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ISAF confirms Taliban downing of US helicopter in Zabul
It is unclear if the downing of the US Blackhawk in Zabul province, which killed six US soldiers, was caused by RPGS or “if the low-flying aircraft set off a bomb hidden on the ground.” Last year, the Islamic Jihad Union tested an anti-helicopter fragmentation mine with the intent of bringing down an Apache.
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Report: December helo crash that killed 6 in Afghanistan blamed on enemy
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Taliban killings in Pakistani city may be part of pattern
Taliban assassinate Karachi police chief
The Mohmand branch of the Taliban accused Chaudhry Aslam Khan, slain chief of the Crime Investigation Department in Karachi, of being “involved in torturing Mujahideen in prison” and killing them.
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Taliban Commander Released From Bagram A Year Ago
US adds Afghan Taliban deputy shadow governor to terrorist list
Qari Saifullah, whom the State Department described as a “Taliban shadow deputy governor and an operational commander in Zabul Province,” also supports al Qaeda in southern Afghanistan.
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Iraq a bloody lesson for Zero Option in Afghanistan
Taliban suicide assault team kills ISAF soldier in eastern Afghanistan
Security forces gunned down the suicide assault team before it penetrated security at the base in Nangarhar. The Taliban took credit for the attack.
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Afghans’ Planned Prisoner Releases Anger US
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Afghan MPs Say Security Worse, Worried About Elections
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MOI rejects Taliban could retake key territories after NATO pullout
Taliban suicide bomber kills 3 ISAF soldiers in Kabul
The attack was likely executed by the Kabul Attack Network, the jihadist alliance that pools its resources to attack Coalition and Afghan targets in and around the capital.
Afghan Taliban spokesman dodges question on al Qaeda
Qari Yousuf Ahmadi said the “Arab Mujahideen,” who have been “fighting and sacrificing for the sake of the nation,” have returned to their home countries.
US drones kill 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan strike
In the first strike recorded in Pakistan in a month, the US yet again struck at a target in an area administered by the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
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US Softens Deadline for Deal to Keep Troops in Afghanistan
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America’s giant Afghan yard sale
Pakistani military, Taliban clash in North Waziristan after suicide attack
The Pakistani military claimed it killed 33 “militants” in the Mir Ali area, while the Taliban and Ansar al Aseer claimed the military launched reprisal attacks on civilians after a suicide bomber killed five soldiers.
Taliban eulogize Qari Hussain, chief of suicide and international operations
Qari Hussain is thought to have been been killed in a US drone strike in January 2012. He served as the Taliban’s “teacher of suicide bombers” and was involved in the Times Square plot and the suicide attack on the CIA in Afghanistan.
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Tribes Should Unite To Support Peace: Afghan Officials
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Local Turf-Sharing Accord With the Taliban Raises Alarm in Afghanistan
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Have Afghan forces intentionally surrendered turf in Sangin to the Taliban?
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In remote Afghan areas, cease-fires catching on
Taliban claim credit for ISAF helo crash in Afghan south
Six ISAF soldiers were killed in a crash in Zabul province. The Taliban were quick to claim credit for downing the aircraft.
2 Guantanamo detainees transferred to Saudi Arabia
Both detainees were approved for transfer “subject to appropriate security measures” by President Obama’s Guantanamo Review Task Force. Previously, Joint Task Force Guantanamo deemed both detainees “high” risks to the US and its allies and recommended that they be retained in US custody.
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Frustrated with government, Pakistani man turns to Taliban for help
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Political administration not prepared to replace army in Pakistan’s tribal agencies
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Ordinary Afghans’ anxiety about future grows as security deal with US remains in limbo
Ansarul Mujahideen kills 4 Pakistani troops in North Waziristan
The Pakistani terror group has carried out suicide and IED attacks in response to drone strikes that have killed the emirs of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan and the Mullah Nazir Group, as well as a top Haqqani Network leader and members of the Turkistan Islamic Party.
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Afghan pullout could reverse gains against al Qaeda, US military chief warns