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Taliban ‘condemns’ US rewards for Haqqani Network leaders
“This act has proved that the Americans are now trying to hide their defeat through such propaganda wiles,” the Taliban said.
US adds Taliban hawala, owner, and commander to terrorist list
The Treasury designation added the Pakistan-based Basir Zarjmil Hawala and its owner Haji Abdul Basir, along with a Taliban commander known as Qari Rahmat to the US government’s list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists.
Taliban launch offensive in province outside of Kabul
The Taliban are launching massed attacks against Afghan forces in several provinces throughout the country.
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Pakistan fires 5,000 missiles on Afghan borders over past year
Quetta airbase attacks carried out by Pakistani Taliban, IMU
The spokesman for Omar Khalid Khorasani, the leader of the Taliban in Mohmand, said the Quetta airbase attacks were executed with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan.
Taliban laud Afghan soldier who killed US general
The Taliban described Rafiqullah, the Afghan soldier who killed Major General Harold Greene, deputy commanding general of Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan, as a “martyr.”
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UN Approves Measure to Combat al Qaeda Fighters
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Terror finance worries may curb Doha kidnap mediation
Afghan government negotiating with the Taliban in Sangin
Peace agreements with the Taliban on both sides of the Afghan-Pakistan border have always ended badly.
Fedayeen-i-Islam claims suicide assaults on Pakistani airbases
Fourteen members of the Fedayeen-i-Islam were killed during the latest assault on a Pakistani airbase.
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Kandahar police chief resigns after ordering Taliban detainees execution
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Negotiations continue with Taliban to end violence in Helmand
AQAP ideologue praises jihadi victories in Iraq, comments on Berghdal release
In the latest video released by al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, Ibrahim al Rubaish discusses a range of recent developments in the Muslim world.
Harakat-ul-Mujahideen ‘operates terrorist training camps in eastern Afghanistan’
The jihadist group, which is tolerated by the Pakistani state and whose leader lives openly in Islamabad, is currently running training camps in eastern Afghanistan, the US State Department said.
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Afghan Officers, Said to Be Working for Taliban, Kill 11 of Their Police Colleagues
US drone strike kills 5 ‘militants,’ including foreigners in North Waziristan
The attack is the fourth by the US in the Datta Khel area of North Waziristan since July 10; at least three al Qaeda leaders are thought to have been killed in one of the strikes.
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Sgt Bowe Bergdahl questioned over capture
Baloch jihadist group in southern Afghanistan announces death of commander
Junood al Fida, a jihadist group from Baluchistan, Pakistan that fights in Afghanistan, swore allegiance to the Taliban and called Ayman al Zawahiri its emir in July.
Herat police chief accuses Iran of ramping up attacks in western Afghanistan
Herat’s chief of police accused Iran of supporting the Taliban’s killing spree in the province, which included the murder of two Finnish aid workers.
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Reports of Taliban surge are exaggerated, says incoming ISAF commander
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Afghanistan: Taliban income grows in Helmand
Taliban commander behind Ghor executions was freed from prison 3 months ago
Qari Rahmatullah, who was released from Bagram three months ago, is said to be involved in last month’s execution of 14 civilians in Ghor province.
Pakistan’s ban of LWJ enters 3rd year
The Pakistani government has blocked The Long War Journal website from being accessed inside Pakistan. The censorship began sometime in July 2012, and continues to this day.
Well-connected jihadist tweets, then deletes, explanation of al Qaeda’s oath to Mullah Omar
A Twitter user known as “Shaybat al Hukama” tweeted, and then quickly deleted, his explanation of al Qaeda’s relationship with the Taliban. Al Hukama appears to be well-connected to al Qaeda media operatives and leaders.
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US Weapons for Afghans May End Up with Taliban
Analysis: Mullah Omar addresses governance of Afghanistan, war against ‘invaders’ in new message
Mullah Omar discusses the Taliban’s governance efforts at length in a message commemorating the end of Ramadan.
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After Losing Province in 2010, Afghan Taliban Strike Back
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Taliban Making Military Gains in Afghanistan
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Wary Pakistan puts military in charge of capital’s security