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Tag Archives: Taliban
Taliban
In Helmand, training Afghan Local Police is a challenge
Afghanistan
Bad Information Led to NATO Airstrike, Afghans Say
Afghanistan
US-Taliban Talks End Without Result, Pakistani TV Says
Afghanistan
Afghan Forces Will be Good Enough to Hold Security: US General
US Predators strike again in Miramshah
Four “militants” were killed in the second strike in 24 hours in Pakistan’s Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan. A senior al Qaeda-linked Taliban commander is reported to have been killed.
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, a new approach to teaching history: Leave out the wars
Al Qaeda
CIA digs in as Americans withdraw from Iraq, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan Willing to Agree to Transfer of Taliban Prisoners to Qatar
Al Qaeda ‘still standing in Khorasan’ despite US drone strikes: jihadist
Al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah al Lubnani said that despite US airstrikes in Pakistan, “time is in our favor.”
US drones kill 10 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
The strike took place in a village known to harbor terrorists that is a stronghold of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
Pakistan
Talks with the Taliban: US keeps Pakistan in the loop
Al Qaeda releases photos of slain Khorasan commanders
A jihadist media outlet has released previously unseen photographs of slain top al Qaeda leaders Abu Laith al Libi, Abdullah Said al Libi, and Abu Abdullah al Shami.
Afghan intelligence captures 3 members of northern assassination cell
The Taliban cell is led by a commander known as Qari Abdul Rahim, who is based in the Pakistani city of Peshawar. The group is linked to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
Afghanistan
US Sending General to Repair Ties With Pakistan
Afghanistan
ADF Interrogators deploy to Afghanistan
Abu Musab al Suri released from Syrian custody: report
A statement at a prominent jihadist forum claimed that al Qaeda strategist, military trainer, and ideologue Abu Musab al Suri has been freed from Syrian custody. The report has not been confirmed.
Al Qaeda
Taliban Considers Victory Inevitable Once ISAF Leaves: Leaked Report
Afghanistan
Truth, lies and Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Army Colonel Challenges Pentagon’s Afghanistan Reports
The Taliban on al Qaeda, 1996-97
In 1996, the Taliban denied that bin Laden was in areas under their control and said he’d never be given safe haven; in 1997, they admitted the “good mujahid” was a guest.
Afghanistan
Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
Al Qaeda operative killed during clashes in Kurram identified
Aslanov Zaur, an Azeri national and al Qaeda commander, was killed during Pakistani airstrikes in Kurram last week. He likely entered Pakistan with the aid of al Qaeda’s support network in Iran.
Afghanistan
Pakistan PM to Meet Qataris on Taliban Office
Afghanistan
The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan at highest level in a decade
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: ‘This terrible war could have ended in a month’
Al Qaeda
US asks citizens to avoid gatherings in Pakistan
Al Qaeda
Taliban, Al-Qaeda Sanctuaries in Pakistan: Afghan government spokesman
Afghanistan
Pakistan was Aware of US-Taliban Talks, Pakistani Analyst Says