US Marines launch operation against Taliban stronghold near the Pakistani border
US and Afghan forces have moved on the border town of Baramcha, a known safe haven and transit point for al Qaeda and the Taliban from Pakistan.
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US troops repel Haqqani Network assault on eastern Afghan base
More than 30 Haqqani Network fighters were killed by US troops as they attempted to storm Combat Outpost Margah in Paktika province.
Afghanistan
No high-level talks between Afghan gov’t and Taliban: US envoy
Hizb-i-Islami
Taliban make demands in Afghan peace talks
Russian forces join ISAF in narcotics raid in eastern Afghanistan
Russia appears to be ready to increase its active involvement inside Afghanistan after withdrawing from the country in 1989.
Afghanistan
Afghan militia fighters trained Australian troops to fight Taliban
NATO
NATO chief pledges to uphold Afghan women’s rights
Afghanistan
US defense official sees Afghan progress
NATO
Kandahar campaign’s fate not clear until June: NATO
Taliban
Taliban in peace talks with Pakistani tribe
Afghanistan
Afghans blast Pakistan over insurgent fight
Afghanistan
Don™t ignore our ways, Afghan tribal elders say
Analysis: Al Qaeda martyrdom tape shows nature and extent of terror group’s reach in Afghanistan
“Winds of Paradise – Part 5” eulogizes five al Qaeda commanders who fought in seven of Afghanistan’s provinces and are representative of the unnamed leaders who serve as the terror group’s deep bench.
US Predators kill 7 ‘militants’ in Datta Khel strike
Three Arabs are reported to have been among those killed in the al Qaeda hub in North Waziristan.
Nigeria
Nigeria’s secret police intercept weapons shipment
Afghanistan
In icy tip of Afghanistan, war seems remote
India
US let us down on David Headley: Indian home secretary
Afghanistan
Insurgents lose momentum in Helmand, NATO general says
Al Qaeda
Republicans probe Gitmo transfers to Europe
Hizb-i-Islami
Afghans, West try to lure Taliban fighters out of war
US kills 6 in pair of Predator strikes in North Waziristan
The pair of strikes are the first in nine days. One of the strikes took place in Datta Khel.
Russia
Russia and NATO plan joint initiative in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
US military campaign to topple resilient Taliban hasn’t succeeded
Taliban
Taliban teen describes path to jihad
Pakistan: North Waziristan operation is not on the table
Just days after the US government committed to providing the Pakistani military more than $2 billion in aid, the top general in the northwest said an operation in North Waziristan won’t happen anytime soon. From Dawn: Pakistan will consider mounting an anti-Taliban offensive in North Waziristan only when other tribal areas are stabilised, a senior […]
Anti-Taliban tribe in Kurram cut off by Pakistani Army
The Pakistani military has cut off the Shia, anti-Taliban Turi tribe from any remaining support it may have received from neighboring Afghanistan. The BBC reports: The blockade comes amid reports that the Turis have once again refused to allow the militants to enter Afghanistan via Kurram. The Taliban have been trying to launch operations around […]
Afghanistan
Afghanistan strategy works, needs time, general says
Al Qaeda
Al Qaeda’s media plays follow the leader
Afghanistan
US operations in Kandahar push out Taliban
Pakistan
Pakistan army blockades anti-Taliban tribe in Kurram