Afghanistan
Taliban again refute claims of peace talks with West
Taliban again refute claims of peace talks with West
The fighting is not related to a much-anticipated Pakistani offensive in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan, a US intelligence official said.
Militants enter Pakistan, attack border villages
US has backup plan if Pakistan shuts drone base
Britain’s Cameron to Taliban: Join Afghan Politics
“Foreigners” were said to be sheltering at the Mir Ali guesthouse where today’s attack took place.
iPhone app to map and plot Taliban positions
Women-run Afghan media offer untold side of story
If the past is any indication, the report is very likely wrong.
Canada – Five years in Afghanistan: fighting a war within a larger war
General Rod’s War
US troop pullout points up Karzai’s woes
Pak takes land, air route to hunt Taliban on terror turf
Departing US Envoy Sees Progress in Afghanistan, and Pitfalls Ahead
Pakistan’s Spies Tied to Slaying of a Journalist
The body of the British soldier has been recovered in Helmand province.
Kandahar’s Zherai District Cleared of Militants
Deadly Shelling by Pakistan Into Afghanistan Is Stoking Tensions
Pakistani Military Still Cultivates Militant Groups, a Former Fighter Says
Border strife in Afghanistan shows wider tensions
McCain: Afghan Drawdown ‘Unnecessary Risk’
Contest in Pak’s Punjab univ: An ode to Osama
‘Assassination of Pak minority affairs minister organised by Ilyas Kashmiri’
In Kabul, Taliban videos hold allure
An Elected Local Council Finds Democracy Tough In Afghanistan
Bin Laden document trove reveals strain on al-Qaeda
Afghanistan: Tense times for delicate US-Taliban talks
Abu Zarr fought in the Caucasus for 15 years before traveling to Afghanistan and joining the Taifatul Mansura. The Taliban executed him for ordering the deaths of two “foreign fighters.”
The al Qaeda- Taliban Connection
Iran funnels new weapons to Iraq and Afghanistan