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Taliban fighters changing sides in Herat
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Afghan intelligence thwarts terror plots in Kabul, Logar, and Parwan
Intelligence operatives disrupted four terror plots in the past two days and captured nine suspected Taliban insurgents along with homemade explosives believed to have been smuggled into Kabul from Pakistan.
Afghanistan
A once-tranquil corner of Afghanistan turns deadly
Pakistani Taliban ‘chopped off the heads’ of 7 Pakistani soldiers in South Waziristan
Taliban spokesman Ihsanullah Ihsan said the Pakistani soldiers were beheaded “as Shariah directs them to do with enemies of Islam.”
Pakistan
TTP plotting prison break in Faisalabad: Report
ICRC
Red Cross halts most Pakistan aid after beheading
Dangerous Pakistani Taliban commander thought killed
Commander Tariq Afridi, the leader of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan’s operations in Khyber, as well as in regions in Arakzai, Peshawar, Kohat, and Hangu, is said to have been murdered by a relative.
Afghanistan
Afghan beheadings could signal confusion in Taliban ranks
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Taliban’s Deeds Defame Islam: Mufti
Qatar
Taliban team in Qatar for negotiations with US
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – NDS to ‘Monitor’ Local Uprisings, But Denies Hezb-i-Islami Involvement
Afghanistan
ISAF Will Not Reduce Interaction with Afghan Counterparts
Afghanistan
US forces say no to rapprochement with Haqqanis
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Iran drawing India closer with talks on train, road access to Afghanistan
Badruddin Haqqani ‘is alive and healthy,’ Taliban spokesman says
Zabihullah Mujahid denied reports that claimed Badruddin was killed in a drone strike, and said he “is in the country and he is occupied with his operational responsibilities.” Afghan intelligence claims he is dead.
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Afghan Villagers Hit Back Against Taliban
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A Mercy Killing In Afghanistan?
Afghanistan
Lawmakers Urge Karzai to Address Apparent Rise in Insecurity
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Quetta Taliban is Never Targeted: Afghan Expert
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Ragtag Revolts in Parts of Afghanistan Repel Taliban
Badruddin Haqqani rumored killed in US drone strike
The senior Haqqani Network commander is thought to have been killed in one of five drone strikes this week. His death has not been confirmed.
Afghanistan
Taliban force villagers in Kandahar to destroy roads
ISAF targets al Qaeda-linked Taliban commander in Ghazni
The raid is the second against an al Qaeda-linked Taliban leader in Ghazni this week, and the fourth in the province in the past month.
Kashmiri jihadist commander killed in North Waziristan drone strike
Qazi Hussain Ahmed, the former emir of the Jamaat-e-Islami, spoke at a funeral service for Engineer Ahsan Aziz, who was killed on Aug. 18. Syed Salahuddin, the emir of the Hizbul Mujahideen, was also in attendance.
US drones strike again in North Waziristan’s Shawal Valley
Seven out of the last 10 drone strikes have taken place in the Shawal Valley, which is administered by “good Taliban” commander Hafiz Gul Bahadar.
Afghanistan
General Notes Taliban Coercion in Some Attacks on Troops in Afghanistan
Green-on-blue attacks in Afghanistan: the data
As green-on-blue attacks spike, US and Afghan military officials have taken increasingly strong measures to combat attacks on their forces by Taliban infiltrators and disgruntled Afghan troops. In 2012, green-on-blue attacks accounted for 15% of ISAF deaths.
Pakistan
In Pakistan, underground parties push the boundaries
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi publishes beheading video
A jihadist said that the Pakistani terror group is closely allied to the Taliban and al Qaeda under the guise of the “Omar Brigade.”
Pakistan
Taliban dare Pakistan army over raids in North Waziristan