Afghanistan
Taliban Hint at Interest in Negotiated Settlement
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ISAF detains senior Haqqani Network leader linked to the IMU
The Haqqani Network commander was the deputy operational leader in Paktia, and led more than 250 fighters, including Uzbeks.
Afghanistan
‘Pakistan Would Use its Role in Afghan Talks for its Own Benefit’
Al Qaeda
Pak air base attack: Navy officers face court martial
Analysis: US military strategy in Afghanistan shifts as forces draw down
The reduction of Coalition troops in Afghanistan drives major changes to ISAF’s military strategy.
Afghanistan
Ex-Afghan spy chief details hunt for bin Laden, 10-year war
Afghan forces uncover clandestine ‘military uniform-making factory’
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
Afghanistan Seeks to Disband Some Armed Militias
Suicide assault team strikes guesthouse in Kunduz
Four Afghan security guards were killed in an attack that was likely aided by the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
Al Qaeda fighter’s detention upheld by DC Circuit Court
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.
US Predators strike in North Waziristan
Four “militants” were killed. The strike took place outside of Miramshah, a stronghold of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
Pakistan
AP Exclusive: Timing of US drone strike questioned
Afghanistan
Crisis Group Concerned Over Afghanistan Insecurity Beyond 2014
Senior al Qaeda leader attacks Pakistani state in bin Laden eulogy
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.
Pakistan’s madrassas continue to serve as engines of jihad
Afghan children are indoctrinated in religious schools in Pakistan’s northwest.
Afghanistan
ISI May Have Hidden Mullah Omar: NDS
US Predators kill 4 ‘militants’ in South Waziristan strike
The strike took place on the Afghan border and is the first in Pakistan’s tribal areas since July 12.
Afghanistan
Afghans Recall Sons From Extremist Madrassas
Afghanistan
Mullen: Let’s See Whether Taliban Stop Attacks for Ramadan
Suicide bomber hits police station in Afghan south
The suicide bomber hit a police station in Helmand’s provincial capital of Lashkar Gah, killing 10 policemen and a child.
Afghanistan
As drawdown approaches, US commanders in Afghanistan reluctant to leave
NDS smashes Haqqani Network plots in Kabul
Afghan intelligence arrested one of its own agents, who was facilitating a plot to attack the Defense Ministry and ISAF headquarters.
Pakistani Taliban want to trade Swiss hostages for Lady al Qaeda
Waliur Rehman follows the Pakistani government and al Qaeda in calling for Aafia Siddiqui’s release from US custody.
Pakistan
Taliban Thugs Raid Shops, Burns ‘Un-Islamic’ Clothing In Pakistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Challenges Hurdle Transition Process: Transition Chief
Al Qaeda in Iraq
Former officials: Al-Qaida still likely to use WMD
North Waziristan Taliban leader Bahadar denies reports he expelled ‘militants’
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
Pakistan torturing Balochistan activists, report says
Suicide assault team kills 19 in Uruzgan
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
Afghanistan – Concerns over Rise in Arms Smuggling From Pakistan