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.
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.
More than 30 Haqqani Network fighters were killed by US troops as they attempted to storm Combat Outpost Margah in Paktika province.
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“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.
Three Arabs are reported to have been among those killed in the al Qaeda hub in North Waziristan.
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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 […]
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 […]
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Pakistan army blockades anti-Taliban tribe in Kurram