Afghanistan
Taliban Refuse Ceasefire Before Prisoners are Released
Taliban Refuse Ceasefire Before Prisoners are Released
The al Qaeda facilitator “coordinated insurgent activity throughout the area and provided reports to senior al Qaeda leaders in Pakistan,” ISAF stated. He is the first al Qaeda operative reported as killed or captured in Afghanistan in two months.
Afghanistan to press Pakistan for access to Taliban
Islamabad, Kabul want separate talks with Taliban in Saudi Arabia
France’s Afghanistan withdrawal decision raises worries
Afghan President Hamid Karzai ‘plans talks with Taliban’
Taliban Have Begun Talks With US, Former Taliban Aides Say
Progress seen in moves towards Afghan peace talks
Afghans blast French plan for early pullout
Did the US meet with the Taliban?
Emboldened Taliban Try to Sell Softer Image
Pakistan – ANALYSIS: Voices from FATA and the panic
Before he was killed in Waziristan in 2009, Abdullah bin Muhsin al Shahri, who was known as Abu Rawada, discussed an al Qaeda cell that operated in Gardez, Afghanistan.
Dialogue with the US: Afghan Taliban share ‘peace’ blueprint with Pakistan
Taliban diplomats arrive in Qatar
Qatar’s towering ambition on show in Doha
Taliban willing to compromise, Afghan negotiators say
Afghanistan – Taliban’s Momentum Higher than US
Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti Played Crucial Role in Somalia Rescue
Mounir and Yassin Chouka, two Germans who are operatives in the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and Mevlut Kar, an Islamic Jihad Union facilitator, were added to the list of Specially Designated Global terrorists. All three have ties to al Qaeda.
The drone war
Afghan army’s night raiders ready to take control
Mullah Abdul Bari served as the Taliban’s shadow governor for the districts of Nad Ali, Musa Qala, Baghran, and Kajaki in northern Helmand province.
Spate of kidnappings in Pakistan triggers unease
All-woman Seabees team builds barracks, makes history
An Uzbek struggle in name only
Violence spikes in key Afghan regions
US Has No Plan to Experiment New Political System in Afghanistan
East Afghan frontline emerges as major hurdle
Too early to say if Taliban behind French attack: NATO