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As US forces pull back, Afghan insurgents find opportunities for deadlier bomb attacks
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Jundallah claims suicide assault on ISID headquarters in Sukkur
The Taliban and al Qaeda-linked group said the attack was executed to avenge the death of Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s deputy emir, who was killed in a US drone strike in May.
‘Militants’ attack Pakistani ISID headquarters in Sindh
A suicide assault team hit an Inter-Services Intelligence Directorate headquarters in Sukkur, while a suicide bomber detonated outside a police station in the town.
Pakistani Taliban leader discusses ‘global jihad,’ Syria in al Qaeda video
Maulana Asim Umar, a Pakistani Taliban and al Qaeda propagandist, is featured in a new message disseminated by As Sahab. Umar calls on Indian Muslims to take part in the “global jihad” and emphasizes the importance of the fight in Syria.
Al Qaeda
How Taliban brought new terror to Pakistan’s Killer Mountain
Afghanistan
Growing Insecurity And Rise in Military Casualties Destroying Afghanistan’s Future: Experts
Afghanistan
Afghans See Their Army Woo Them With Piety
Afghanistan
Afghan parliament sacks minister over worsening security
Afghanistan
Religious hardliners declare ‘jihad’ on Afghanistan’s TV talent shows
Afghanistan
Taliban can also receive voting cards: IEC
Afghanistan
Clerics Impose Un-Constitutional Restrictions on Women in Baghlan
Turkistan Islamic Party trains women for jihad
A video has emerged showing the al Qaeda-linked jihadist group training five burka-clad women on pistols, assault and sniper rifles, machine guns, and grenade launchers.
Afghanistan
Despite Education Advances, a Host of Afghan School Woes
Afghanistan
Taliban tried to make eight-year-old a suicide bomber: Afghan rebels recruit starving orphans with sweets and 60p bribes
Afghanistan
Taliban-style edict for women spreads alarm in Afghan district
Pakistan
Pakistan Taliban Lambastes Schoolgirl for UN Speech
Pakistani schoolgirl rattles Taliban
A longtime jihadist with ties to al Qaeda tries to make Malala see the light, or to cloud her message.
Afghanistan
Insurgents Intensify Terror Activity in Eastern Nangarhar
Pakistan
Pakistan grapples with rising tide of extremist violence
Pakistani Taliban ‘has a global agenda,’ commander says
A aide to Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan emir Hakeemullah Mehsud said that al Qaeda’s operational commander in Syria requested that the Taliban send fighters to wage jihad.
Afghanistan
No Taliban Reprieve During Ramadan In Afghanistan
Jihadists seek to open new front in Burma
“A brigade of Mujahedeen from Burma, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan” purportedly have launched operations in Burma. Photographs of scores of armed jihadists in military uniforms have appeared on a jihadist website.
Hundreds of Pakistani jihadists reported in Syria
Many of the fighters are from the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan and the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, the anti-Shia terror group that serves as muscle for al Qaeda.
Afghanistan
The Road to Ghazni: Bombs, battles and blockades
2 ‘militants’ killed in US drone strike in Pakistan
Two unidentified militants were killed while riding a motorcycle in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan. The strike is just the second in Pakistan this month.
Afghanistan
Education under attack from terrorists: Karzai
Al Qaeda video highlights fighting in Ghazni
As the US and its NATO allies continue to draw down forces in Afghanistan and seek to negotiate a peace agreement with the Taliban, al Qaeda continues to highlight its operations in Afghanistan.
Pakistan
Siege by Taliban Strains Pakistani Girls’ Schools
Afghanistan
Afghan army struggles with lack of reach
Pakistan
Video: ‘The Taliban have failed’, brave schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai tells UN