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Haqqanis: Growth of a militant network
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Al Qaeda
Nigeria militant group Boko Haram’s attacks attract speculation
Afghanistan
US Blames Kabul Assault on Pakistan-Based Group
Afghanistan
Afghan gunbattle: Troops kill Kabul insurgents
Special operations forces hunt IMU’s top commander in Afghan northeast
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s leader for the Afghan north is connected to networks in Kabul and Ghazni, and facilitates suicide and other attacks.
Afghanistan
Insurgents Attack Kabul with Rockets, Suicide Bombs
Afghanistan
Kidnapped boys saga: NATO trains its sights on TTP hideouts in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
ISAF reluctant to act against Pakistani Taliban
Taliban launch complex attack on US embassy in Kabul
A Taliban team launched rocket-propelled grenades at the US embassy and ISAF headquarters from a high-rise under construction, while suicide bombers attacked two police stations.
Islamic State of Iraq and the Sham
Al Qaeda 2.0: What the next 10 years will bring
Qatar
US backs opening Taliban office in Qatar: report
Al Qaeda
The Journalist and the Spies: The murder of a reporter who exposed Pakistan’s secrets
Afghanistan
Berlin terror suspects had ties to Afghanistan
US Predators kill 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
The strike took place in the Mir Ali area, and is the first in Pakistan’s tribal areas in 19 days.
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, tie between 9/11 and the war often gets lost
Afghanistan
Pakistan is ‘not an ally’ in terrorism fight, ex spy chief says
Afghanistan
The Taliban’s Internet Strategy
Afghanistan
Borders with Afghanistan sealed off: Rehman Malik
Afghanistan
Battle for Afghanistan’s Gambir Jungle: Soldiers’ tale of an epic fight
Taliban suicide bomber hits combat outpost in Wardak
The Taliban claimed credit for the attack that killed two Afghan civilians and wounded 89 people, including 50 US troops.
Afghanistan
Battle for Afghanistan’s Gambir Jungle: What was it all for?
Taliban: ‘Afghans have an endless stamina for a long war’
The Taliban statement denied any role in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, which it described as “an ambiguous and murky event.”
Afghanistan
Taliban Need ‘Pain’ to Talk, Envoy Says
Afghanistan
‘Modest’ results in wooing Taliban: British general
Afghanistan
Pakistan – Editorial: Intensifying atrocities and threats
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan’s Panjshir, disquiet over Taliban reconciliation
Afghanistan
Afghan war: What some local officials are willing to do for peace
Appeal denied for HIG facilitator detained at Gitmo
The DC Circuit Court denied a Guantanamo detainee’s appeal yesterday. The detainee, Shawali Khan, was a facilitator for Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin prior to his capture in 2002. According to a leaked file, Khan’s cell in Kandahar received weapons and other support from Iran.
Afghanistan
Afghans defend treatment of detainees as humane
Suicide bombers kill 24 Pakistanis in Quetta
The attack took place just two days after the Pakistani military announced it arrested Younis al Mauritani, a senior member of al Qaeda’s external operations council, in Quetta. The Frontier Corps, which was the target of the suicide attack, was involved in the raid that netted Mauritani.