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US Predators strike in al Qaeda haven of Datta Khel
Several “foreigners” are said to have been killed in the North Waziristan strike. The US has launched three attacks in Pakistan’s tribal areas over the past week.
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Taliban leaders aid hunt for al Qaeda, Afghans say
Afghan villagers beat back Taliban assault in the north
The Taliban continue their highly-touted spring offensive.
The Gitmo Files: (Shocker!) Mullah Omar meets with Pakistan’s ISI
At a meeting that included representatives of the Pakistani government and the ISI, Omar “told attendees that they should not cooperate with the new infidel government (in Afghanistan) and should keep attacking coalition forces.”
The Gitmo Files: Recidivist who targets charity workers deemed ‘high risk’
Abdul Hafiz, a former Guantanamo detainee who quickly rejoined the Taliban after being transferred, had been deemed a “high risk” by US officials less than two years earlier. His insurgency group had been trained by Pakistani military officers to attack Westerners in Afghanistan and had killed an ICRC worker.
Voice of Jihad releases 3-year-old interview with Jalaluddin Haqqani
The Voice of Jihad did not answer queries as to why an old interview with the leader of the Haqqani Network was republished.
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With bin Laden dead, some escalate push for new Afghan strategy
US designates Badruddin Haqqani as terrorist
Badruddin is “an operational commander” in the Haqqani Network, sits on the Miramshah Regional Military Shura, and aids al Qaeda fighters operating in Afghanistan.
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Murky identities and ties hinder NATO’s hunt for Afghan insurgents, report says
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Report finds Afghan forces weak to take security lead
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Afghanistan – Advances made, but country stands at perilous crossroads
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Don’t abandon Afghanistan after 2014 handover, plead generals
ISAF troops find French, Saudi passports during clash with al Qaeda cell in southeast
During a recent firefight in Qalat in Zabul province, 10 al Qaeda operatives were killed.
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Analysis: Pakistan squanders chance to bring military to heel
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Afghan officials say insurgents stop assault on police in remote northeast province
US Predators kill 4 in South Waziristan strike
The attack took place in an area controlled by Mullah Nazir, a Taliban leader supported by the Pakistani state. Nazir recently said he is “part of al Qaeda.”
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ISI officers took bribes to release Taliban fighters, say Gitmo detainees
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Military draws up Afghan exit plan
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US commander in eastern Afghanistan predicts little short-term change
Al Qaeda appoints new leader of forces in Pakistan’s tribal areas
Abdul Shakoor Turkistani, the leader of the Turkistan Islamic Party, is also in control of the terror camps. He was given the job just weeks before Osama bin Laden was killed.
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Afghanistan – NATO says insurgency weakened
Taliban release video of captured Canadian ‘spy’
The Taliban said Colin Rutherford “could face a trial” if their demands are not met.
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Inside the Taliban’s jailbreak tunnel
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Egypt offered arm of al-Qaeda number two’s brother as DNA evidence
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Avenging bin Laden: Taliban unleash spring offensive in Afghanistan
Taliban assault government buildings in Kandahar
The Taliban have launched three major operations in Kandahar City in the past month.
ISAF targets ‘al Qaeda affiliated’ Taliban leader in Nangarhar
Also, the Taliban’s military commander for Nangarhar was killed in a May 3 raid.
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Abbottabad: not a new home for terror
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Even without bin Laden, Pakistan’s Islamist militants strike fear