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US grabs Pakistani Taliban commander from Afghan intel
Latif Mehsud, a top deputy to Hakeemullah Mehsud, the emir of the al Qaeda-linked Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, is said to have been captured by US forces while being escorted by the NDS after conducting a meeting to exchange Afghan prisoners for cash.
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Malala, survivor of Taliban, resented in Pakistan hometown
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Taliban ask Nangarhar residents for hides
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Malala wins EU’s Sakharov human rights prize
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Pakistanis of all faiths protect churches with human chains
Taliban denies Pakistan freed Mullah Baradar
The Afghan Taliban is deferential to Pakistan while noting Baradar remains in custody.
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Records Obtained by JW Reveal U.S. Knew of Sophisticated al Qaeda Plan to Hijack Commercial Airliner in 2000
Taliban: US ‘forced’ to ‘accept the existence and presence of the Islamic Emirate’ of Afghanistan
The Taliban also said the US is “openly declaring that they are quitting Afghanistan and want to bring the conflict in Afghanistan to an end through talks.”
Afghan Taliban support Pakistani branch, spokesman claims
Shahidullah Shahid, the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s senior spokesman, also said that Mullah Fazlullah is operating from the northeastern Afghan province of Kunar.
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4 US soldiers killed in Taliban suicide attack
The Taliban claimed credit for a double suicide attack in Zhari district in Kandahar, the cradle of the movement.
Photo of Mullah Sangeen in coffin published on jihadist forum
Haqqani Network commander Mullah Sangeen Zadran was killed in a US drone strike on Sept. 5 in Pakistan’s Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan.
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Commanders were warned of Camp Bastion weaknesses before Taliban attack
Taliban commander Mullah Fazlullah claims credit for assassinating Pakistani general
The Taliban released video of the attack that killed Major General Sanaullah Niazi, the Army commander for Swat. Fazlullah said negotiations with the government are merely “a component of war.”
Pakistan
Hard-Line Islamic Clerics Urge Pakistan Government, Taliban To Talk
Haqqani Network said to name successor to Mullah Sangeen
Bilal Zadran is said to have replaced Mullah Sangeen Zadran, who is thought to have been killed in a US drone strike in North Waziristan in early September.
Afghanistan
Two Marine Corps Generals Are Forced to Retire Over Fatal Security Breach
Pakistan condemns latest drone strike in North Waziristan
Today’s attack in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan is the second by the US in two days. The strike took place in Datta Khel, a known hub of al Qaeda activity.
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At American University of Kabul, a foreboding about the future as US pullout deadline nears
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Afghan Senators Claim Local Officials Submit Fudged Security Reports
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Afghan MoFA Unable to Contact Baradar Due to “Time Crunch”
US drones target Haqqani Network in North Waziristan strike
Three Haqqani network fighters were killed in the attack, which took place in the same town where Mullah Sangeen Zadran is rumored to have been killed in another drone strike earlier this month.
Afghanistan
Ahmed Abdi Godane: the new ‘Mad Mullah’ bent on jihad
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Steeped in ancient mysticism, passion of Sufis infuriates Taliban
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Afghan Taliban vows justice for communist regime mass killers
Suicide bombers kill 78 in coordinated attack at Pakistani church
A pair of suicide bombers opened fire on worshipers at a church in Peshawar, then detonated suicide vests.
US drones kill 7 in North Waziristan strike
The strike is the first in nearly three weeks, and targeted a militant compound in Shawal, a known jumpoff point for jihadists heading to Afghanistan.
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Taliban using internet in propaganda war
Pakistan reportedly frees Mullah Baradar
Baradar’s release is unlikely to impact the “peace process” in Afghanistan. His release will be viewed as a victory for the Taliban.