US Predators strike again in Mir Ali
Seven “foreigners” were reported killed in the terrorist haven of North Waziristan.
Tag Archives: Taliban
Pakistani Taliban claim assault on Karachi naval base
“It was the revenge of martyrdom of Osama bin Laden. It was the proof that we are still united and powerful,” a Taliban spokesman said.
Afghanistan
Germany helps mediate US talks with Taliban: report
Pakistani senator: ‘ISI’s strategy is to save the Taliban from defeat’
Pakistan’s ISI and military have played favorites with the Haqqanis, preserved Mullah Nazir and Hafiz Gul Bahadar, and supported the 2009 “peace deal” that brought the Taliban to power in Swat.
Taliban assault team attacks Pakistani Navy base
The Pakistani Taliban killed four naval personnel and destroyed at least two airplanes, including a P-3C Orion. Ten Pakistani troops were killed in the fighting.
Afghanistan
Why the Taliban won’t negotiate
Afghanistan
German soldiers fired deliberately at protesters
Al Qaeda
US ‘would repeat Bin Laden raid’
Pakistani government refused to move against radical madrassas in Punjab
A leaked US State Department cable details the network of radical Islamist madrassas in South Punjab and their role as an engine of jihad.
Pakistan
American troops embedded with Pak forces: US cables
Al Qaeda
US will also target other Al Qaeda leaders: Clinton
Al Qaeda
OBL: a martyr of Islam?
Afghanistan
Petraeus warns of increased attacks on coalition forces
US Attorney General supports update of the Authorization of Military Force
“I cannot for the life of me understand the opposition to this measure that is coming from people who profess to be concerned with civil liberties and the rule of law,” former AG Mukasey said.
Suicide bomber kills 6 in attack on Kabul hospital
A suicide bomber detonated in a cafeteria as medical students were eating lunch. The hospital is frequented by Afghan military personnel and is in a high-security zone.
Afghanistan
With Al Qaeda weakened, US warns about other Pakistani terror groups
Pakistani official urged more Predator strikes in Pakistan
The FATA Secretariat called on the US to double tap the strike area during Taliban recovery operations.
Special operations forces target al Qaeda-linked Taliban commander in the southeast
The Taliban leader organized al Qaeda fighters in the Pakistani city of Quetta. The raid is the second that targeted al Qaeda in Zabul in the past two weeks.
US Predators kill 6 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
The strike took place in the town of Tappi near Miramshah, the stronghold of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
Pakistan
Balochistan governor Magsi unsure of Quetta Shura’s presence in Balochistan
Afghanistan
The Taliban after bin Laden
Afghanistan
Karzai advisor Spanta terms Taliban ‘terrorist’
Afghanistan
Eleven dead in riot outside German camp in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghan government strikes peace deal with controversial Taliban commander
Afghanistan
Afghan government’s delays hinder recruitment of Taliban defectors
Afghan commandos kill 60 Taliban fighters in Faryab
The Taliban fighters were killed during a three-day-long operation in the Qaysar district.
Controversial raid in Takhar sparks deadly protest
Afghan troops killed 12 protesters who had denied that the two men and two women killed during a raid targeting an IMU cell in the district of Taloqan were insurgents.
Pakistani Taliban continue outpouring of support for Osama bin Laden
“The mujahideen will continue jihad to complete his mission with a new zeal,” Waliur Rehman Mehsud said.
Taliban kill 13 in Nangarhar suicide attack
The Taliban said it targeted Afghan police trainers.
The Gitmo Files: An agent of Iran
A leaked threat assessment prepared at Guantanamo describes one current detainee and his father as “Iranian agents.” The detainee, Haji Hamidullah, allegedly “murdered 71 people.” The leaked file connects several others to Iran, including two members of Hamid Karzai’s government.