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American missiles kill senior Taliban militant in Pakistan who fought US troops in Afghanistan
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High level Afghan intelligence officials visits Pakistan
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Afghanistan – Illegal armed groups a security threat: DIAG chief
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Afghanistan Faces Uncertain Future
‘Good Taliban’ leader Mullah Nazir killed in US drone strike
Nazir, who has professed his alligiance to al Qaeda, was killed along with several deputies in one of three strikes in North and South Waziristan over the past 24 hours. A separate strike killed Faisal Khan, a Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan commander, and two Uzbeks.
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Pakistan – New doctrine: Army identifies ‘homegrown militancy’ as biggest threat
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Afghanistan Sets Preconditions for Accepting Taliban’s Qatar Office
US drone strike kills 5 ‘militants’ in South Waziristan
The remotely piloted Predators or Reapers fired four missiles at a compound in Mullah Nazir’s territory. The strike is the first in 2013.
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Pakistani Government Offers To Insure Foreign Businessmen
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US War in Afghanistan Has Echoes of Soviet Experience
Pakistan
Pakistan – EDITORIAL : Talking to the TTP
Afghan troops attack Spanish soldiers on New Year’s Eve
Two Afghan soldiers opened fire on Spanish troops; no one was hurt in the attack. There were 44 reported insider, or green-on-blue, attacks in 2012.
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Afghan Army Deaths on the Rise
Al Qaeda
AP IMPACT: Al-Qaida carves out own country in Mali
ISAF kills ‘several’ al Qaeda-linked fighters in Kunar raid
The northeastern Afghan province remains a stronghold for al Qaeda despite the surge in US forces. The US conducted 67 raids against al Qaeda and allied groups in Afghanistan in 2012.
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A fight for Afghanistan’s most famous artifact
Body of missing Georgian soldier found in southern Afghanistan
The body of Sergeant Giorgi Kikadze, a Georgian soldier who was serving in Helmand province for ISAF, was found dumped in a vacant compound in Musa Qala in Helmand province on Saturday. Afghan security officials noted that the body bore signs of torture.
Daily Times op-ed hits the mark on Pakistani Taliban
“Now having been offered this incontrovertible proof of the Taliban on both sides of the western border and al Qaeda being one and the same thing, one hopes the foolishness about ‘good’ and ‘bad’ Taliban can be relegated where it belongs: in the dustbin,” Daily Times writes.
Taliban execute 21 Pakistani policemen in Peshawar
Since June 2011, the Taliban have conducted three mass executions of Pakistani security personnel.
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Pakistan – EDITORIAL : Taliban diktat
Pakistan
Pakistan to Lift YouTube Ban, as a Viral Video Star Is Welcomed Home
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Casting doubts: Afghan Taliban reject Kabul Ulema moot
Pakistan
Pakistan: Troubled north-west comes to town (Karachi)
Afghanistan
Failure Threatens German Afghan Police Training Mission
Pakistani Taliban release video refuting rumors of leadership rift
The Pakistani Taliban leaders are seen sitting side by side. Hakeemullah Mehsud also said the Taliban are “willing to get our heads cut off for al Qaeda.”
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Afghanistan female air force pilots left grounded
Taliban capture more than 20 Pakistani policemen
Coordinated raids by the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan on checkpoints outside of the provincial capital of Peshawar also resulted in the deaths of at least two soldiers.
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Betrayed While They Sleep, Afghan Police Are Dying in Numbers
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Hard feelings on both sides as US winds down its Afghan role
Taliban suicide bomber attacks US base in Khost
An Afghan policeman and two civilians were killed in a blast outside of Forward Operating Base Chapman, which is known to host CIA operations.