Afghanistan
Afghan peace council urges opening of Taliban office in Turkey
Afghan peace council urges opening of Taliban office in Turkey
The al Qaeda leader is an Afghan who works on both sides of the Durand Line.
Pakistan tells US to halt drones
US troops await Taliban in south Afghan valley
Pakistan tells US it must sharply cut CIA activities
A commander said the Taliban will establish “a permanent base” there, swore allegiance to Mullah Omar, and said his forces will continue to attack US troops until they “reach the gates of America.”
Anti-Western messages grow among Afghanistan’s imams
Jawad co-leads the Kabul Attack Network, the jihadist syndicate that seeks to strike in and around the Afghan capital.
Taliban try soft power
US, Pakistan intel chiefs aim to rebuild trust
Insurgents plant mines to prevent destruction of poppy fields
“Marines run toward our bullets,” complains Taliban fighter in violent district in Helmand.
A look at some of the Taliban leaders who are at the top of the special operations groups’ target list.
War pulls apart Afghan families
Pakistan – Disputed cases pending at Landikotal tehsil office
Afghan forces prepare to retake district in Nuristan
The DC Circuit Court affirmed a district court’s decision to deny Guantanamo detainee Yasein Khasem Mohammad Esmail’s petition for a writ of habeas corpus. Esmail was trained at a notorious al Qaeda camp, studied at an al Qaeda-run school for martyrs, and fought at Tora Bora.
Swat Taliban used grievances: World Bank
Taliban seen stirring mob to violence in Afghanistan
US-Pakistan intelligence operations frozen since January
UN killings raise Afghan transition fears
Raids on ex-Taliban threaten Afghan peace process, diplomats warn
A young suicide bomber who was captured said the camps are run by a Taliban leader known as Commander Sangeen Khan.
Taliban get Afghanistan aid money
Pakistan – Fighting flares in northwest between security forces and suspected militants
Terror suspects held weeks in secret
US: FARC, Taliban are among largest traffickers
Al-Qaeda ‘setting up training centres in Afghanistan’
The Mullah Dadullah Front, a radical Taliban subgroup closely linked to al Qaeda, is likely behind today’s complex attack.
Afghan officials: 2-3 men suspected in UN attack