Saudi ‘fighter’ reported killed in last drone strike
The Saudi was “a common Arab fighter” who stayed at a guesthouse with his wife, according to the report.
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Pakistan
US drone strike in Pakistan ends six-week pause; 4 dead
Pakistan
No culprit named in Saleem Shahzad report
Afghanistan
Afghan Police Undermine Fight Against Taliban
United States
Study Ranks Countries on Nuclear Security
Pakistan
US aided Pakistan group which supported extremists
Pakistan
Pakistan PM fires top defence official after army generals attack on civilian leadership
Pakistan
Terrorists killed 35 Pakistanis at a bombing in a bazaar in Khyber. The US killed four “militants” in the first drone strike in Pakistan in 55 days. Security forces detained a wanted Taliban leader in Nowshera.
Europe
Hiding in Iran, Raising Suspicions in Europe
Afghanistan
Talking to the Enemy: How German Diplomats Opened Channel to Taliban
Afghanistan
Pakistan – ‘No proposal to link civil nuke technology with NATO supply’
US drones strike in North Waziristan, end 2-month pause
The attack killed four “militants” in the Haqqani Network bastion of Miramshah. Three “Arabs” are said to be among those killed. The strike ends a 55-day-long pause in the drone campaign.
35 Pakistanis killed in blast in Khyber market
Jamrud is one of three areas in Khyber where the Pakistani military has failed to dislodge the Taliban and the Lashkar-e-Islam.
Suicide assault team kills 7 Afghans in the east
The Taliban claimed credit for the attack. Mullah Sangeen Zadran, who is closely linked to al Qaeda, is likely responsible for the suicide assault.
Omani jihadist killed during fighting along Afghan-Pakistani border
Abu Obedia al Omani fought “in several invasions against the American forces and their apostate agents” in the Khorasan, or Afghanistan.
Pakistan
Pakistan – HRCP concerned over threats to journalists
Pakistan
The Taliban executed 10 Frontier Corps troops in Arakzai. The Taliban said it would release the video of the execution of 15 Frontier Corps troops who were captured in Tank and killed last week.
Afghanistan
Afghan endgame: US ready for Haqqani talks
Pakistan
Pakistan – CIA likely to resume drone strikes
Taliban execute 10 more Pakistani troops
The Taliban have executed 25 Pakistani paramilitary troops in the northwest over the past week.
Taliban appoint al Qaeda-linked commander to lead Peshawar shura
Sheikh Mohammed Aminullah, who in 2009 was placed on the United Nations Sanctions Committee’s list of “individuals and entities associated with al Qaeda,” is among three of four top Taliban leaders closely tied to al Qaeda.
Pakistan
Former President Pervez Musharraf said he will return to Pakistan at the end of the month; Senior Special Prosecutor Chaudhry said Musharraf would be arrested upon his return. The military wants the Taliban to abandon Arakzai and Khyber, but could remain in the five other tribal areas, as part of a truce.
Al Qaeda
Musharraf denies he knew Osama bin Laden was living in Pakistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan – Security agencies want TTP to abandon Orakzai, Khyber
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Border police chief stands down
Afghanistan
Lull in US Drone Strikes Aids Pakistan Militants
India
Pakistan – Hatred material spoiling schoolchildren
Pakistan
Pakistan – DPC warns govt against reopening NATO supply routes
Pakistan
Security forces killed a leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Baluchistan during a raid in Karachi. The Taliban launched rocket attacks on an army base and a school in North Waziristan.
Afghanistan
Thaw in Pak-Afghan ties: Bilateral Taliban negotiation strategy to be revived