Afghanistan
Afghanistan – War is not over but conditions set for winning: US General
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Afghanistan
Afghanistan – New Coalition Endorsed by Taliban Formed for Elections
Afghanistan
Afghan security death toll ‘unsustainable’: NATO commander
Afghanistan
Afghan police deaths double as foreign troops withdraw
Taliban suicide team hits base at border crossing with Pakistan
The fighting forced the closure of the Torkham-Jalalabad road in Nangarhar, a key route from Afghanistan that is used to ferry NATO supplies from Pakistan. Dozens of trucks carrying fuel and supplies for NATO forces were destroyed.
Pakistan
Jihadist Teachings Drawn Back Into Classroom In Pakistani Province
Pakistan
TTP raids house of sacked Punjabi Taliban chief
Afghanistan
MoFA Approves Plan to Open Taliban Office Outside Afghanistan
Ansarul Muhajideen kills 9 Pakistanis in IED attack in North Waziristan
The terror group’s spokesman claimed the attack was carried out to avenge yesterday’s US drone strike that is said to have killed four members of the Turkistan Islamic Party.
US drones kill 4 Turkistan Islamic Party fighters in Pakistan strike
The strike in Pakistan is the first reported in the country in more than a month. The Turkistan Islamic Party fighters were allied with Hafiz Gul Bahadar, who is considered by the Pakistani government to be a “good Taliban.”
Al Qaeda
Prison escapee evolves into Qaeda-backed jailbreak artist
Taliban killed 15 Afghan policemen in ambush
Three major clashes between the Taliban and Afghan security forces have been reported on the Herat-Kandahar highway over the past two weeks.
Taliban launch suicide assault on ISAF PRT in Ghazni
Members of the suicide assault team penetrated security at the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Ghazni. A Taliban suicide bomber also struck in the provincial capital of Helmand.
Afghanistan
Pakistani group in Logar eliminated: Gen. Yaftali
Taliban suicide assault team attacks Afghan Army base in Kapisa
The attack takes place just days after the governor of Kapisa said that the Taliban, HIG, and the Haqqani Network are in control of large areas of the province.
Pakistan
Editorial: Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan split
Did the TTP ‘expel’ Asmatullah Muawiya?
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan said it ejected Muawiya for responding positively to the government’s offer of peace, but Muawiya said he operates independently. He is likely correct.
ISAF confirms airstrike in Kunar
The Coalition told The Long War Journal that a strike on Aug. 21 did indeed take place in Marawana but could not confirm if al Qaeda commander Qari Zia Rahman was killed.
Afghanistan
Feature: Taliban recruiting Afghan children as suicide bombers
Afghan military claims dual-hatted Taliban and al Qaeda leader killed in ISAF airstrike
The Afghan military claimed Qari Zia Rahman was killed in an airstrike in Kunar, but the report is not confirmed. The wanted al Qaeda and Taliban commander has been reported killed in the past.
Baloch Liberation Army
Pakistan – Criminal gangs work in tandem with terrorists, Senate body told
Treasury designates al Qaeda leader, madrassa
The US Treasury Department today designated al Qaeda’s leader in the Sindh and Balochistan provinces, as well as the Ganj Madrassa in Peshawar, Pakistan. The madrassa is “controlled” by an al Qaeda facilitator who also serves the Taliban and recruits for Lashkar-e-Taiba.
Afghanistan
Target killing of education officials continue in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghan peace process: Pakistan may release more Taliban prisoners
Afghanistan
Illegal Armed Groups Threaten Security of Baghlan: Officials
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Fate of ALP officials hangs in balance
Afghanistan
Afghan, Foreign Officials Meet to Review National Security
Afghanistan
US Troop Pullout Affects India-Pakistan Rivalry
Afghanistan
The Lasting Toll Of An Afghan Suicide Bombing
Australian, ISAF troops hunt down Afghan soldier involved in 2011 green-on-blue attack
Mohammed Roozi, who wounded three Australian soldiers and two Afghan troops in an attack in Uruzgan, was killed in the northern province of Takhar.