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Report: airstrike killed Taliban shadow governor Sheikh Dost Mohammed
One of the most wanted Taliban commanders in eastern Afghanistan, Sheikh Dost Mohammed, was reportedly killed along with two other Taliban leaders in a US airstrike in the Ghaziabad district of Kunar province. The death of Dost Mohammed has been erroneously reported in the past.
Pakistani clerics endorse suicide bombings, reject proposed peace conference
The chairman of Pakistan’s Ulema Council said suicide bombings should continue in “occupied” Muslim areas that do not have the atomic bomb. His rhetoric is identical to that of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan.
Pakistani Taliban threaten mobile phone sellers in Peshawar
Pakistani authorities display apparent ignorance over the rash of attacks targeting mobile phone shops in northwestern Pakistan, even as Pakistani militants state their intention to rid Pakistan of “un-Islamic” ring tones and other mobile phone accessories.
Afghanistan
Karzai Cannot Offer Govt Positions to Taliban: Muhaqiq
Afghanistan
Exclusive interview: A peek into the Afghan Taliban mind
Afghanistan
Rockets fired at Camp Bastion in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Kunar Insecurity Hampers Polio Vaccination
ISAF: Oops, Afghan violence didn’t decrease in 2012
ISAF has corrected its earlier reporting on the level of violence in Afghanistan. ISAF had previously claimed that the number of enemy initiated attacks in Afghanistan had decreased by 7 percent in 2012, as compared to 2011. In reality, there was no change.
Afghanistan
AP Newsbreak: Drop in Taliban attacks incorrect
US adds Mullah Nazir Group, subcommander to terrorism list
After sheltering and supporting al Qaeda for nearly a decade, the South Waziristan-based Mullah Nazir Group and one it its deputy leaders, Commander Malang, have finally been added to the State Department’s terrorism list.
Pakistan
Prosecutor: terror proof strong against Fla. imam
Afghanistan
After The Afghan Pullout, The Dangers For Central Asia
Taliban launch 4 suicide attacks in 3 provinces
Three of the suicide bombers targeted the National Directorate of Security in Kabul and Nangarhar; the other suicide bomber attacked a headquarters for the Afghan National Civil Order Police in Logar.
Multiple insurgents captured in raid targeting IMU leader
Six Afghan members of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan were captured in Kunduz two days ago. The IMU in Afghanistan continues to take orders from its Pakistan-based leaders.
Pakistan
Unanimous decision: Peace militia formed in South Waziristan
Afghanistan
Talk of Peace With Pakistan Taliban Angers Victims
Afghanistan
Afghanistan refuses to hand over Maulvi Faqir
Pakistan arrests Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader Malik Ishaq
The al Qaeda-linked leader has dodged numerous murder convictions by killing and intimidating witnesses. The Pakistani government released Ishaq from prison in 2011.
Afghanistan
Freed Afghan Taliban fighters return to insurgency
Afghanistan
Taliban dismiss UN report on civilian casualties in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Security Transition Driving Troop Casualties Up: Afghan MoD
Al Qaeda
Pakistan announces operation after bombing, but is it just for show?
Former Taliban emir Faqir Mohammed reported captured by Afghan intel
Faqir, who led the Taliban in Bajaur, is said to have been captured in Nangarhar province.
Taliban insider attack facilitator killed in Kunar
A Taliban operative who was responsible for the death of an American soldier in May 2012 died along with an associate in a precision airstrike in Kunar’s Ghaziabad district. ISAF had claimed it killed the operative last September.
Afghanistan
Critics worry airstrike ban will hobble Afghan forces ahead of withdrawal of foreign troops
Al Qaeda
Pakistan Shi’ites demand protection from militants
Afghanistan
Renewed Push for Afghans to Make Peace With Taliban
Pakistan
Pakistan faces growing anger over sectarian bombings
Afghanistan
Afghan Insurgent Is Killed on US-Led Military Base