Maldives
Islamism Set Stage for Maldives Coup
Islamism Set Stage for Maldives Coup
In Helmand, training Afghan Local Police is a challenge
Bad Information Led to NATO Airstrike, Afghans Say
US-Taliban Talks End Without Result, Pakistani TV Says
Afghan Forces Will be Good Enough to Hold Security: US General
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.
In Afghanistan, a new approach to teaching history: Leave out the wars
CIA digs in as Americans withdraw from Iraq, Afghanistan
Afghanistan Willing to Agree to Transfer of Taliban Prisoners to Qatar
Al Qaeda operative Abu Zubaydah al Lubnani said that despite US airstrikes in Pakistan, “time is in our favor.”
The strike took place in a village known to harbor terrorists that is a stronghold of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
Talks with the Taliban: US keeps Pakistan in the loop
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.
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.
US Sending General to Repair Ties With Pakistan
ADF Interrogators deploy to Afghanistan
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.
Taliban Considers Victory Inevitable Once ISAF Leaves: Leaked Report
Truth, lies and Afghanistan
Army Colonel Challenges Pentagon’s Afghanistan Reports
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.
Military comeback a distant dream for Afghan Taliban
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.
Pakistan PM to Meet Qataris on Taliban Office
The Hard Way Out of Afghanistan
Civilian deaths in Afghanistan at highest level in a decade
Afghanistan: ‘This terrible war could have ended in a month’
US asks citizens to avoid gatherings in Pakistan
Taliban, Al-Qaeda Sanctuaries in Pakistan: Afghan government spokesman
Pakistan was Aware of US-Taliban Talks, Pakistani Analyst Says