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Obama’s Afghan review: As the war drags on, a mere formality?
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Afghanistan
Former US envoy in Afghanistan worried about insurgent havens in Pakistan
US Predators kill 4 ‘rebels’ in North Waziristan strike
The attack took place in an area under the control of the Haqqani Network.
Pakistan
Pakistan teachers being killed, says Human Rights Watch
Afghanistan
UK – John Major dubious about Afghanistan withdrawal date
Afghanistan
Pakistan – Officials go after Pakistani who ferrets out corruption
Afghanistan
Man on a mission: US defence secretary Robert Gates is still hungry for the fight in Afghanistan
Taliban suicide bomber kills 6 US and 2 Afghan troops in south
The Taliban claimed the attack on a newly established combat outpost in Zhari district in Kandahar province. The Taliban have carried out three suicide attacks in Kandahar in two days.
Al Qaeda
Former Afghan spy chief slams Taliban talks
Afghanistan
Jailed Afghan drug lord was informer on US payroll
Pakistan
No Taliban or Quetta Shura in Balochistan – Frontier Corps official
Al Qaeda
Afghanistan, Pakistan get bleak intelligence brief
Al Qaeda
Broadside fired at al-Qaeda leaders
Afghanistan
Agreement reached on Afghan-Pakistan gas pipeline
Afghanistan
Attacks kill Afghan civilians ahead of Obama review
Afghanistan
Life among US enemies: Embedded with the Taliban
Yemeni al Qaeda commander reported killed
Evan Kohlmann is reporting, via Twitter, that a Yemeni al Qaeda commander has been killed somewhere along the Afghan-Pakistani border. Here is Kohlmann’s first Tweet: Slain Yemeni AQ commander Abu Abdelrahman al-Qahtani has been linked to Camp Chapman bomber Humam al-Balawi (aka Abu Dujanah al-Khorasani). Kohlmann followed that up with a quick description of Qahtani: […]
US Predators strike al Qaeda stronghold in North Waziristan
The strike is the second this month; both strikes have hit targets in Datta Khel, a haven for al Qaeda’s leadership cadre.
Suicide bomber kills 10 in attack at hospital in Pakistan
The Taliban and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi have carried out four suicide attacks over the past five days.
Afghanistan
Gates says troop infusion is making a difference in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda
Insecurity and violence spreads to northern Afghanistan
Pakistan
Pakistan – Lashkars threaten to end govt support in war on terror
Al Qaeda
Kidnapped by the Taliban
Taliban
Shell shocked
Afghanistan
Pakistan loses credibility in Taliban battle – study
Afghanistan
Afghan law has done little for women – UN report
Special operations forces deal blows to Taliban ranks
Over the past six months, more than 600 Taliban and allied terrorist groups’ leaders have been killed or captured, 2,000 fighters have been killed, and another 4,100 have been captured.
Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban leaders won’t negotiate-former Afghan VP
Afghanistan
Petraeus casts doubt on 2014 Afghanistan timeline
Afghanistan
US soldier Bowe Bergdahl appears in Taliban video