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.
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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
Pakistani Taliban establish ‘base’ inside Syria
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan has sent experts in warfare and information technology to Syria to establish a base, aid in joint operations, and monitor the fighting there.
Afghan Taliban lauded suicide bombings days before opening ‘political office’
Six days before the Taliban opened their de facto embassy in Qatar, the group published a defense and justification of suicide bombings.
Afghanistan
White House happy to talk peace terms with Taliban
Afghanistan
In Pakistan, army adamant on fighting the other Taliban
Pakistan
Pakistan Taliban sack spokesperson in sign of growing divisions
Afghanistan
US Considers Faster Pullout in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
US considers pulling all troops from Afghanistan: officials
Senior Taliban commanders killed in northern Afghanistan
Senior Taliban commanders, including two deputy provincial shadow governors, have been killed in joint Afghan and Coalition security operations targeting militant hideouts in Jawzjan province. Two other prominent Taliban commanders were killed in Faryab province.
Afghanistan
Kabul-Kandahar Highway Embattled as Taliban Intensifies Attacks on Oil Tankers
Pakistan
Pakistan – New TTP group emerges to avenge drone attacks
Afghanistan
Insurgents increasing in east Afghanistan, but Afghan army sees gains
Afghanistan
Karzai wants US to protect Afghanistan from Pakistan
Al Qaeda ‘paramilitary commander,’ Haqqani Network leader reported killed in recent drone strike
Abu Saif al Jaziri is an al Qaeda “paramilitary commander”; Maulana Akhtar Zadran is from the same tribe as Mullah Sangeen, who works closely with al Qaeda and is thought to be holding the only US soldier who has been captured in Afghanistan.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan military forces fighting in mountainous border still face aggressive fight
Afghanistan
Special Report: Taliban Suicide Bombings in Review
Senior Pakistani Taliban leader gunned down in Peshawar
Pakistani security forces killed a wanted Taliban leader and his accomplice following a brief shootout on the outskirts of Peshawar. The clash comes hours after a coordinated Taliban attack against a Frontier Corps checkpoint left six Pakistanis dead.
Afghan Taliban say spokesman’s hacked email account issued ‘fake’ statement
The Taliban claim that an official spokesman’s email account was hacked by “intelligence agencies” who caused it to issue a false declaration that a Taliban ceasefire would take place during Ramadan.
Suicide bombers kill 18 Afghan police in 2 attacks in the south
In Uruzgan, a suicide bomber wearing a police uniform detonated at a dining facility, killing 12 policemen. In Kandahar, a suicide bomber killed a border police commander.
Afghanistan
Taliban ignoring talks overtures: US official
Afghanistan
Afghanistan, Pakistan at loggerheads over peace efforts
Afghanistan
Pakistan builds new training centres for Taliban
Afghanistan
Taliban deny power-sharing concept with Afghan government
US drones kill 17 in first strike in Pakistan in nearly a month
The strike took place in a village where two senior Haqqani Network leaders have been killed by the US over the past several years.
Taliban launch suicide assault outside base in Kabul
The suicide assault team attacked a base in an area of Kabul where logistics and other contracting companies are located, killing seven people, including four Nepalese guards.
Afghanistan
Karzai Choices for Afghan Human Rights Panel Raise Questions
Taliban militants bungle coordinated multi-province terrorist attacks
Afghan security forces disrupted terrorist plots in Kabul City and Jalalabad, but a massive explosion near the Parwan provincial governor’s compound caused significant damage. An additional suicide attack failed after the bomber prematurely detonated in Kunduz.