Pakistan
Afghan insurgent faction says backs gas pipeline
Afghan insurgent faction says backs gas pipeline
Pakistan – Religious extremism rears its head in Sindh
The Taliban claimed the two attacks, which targeted army recruitment centers. Thirteen soldiers and policemen were killed in the assaults.
Taliban respond extensively to Obama administration’s war strategy review
Map of Afghanistan’s provinces. Click map to view larger image. Special operations forces took out a senior Taliban “inspector” in an airstrike in northern Afghan province of Badghis. From the ISAF press release: Coalition forces conducted a precision air strike in Bala Murghab district in Badghis province, killing a senior Taliban leader Dec. 17. Mullah […]
ISAF mentioned the Lashkar-e-Islam for the first time, just one day after US Predators pounded the group’s strongholds across the border in Pakistan’s Khyber agency.
Why we must stick with Obama’s Afghan strategy
The Americans are in our house. What will the Taliban think?
A formerly persecuted minority gains clout in Afghanistan
Pakistani role is suspected in revealing US spy’s name
Afghanistan – Taliban accused of forcing farmers to grow opium poppy instead of saffron
Mullen: Taliban hideouts can be shut down
US sharpens criticism of Afghan corruption
Petraeus: All strategy aspects contribute to progress
‘Ratlines’ threaten White House Afghan war plans
The last four strikes have taken place in Khyber, signaling a possible shift in targeting from North Waziristan, where attacks have been focused.
Pakistan – 67% want military operation in North Waziristan: poll
US revises rules for raids touted in review
US struggles to root out militants in Pakistani madrassa
Report shows how Pakistan still bedevils Obama
The state of Afghanistan
ISI blows cover of CIA man in Islamabad
The strike in Khyber is just the second in the vital tribal agency this year.
Obama war review: Taliban, al-Qaida diminished
NATO push deals Taliban a setback in Kandahar
Afghanistan – Taliban extend reach to north, where armed groups reign
Commander describes nature of eastern Afghanistan fight
US, NATO predict heavier fighting this winter
Special operations forces captured the shadow governor of Sherzad, a Taliban and al Qaeda haven in the Afghan east.