Afghanistan
Coalition routs Taliban in southern Afghanistan
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Afghanistan
Taliban second in command in talks with Afghan and US officials
Al Qaeda IED cell member properly detained at Gitmo, judge finds
A DC district judge denied the petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed by an Afghan detained at Gitmo. The judge’s decision and declassified memos produced at Gitmo indicate that the detainee, known as Obaydullah, was a member of an al Qaeda IED cell tasked with attacking US forces.
Al Qaeda
Get tough on Pakistan
Afghanistan
Petraeus rewrites the playbook in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda
Pakistan’s haven for terror unit irks US
Al Qaeda
High-level talks aim for an end to the Afghan war
Al Qaeda
CIA inquiry finds ‘systemic breakdowns’ in Afghan bombing that killed agents
Afghanistan
The Afghan National Army in combat: dazed and confused?
India
Indian gov’t: Pakistan spies tied to Mumbai siege
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Taliban influence grows in north
Pakistan
Pakistan helped US arrest Taliban leaders: Haqqani
Afghanistan
In Afghan town, insurgents vanish after battles
NATO
NATO claims it is choking off insurgents’ supplies
Iran
Iran sends delegate to meeting on Afghanistan
Afghanistan
As anti-corruption measures lag in Afghanistan, US looks to grass-roots effort
Ex-Gitmo detainee reportedly surrenders to Saudi authorities
An ex-Gitmo detainee named Jabir Jubran al Fayfi has reportedly turned himself in to Saudi authorities. Al Fayfi was arrested in Yemen in September and his “surrender” was likely coordinated by the Saudi and Yemeni governments.
Afghanistan
Afghan: Consult system on military ops not working
Pakistan
Pakistan – Why attack the shrines?
Al Qaeda
US military, civilian officials claim progress in Afghan war
Afghanistan
In Afghan south, US faces frustrated residents
Pakistan
Pakistan – How to defuse a human bomb: rescuing Taliban™s teenage recruits
Pakistan
Pakistan – TTP plans poisonous gas attacks
Al Qaeda
Pakistan – FO defends military policy in northwest
Afghanistan
New report paints gloomy picture on Afghan safety
Al Qaeda
Pakistan militant variety tests West security: US
United States
US uses attacks to nudge Taliban toward a deal
Pakistan
Pakistan flood crisis blamed partly on deforestation by ‘timber mafia,’ Taliban
Hizb-i-Islami
What Pakistan wants: US aid
Pakistan
Gilani’s remarks disrespect for Afghan sovereignty: Pakistani nationalists