South Waziristan and inciting against the military. The Lashkar-e-Islam killed a woman and a child in a bombing in Khyber. NATO aircraft reportedly violated Pakistani airspace over South Waziristan.
Taliban claim CIA ‘fabricated’ truce letter from Mullah Omar
The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan issued a formal denial of a letter calling for a ceasefire that was purportedly signed by Mullah Omar. Instead, the Taliban vowed to “intensify its operations against the Americans, their allies and their despicable internal supporters and [to] continue unabatedly with its sacred Jihad.”
Jundallah kills 18 Shia travelers in northern Pakistan
The Pakistani terror group is closely tied to al Qaeda and the Taliban, and has attacked Shia worshipers in Pakistani mosques in the past.
Pakistan
“Gunmen” opened fire on a bus in Kohistan, killing 18 Shia passengers. Four Pakistani soldiers and 10 Taliban fighters were killed during a clash in South Waziristan.
Pakistan
‘SalamWorld’ to be Facebook for Muslims — but much cleaner
Al Qaeda
Wikileaks: Pakistan army officials ‘knew of Bin Laden house’
Shabaab
Analysis: Somali reform rush may be militant lifeline
Al Qaeda
Stratfor: Osama bin Laden ‘was in routine contact with Pakistan’s spy agency’
Afghanistan
Britain begins preparations for Afghanistan withdrawal
Al Qaeda
OBL was in contact with members of Pakistan’s spy agency: Report
Pakistan
The Taliban killed seven people in a car bombing in Nowshera and rocketed a police outpost in Peshawar. Helicopter gunships killed six Lashkar-e-Islam fighters in Khyber. An “al Qaeda hitman” may be released from prison after witnesses withdrew their testimonies.
Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 at Jalalabad Airfield
The Taliban claimed credit for the suicide attack that killed six Afghan civilians, two security guards, and a soldier.
Pakistan
Pakistan – Paradigm shift: In political vacuum, JI stands at crossroads
US Army officers killed by Afghan policeman linked to Pakistani madrassa
The Afghan policeman, an ethnic Tajik, shot the two Army officers in the back of the head.
Pakistan
New Pakistan extremist movement leaves government powerless to act as it chants ‘Death to America’
Pakistan
Pakistan – Ahmadi worship centre in Rawalpindi: Locals demand removal of barricades, CCTV cameras
Al Qaeda
New light on drone war’s death toll
Al Qaeda
Pakistan begins demolition of bin Laden’s compound
Pakistan
Secret US cable warned of Pakistani havens
Afghanistan
Pakistan – Hizb-e-Islami hails appeal
Pakistan
A suicide assault team from the Abdullah Azzam Brigade killed four policemen in Peshawar. Seven “terrorists” and three soldiers were killed during clashes in Khyber. The Taliban bombed a school in Swabi.
Suicide assault team attacks police in Peshawar
The Abdullah Azzam Brigade claimed the attack and said it was carried out to avenge the death of Badr Mansoor, an al Qaeda and Taliban leader who was killed in a US drone strike on Feb. 9.