Taliban provide some details on Camp Bastion attack
The Taliban claimed the “Khalid ibn al Walid group” and the “Omar bin al Khattab group” were part of the attack, and said they used silencers.
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Afghanistan
Taliban Raid on NATO Base Inflicted Severe Damage
Afghanistan
Tough words from general on Afghan insider attacks
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Experts blame base attack on intelligence failure
ISAF captures Taliban commander behind the downing of US helicopter
Two soldiers were killed when the Taliban shot down a US Army OH-58 Kiowa attack/scout helicopter in eastern Afghanistan on Sept. 5.
6 Harrier jets destroyed, 2 damaged in Taliban assault on Camp Bastion
The loss of the strike aircraft will impact military operations in the south. The members of the suicide assault team wore US Army uniforms and “appeared to be well equipped, trained and rehearsed,” ISAF said.
Afghanistan
Pakistan slams US ‘pick and choose’ policy in Afghanistan
Al Qaeda ‘weapons expert’ killed in eastern Afghanistan
Taqwa, an Afghan national, directed attacks and funneled IEDs and weapons to insurgents in Paktika province. ISAF has conducted at least 19 raids against al Qaeda’s network in Afghanistan since the end of May.
Afghanistan
The anatomy of an anti-Taliban uprising
ISAF targets al Qaeda-linked Taliban commanders in Ghazni raids
A commander who helped “foreign insurgents” move throughout the province was captured. Another leader who was targeted serves as “the senior liaison between multiple insurgent groups operating in central and eastern Afghanistan.”
Afghanistan
As troops move out, economy slows in Kabul
Afghanistan
Insurgent Taliban rake in $400m from different sources: UN report
Afghanistan
Pre-9/11, Haqqani group urged US ties: documents
ISAF kills 2 Taliban commanders linked to ‘foreign insurgents’
One of the commanders had planned an August 2008 ambush in Kabul province that resulted in the deaths of 10 French soldiers.
Afghanistan
Transfer of Bagram was Taliban and Arab Pressure: Analyst
Afghan Taliban claims it ‘had no hand in the 9/11 incident’
The Taliban also attempted to convince the international community that the country would not serve as a launchpad for future attacks.
Al Qaeda
Jailed doc who helped nail Bin Laden warns Pakistan sees US as ‘worst enemy’
Afghanistan
Paktia residents up in arms against insurgents
Afghanistan
AIHRC Uneasy Over Rise of Armed Groups in Ghor
Afghanistan
Afghanistan: US hands over controversial Bagram jail
Afghanistan
Pakistani Public Opinion Ever More Critical of US | Pew Global Attitudes Project
Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban threaten to kidnap, kill Prince Harry
Australia
Taliban using Facebook to lure Aussie soldier
Taliban call Haqqani Network a ‘conjured entity’
In a statement released on Voice of Jihad, the Taliban claimed the Haqqani Network was created by the US as part of “its satanic plot” to divide the group.
Afghanistan
Fahim Calls on Mujahedeen to ‘Mobilise’ to Defend Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Pakistan Intelligence Should Be Blacklisted Alongside Haqqani: Analyst
Afghanistan
Kabul-Kandahar highway is a symbol of what’s gone wrong in Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghans Wary as Efforts Pick Up to Tap Mineral Riches
Afghanistan
Taliban denounce Haqqani blacklisting by US
Pakistan
Pakistan – Securing bases: PAF asked to submit financial estimates for enhanced security