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ISAF targets Taliban commander linked to ‘suicide camps’ in Afghan north
The Taliban commander targeted in the raid is linked to foreign fighters and suicide training camps in the northern province of Sar-i-Pul.
Afghan peace council reportedly seeks talks with Taliban commanders held at Gitmo
The Afghan High Peace Council, set up by President Hamid Karzai in 2010, reportedly wants to speak with four top Taliban commanders held at Guantanamo. All four allegedly had significant ties to al Qaeda prior to their detention.
Pakistan’s Army chief ‘condemns’ US Predator airstrike in Datta Khel
General Kayani said today’s Predator strike in Datta Khel was a “senseless attack” that targeted “a jirga of peaceful citizens including elders of the area.” A senior Taliban commander and 10 fighters were among those killed.
US Predators strike again in al Qaeda stronghold of Datta Khel
The strike appears to have targeted a meeting between rival “militant” groups in North Waziristan, which was being hosted by tribal elders loyal to so-called “good Taliban” leader Hafiz Gul Bahadar.
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Pressure mounts on all parties in Afghan war to begin talks
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Taliban leaders divided – Afghan national security directorate
Pakistan frees CIA contractor Raymond Davis
Pakistan has freed Raymond Davis, the CIA contractor who shot and killed two Pakistanis in Lahore, after the US agreed to pay “blood money” to the families of those killed. Reuters reports: A CIA contractor was acquitted of two murder charges and released by a Pakistani court on Wednesday after a deal to pay “blood […]
US Predators strike in Datta Khel area in North Waziristan
Datta Khel is a known safe haven for al Qaeda and allied terror groups. Today’s strike is the fifth in Pakistan’s tribal areas in six days.
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Afghanistan – Senators want defence minister, Peace Council to go
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Taliban bombing campaign hits Afghan north
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Pentagon’s quiet shift on Afghanistan war: Maybe safe havens aren’t crucial
US Predators strike again in North Waziristan, kill 6
The strike is the third in Pakistan’s tribal areas in two days, and the second in an area controlled by the Haqqani Network.
Suicide bomber hits Afghan Army recruiting center in the north
The Taliban claimed the attack, which killed at least 37 people, including four children.
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Pakistan – Anti-Taliban militias under threat
US Predators strike again in Pakistan’s tribal areas
The strike near Miramshah in North Waziristan is the second today. Six “militants” were reported killed.
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Mined Afghan village liberated by British bomb disposal experts
US Predators miss target in South Waziristan strike
Four “rebels” escaped after the first volley of missiles missed their target. Three of the last six Predator strikes have taken place in South Waziristan.
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A shooting in Pakistan reveals fraying alliance
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UN culture agency and Afghan government oppose reconstruction of giant Buddhas at this time
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Afghanistan: Attack on civilians: new tactics of insurgents
Raid in Afghan east targets Hizb-i Islami Khalis leader
The Hizb-i Islami Khalis helped Osama bin Laden enter Afghanistan in 1996, and aided in his escape to Pakistan during the Battle of Tora Bora. ISAF has not mentioned HIK by name in its press releases prior to today.
ISAF targets another IMU commander in Baghlan
After a lull in raids against the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in the Afghan north, ISAF has stepped up operations there over the past several days. ISAF and Afghan special operations forces launched another raid against the IMU, again in the Burkah district in Baghlan: Afghan and coalition security forces targeted an Islamic […]
US Predators kill 5 in al Qaeda haven in North Waziristan
Predators fired a second round of missiles at a car, indicating that an important terrorist leader or operative was the target of the strike.
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Gates faults US allies on Afghan war
Why is Kunar being ignored in the Afghan handover?
Yesterday The Associated Press reported that the Afghan government will announce that its security forces will take over control of six areas: Lashkar Gah in Helmand province, Mazar-e-Sharif in Balkh province, Kabul province (with the exception of Surobi), and Herat, Bamiyan, and Panshir provinces: Afghan forces will soon replace NATO-led troops in charge of security […]
Yet another HIG commander captured in eastern Afghanistan
ISAF and Afghan forces captured another commander from the Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin, this time during a raid in the eastern province of Nangarhar on March 8. Note that the HIG commander works for both al Qaeda and the Taliban. [Also note: The original press release erroneously stated in the first sentence that it was a Haqqani […]
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Taliban fighters moving back into former Afghanistan stronghold
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Report lists Afghan civilian deaths
Suicide bomber assassinates Kunduz police chief
General Abdul Rahman Sayedkhili and four of his bodyguards were killed in an attack at a bazaar. Just six weeks ago, Sayedkhili said Kunduz was cleared of the Taliban.