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Afghanistan
Half Brother of Afghan President Is Killed in Kandahar
Afghanistan
Why Ahmed Wali Karzai was a target
Taliban claim assassination of President Karzai’s brother
The controversial Ahmed Wali Karzai, who has been linked to the drug trade and the Taliban, was gunned down in his office in Kandahar City.
Predators kill 8 in South Waziristan strike
The strike hit a compound used by al Qaeda-linked fighters.
Afghanistan
Afghan Villagers at Border Flee Shelling From Pakistan
US Predators kill 12 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The attack took place in an area used by the Taliban to stage attacks across the border in Afghanistan.
Suicide bomber kills 7 in northern Pakistan
The bomber targeted a political rally in Battagram, a district largely insulated from the worst of the Taliban violence.
Afghanistan
Marine general says US succeeding in Afghanistan but gains not yet ‘irreversible’
Afghanistan
Tensions rise along Afghan-Pakistan border
Afghanistan
Petraeus Confident as He Leaves Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Violence Mounts in Karachi
Afghanistan
Afghan-Pakistan border like ‘house without door’
Afghanistan
Afghanistan’s Eastern Triangle new home to terror groups
Afghanistan
Afghan insurgent attacks dip for first time: Petraeus
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: The Trouble With The Transition
Pakistan
Pakistan – Rehab for the radicalised
Afghanistan
Night Raids Curbing Taliban, but Afghans Cite Civilian Toll
Predator strikes are ‘more like police work’?
Police don’t intentionally kill criminals. ‘Targeted assassinations’ is a far better description for the Predator strikes.
Polish war crimes trial impacts soldiers’ rules of engagement
Polish troops fear going “straight to Poznan” if they accidentally kill civilians in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Pakistani, Afghan, US militaries discuss border tensions
US intel believes Kashmiri killed in June Predator strike
Ilyas Kashmiri, a top military commander and strategist, was targeted in a June 3 Predator strike in South Waziristan.
Hizb-i-Islami
Peace Council in Indirect Contacts with Taliban Leader
Taliban step up cross-border attacks in Afghanistan and Pakistan
The latest attacks in Kamdish in Afghanistan and Dir in Pakistan highlight the Taliban’s ability to carry out large attacks in remote areas of both countries.
Afghanistan
Taliban Fighters Attack Afghan Police Posts
Afghanistan
Slow Withdrawal Plan for British Troops in Afghanistan
Pakistan
Memories of Taliban still haunt Pakistanis in Swat
Afghanistan
Taliban is still capable and resilient fighting force in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Takeover is the Taliban plan for Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Suicide bomber was sold to terror network, Afghanistan says