Pakistan
Clash in NW Pakistan kills 2 police, 15 militants
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Afghanistan
Trouble ahead in Pakistan’s new US phase
Haqqani Network
Pakistan woos insurgent group
Pakistan
Lawmakers angry with Pakistan warn of cuts in aid
Suicide assault team defeated in Quetta
Pakistani officials said the attackers appeared to be “Uzbek or Chechen.” The Pakistani Army claimed to have captured a senior al Qaeda operative in Karachi.
Afghanistan
Afghan police sometimes high on drugs, British commander tells inquest
Pakistan
US balks at Pakistani bills
Afghanistan
US speeds up direct talks with Taliban
Afghanistan
Most Afghans welcome bin Laden death
US Predators kill 10 ‘militants’ in Mir Ali
The attack took place in an area that hosts a number of regional and international terror groups. Four “foreigners” were reported killed.
Al Qaeda
Amnesty International is keeping dubious company
Senior Haqqani Network leader captured in Khost
The Haqqani Network commander is the brother of Jan Baz Zadran, who is considered to be the thrid in command of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan may be open to new path, Kerry says
Pakistan
Analysis: Pakistan builds low yield nuclear capability, concern grows
Afghanistan
Taliban recruiting 9-year-old suicide bombers
Taliban deny Osama bin Laden’s death will impact Afghan war
The Taliban said the war would continue as long as Westerners “are bent on continuing their colonialist ambitions against the Islamic Ummah.”
Al Qaeda
Osama bin Laden hiding place visited by Taliban
Pakistan
Pakistan – Security lapse seen in Shabqadar tragedy
NATO
Pakistan must stand united with allies to tackle extremists: NATO
Al Qaeda
Be a ‘real’ ally in war against terror, Kerry tells Pakistan
Pakistan
US imams arrested for alleged Pakistani Taliban links
The Gitmo Files: 2 of Afghanistan’s most wanted hid leadership roles while in US custody
Two of the Taliban’s most senior commanders successfully hid their leadership roles from interrogators and analysts at Guantanamo. Both were subsequently transferred to the custody of the Afghan government but were freed and rejoined the Taliban.
Al Qaeda
Questions of motives in bombing in Pakistan
Al Qaeda
Taliban show resolve to fight on after bin Laden
Taliban suicide bomber kills 80 at Pakistani Frontier Corps training center
“This was the first revenge for Osama’s martyrdom. Wait for bigger attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan,” a Pakistani Taliban spokesman said.
US Predators strike again in North Waziristan
The US has stepped up its Predator campaign after a lull in strikes that lasted several months. Today’s strike is the fourth in seven days.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan army chief balks at US demands to cooperate
Al Qaeda
Former US ambassador charts new policy course for Pakistan
Taliban
Taliban join the Twitter revolution
Pakistan
Pakistan’s effort to resocialize former Taliban