Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, less snow coincides with uptick in violence this winter
In Afghanistan, less snow coincides with uptick in violence this winter
Afghan Taliban ‘end’ opposition to educating girls
Taseer assassin also guarded Zardari, Gilani
As opium prices soar and allies focus on Taliban, Afghan drug war stumbles
Afghanistan – Taliban ‘abandons’ opposition to girls’ education
Afghan foreign minister says US-led force should stay beyond 2014
Pakistan ‘epicentre’ for global terrorism: Mike Mullen
Biden meets with Pakistani leaders, stressing long-term ties and extremist threat
Taliban attacks shatter relative calm in Kabul
Pakistan will move on North Waziristan without US help, ambassador says
Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq said the attacks would continue until US Predator strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas are halted.
‘A decisive transformation’: Berlin exudes optimism in extending Afghanistan mandate
Biden reassures Pakistan in speech as bomb kills 16
British men believed to be kidnapped in Pakistan
Is the tide turning in southern Afghanistan ?
US troops hope for winter breakthrough in Afghanistan
In Kunduz, a senior Taliban and Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander was killed along with the Taliban’s shadow governor of Khanabad, and a senior facilitator involved in a recent suicide assault was captured.
Biden says US will help Afghanistan after pullout
The Taliban commander, who was captured in Farah province, “is definitely associated with Qods Force,” an ISAF official told The Long War Journal.
Pardoned Taliban lead conflict in Afghanistan
Recent raids have targeted Taliban leaders in Kunar and Nangarhar with close ties to al Qaeda. Both provinces host al Qaeda cells.
Plans for major Taliban attacks are foiled in Afghanistan, officials say
British troops move out of Helmand
The attack killed 17 people, including a senior anti-Taliban police commander. The Mullah Dadullah Front is a wing of the Taliban in the Afghan south that has adopted al Qaeda’s tactics and ideology.
The strike is the fourth this year. Datta Khel is a known hub for al Qaeda’s leadership.
US, Afghan forces displace Taliban in eastern Afghanistan
Tribe’s deal with Afghan government offers chance of peace in southwest district
Salman Taseer: Thousands mourn Pakistan governor
Tajik security forces have killed an “al Qaeda member” during a recent raid in the Rasht Valley in eastern Tajikistan. From Reuters: “Aloviddin Davlatov has been destroyed. He was an al Qaeda member,” Tokhir Normatov, chief of staff at Tajikistan’s interior ministry, told Reuters, referring to the militant accused of leading the attack on government […]
Afghanistan: Sangin insurgents agree to stand up to Taliban