Afghanistan
Taliban Hint at Interest in Negotiated Settlement
Taliban Hint at Interest in Negotiated Settlement
The Haqqani Network commander was the deputy operational leader in Paktia, and led more than 250 fighters, including Uzbeks.
‘Pakistan Would Use its Role in Afghan Talks for its Own Benefit’
Pak air base attack: Navy officers face court martial
The reduction of Coalition troops in Afghanistan drives major changes to ISAF’s military strategy.
Ex-Afghan spy chief details hunt for bin Laden, 10-year war
Police raided a clandestine workshop used by criminals to produce counterfeit Afghan security uniforms. The two suspects arrested might be linked to insurgent organizations.
Afghanistan Seeks to Disband Some Armed Militias
Four Afghan security guards were killed in an attack that was likely aided by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
The court’s ruling and a leaked threat assessment of Moath Hamza Ahmed al Alwi, who is held at Guantanamo, revealed that he was a member of al Qaeda’s elite 55th Arab Brigade. Al Alwi also allegedly received specialized training and was a bodyguard for Osama bin Laden.
Four “militants” were killed. The strike took place outside of Miramshah, a stronghold of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
AP Exclusive: Timing of US drone strike questioned
Crisis Group Concerned Over Afghanistan Insecurity Beyond 2014
The tape casts further doubt that Ilyas Kashmiri, a top al Qaeda leader, and Ustadh Ahmad Farooq, al Qaeda’s media emir and top ideologue in Pakistan, were killed in a Predator airstrike in early June.
Afghan children are indoctrinated in religious schools in Pakistan’s northwest.
ISI May Have Hidden Mullah Omar: NDS
The strike took place on the Afghan border and is the first in Pakistan’s tribal areas since July 12.
Afghans Recall Sons From Extremist Madrassas
Mullen: Let’s See Whether Taliban Stop Attacks for Ramadan
The suicide bomber hit a police station in Helmand’s provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, killing 10 policemen and a child.
As drawdown approaches, US commanders in Afghanistan reluctant to leave
Afghan intelligence arrested one of its own agents, who was facilitating a plot to attack the Defense Ministry and ISAF headquarters.
Waliur Rehman follows the Pakistani government and al Qaeda in calling for Aafia Siddiqui’s release from US custody.
Taliban Thugs Raid Shops, Burns ‘Un-Islamic’ Clothing In Pakistan
Afghanistan – Challenges Hurdle Transition Process: Transition Chief
Former officials: Al-Qaida still likely to use WMD
Hafiz Gul Bahadar’s spokesman said reports that Bahadar ordered Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan leader Hakeemullah Mehsud and others to leave the tribal agency were “fabricated.”
Pakistan torturing Balochistan activists, report says
A six-man suicide assault team hit the government center in Tarin Kot as well as the home of a key power broker in the southern Afghan province.
Afghanistan – Concerns over Rise in Arms Smuggling From Pakistan