Afghanistan
US spy agencies more pessimistic on Afghan war
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Afghanistan
Analysis: Afghan security vacuum feared along “gateway to Kabul”
Afghanistan
Ex-Spy Chief: Pakistan Sees Afghanistan As ‘Sub-Nation’
Afghanistan
Pakistan – A Few Words : Talking to the Taliban: consequences
Pakistan
Pakistan – TTP may include Dr. Khan, Faheem in list of guarantors
2 US soldiers killed by Afghan policeman in attack at Special Forces base
An Afghan Local Policeman opened fire on a US Special Forces base in Wardak. The attack is the second of its kind in four days.
Why the Afghan ‘peace conference’ idea keeps bombing
An in-depth article by the Afghan Analysts Network shows why the Afghan government’s plan for a regional ulema ‘peace conference’ on suicide attacks is likely to fail.
Karzai statement highlights frayed US-Afghan relations
“The bombs that went off in Kabul and Khost yesterday were not a show of power to America, but were in service to America…” the Afghan president said.
Afghanistan
Karzai Says Taliban ‘in Service to America’
2 ‘militants’ reported killed in US drone strike in Pakistan
The two “militants” are said to have been on horseback when they were targeted. The strike is the first reported by the US in Pakistan in 29 days.
Haqqani Network
Opening Minds and Roads in Pakistan
Taliban suicide bombers strike in Kabul, Khost
The suicide attacks took place as US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was visiting the capital to discuss the handover of security to Afghan forces.
Prominent Afghan political leader escapes another assassination attempt
A bomb intended for the convoy of Afghan political leader Ustad Mohammad Mohaqiq exploded prematurely; a second bomb detonated by the stadium where Mohaqiq was expected to attend a political event, injuring three civilians. This was the third assassination attempt against Mohaqiq since June 2012.
Afghanistan
Best man Afghan Taliban may replace top negotiator
Afghanistan
‘Hardliners tighten grip on Nangarhar University’
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Amid Pakistan sectarian violence, Sunnis saved Shiites
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Security woes: Military chiefs raise red flag over Karachi unrest
Al Qaeda
Interview: How Al-Qaeda Functions Online
Former bin Laden spokesman in US custody
Sulaiman Abu Ghaith served Osama bin Laden as a spokesman, threatened mass casualty attacks against America, and recruited the al Qaeda cell responsible for a 2002 attack on US Marines in Kuwait. He lived under a loose former of house arrest in Iran for years before being reportedly freed in 2010.
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi
Pakistan – PML-N urged to sever ties with terrorist groups
Afghanistan
Foreigners Behind Afghanistan’s Instability: Karzai
Pakistani al Qaeda ‘company’ commander praises Mumbai attacker
Asmatullah Muawiya said that the executions of Ajmal Kasab and Afzal Guru will fuel a new round of attacks on India, and that Kashmir will become a focal point for jihadists after the US abandons Afghanistan.
Al Qaeda
Journalism in Pakistani tribal areas: a shadow of death
Afghanistan
ISAF: No More Data On Taliban Attacks
Afghanistan
Afghan Peace Process and Minorities’ Concerns
Pakistan
Inside Pakistan’s only ski school
Pakistani Taliban execute, behead soldiers in South Waziristan
The deaths of the six soldiers had not been reported. Taliban emir Hakeemullah Mehsud also threatened to attack the US and Britain.
Afghanistan
NATO expects decision on post-2014 Afghan force by mid-year
Afghanistan
Facilitating Afghan peace: Pakistan mulls Taliban transfer to Qatar
Pakistan
War-weariness?: Taliban may launch political party