Afghanistan
13,000 girls deprived of education in Khost
13,000 girls deprived of education in Khost
Karzai Will Bring on Govt Downfall: National Coalition
US General Puts Troops on Security Alert After Karzai Remarks
ISAF has targeted the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan eight times so far this year. The captured IMU commander is from Uzbekistan.
US spy agencies more pessimistic on Afghan war
Analysis: Afghan security vacuum feared along “gateway to Kabul”
Ex-Spy Chief: Pakistan Sees Afghanistan As ‘Sub-Nation’
Pakistan – A Few Words : Talking to the Taliban: consequences
Pakistan – TTP may include Dr. Khan, Faheem in list of guarantors
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.
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.
“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.
Karzai Says Taliban ‘in Service to America’
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.
Opening Minds and Roads in Pakistan
The suicide attacks took place as US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel was visiting the capital to discuss the handover of security to Afghan forces.
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.
Best man Afghan Taliban may replace top negotiator
‘Hardliners tighten grip on Nangarhar University’
Amid Pakistan sectarian violence, Sunnis saved Shiites
Security woes: Military chiefs raise red flag over Karachi unrest
Interview: How Al-Qaeda Functions Online
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.
Pakistan – PML-N urged to sever ties with terrorist groups
Foreigners Behind Afghanistan’s Instability: Karzai
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.
Journalism in Pakistani tribal areas: a shadow of death
ISAF: No More Data On Taliban Attacks
Afghan Peace Process and Minorities’ Concerns
Inside Pakistan’s only ski school