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In Afghanistan, less snow coincides with uptick in violence this winter
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Afghan Taliban ‘end’ opposition to educating girls
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Taseer assassin also guarded Zardari, Gilani
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As opium prices soar and allies focus on Taliban, Afghan drug war stumbles
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Afghanistan – Taliban ‘abandons’ opposition to girls’ education
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Afghan foreign minister says US-led force should stay beyond 2014
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Pakistan ‘epicentre’ for global terrorism: Mike Mullen
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Biden meets with Pakistani leaders, stressing long-term ties and extremist threat
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Taliban attacks shatter relative calm in Kabul
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Pakistan will move on North Waziristan without US help, ambassador says
Suicide bomber kills 20 in Pakistan’s northwest, Taliban claim attack
Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq said the attacks would continue until US Predator strikes in Pakistan’s tribal areas are halted.
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‘A decisive transformation’: Berlin exudes optimism in extending Afghanistan mandate
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Biden reassures Pakistan in speech as bomb kills 16
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British men believed to be kidnapped in Pakistan
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Is the tide turning in southern Afghanistan ?
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US troops hope for winter breakthrough in Afghanistan
ISAF kills, captures Taliban and IMU leaders in Afghan north
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.
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Biden says US will help Afghanistan after pullout
ISAF captures Qods Force-linked Taliban leader in Afghan west
The Taliban commander, who was captured in Farah province, “is definitely associated with Qods Force,” an ISAF official told The Long War Journal.
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Pardoned Taliban lead conflict in Afghanistan
ISAF targets al Qaeda-linked Taliban commanders in the Afghan east
Recent raids have targeted Taliban leaders in Kunar and Nangarhar with close ties to al Qaeda. Both provinces host al Qaeda cells.
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Plans for major Taliban attacks are foiled in Afghanistan, officials say
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British troops move out of Helmand
Mullah Dadullah Front behind Kandahar suicide attack
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.
US Predators kill 5 ‘militants’ in al Qaeda haven of Datta Khel
The strike is the fourth this year. Datta Khel is a known hub for al Qaeda’s leadership.
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US, Afghan forces displace Taliban in eastern Afghanistan
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Tribe’s deal with Afghan government offers chance of peace in southwest district
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Salman Taseer: Thousands mourn Pakistan governor
Tajik forces kill al Qaeda-linked commander
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 […]
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Afghanistan: Sangin insurgents agree to stand up to Taliban