Pakistan
US mulls new covert raids in Pakistan, sources say
US mulls new covert raids in Pakistan, sources say
The Taliban took control of an upscale hotel at a lake on the outskirts of Kabul for 12 hours before Afghan commandos killed the members of the suicide assault team.
Gunmen seize control of lakeside hotel in Afghanistan
Karzai warns insurgent attacks on Afghan forces increasing
Pakistani Taliban’s anti-US rant: ‘Peace treaty to stay intact despite polio drive ban’
A suicide bomber targeted a US military convoy in a bazaar in Khost City.
Questions on Women’s Rights and Ethnic Strife in Afghanistan
Popular Pakistani singer Ghazala Javed killed
Violence spikes across southern Afghanistan
“Three individuals in Afghan Police uniforms” killed an ISAF solider in southern Afghanistan before escaping.
The Taliban commanders killed in Nangarhar “facilitated the movement of foreign fighters across the border from Pakistan into Afghanistan.” The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander was involved in the kidnapping of four aid workers in Badakhshan.
Poppy Cultivation Downs 40% in Afghanistan: UN Drug Official
The Taliban have executed two suicide attacks in Kapisa province in the past nine days. The French provide security in the province and are withdrawing their forces by the end of this year.
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Taliban praise India for resisting Afghan entanglement
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“Polio campaigns are also used to spy for America against the mujahideen (holy warriors), one example of which is Dr. Shakil Afridi,” a statement released by Hafiz Gul Bahadar said.
Russia Worried Over Afghanistan Becoming a Terrorist Haven
Pakistan militants ban polio jabs, threaten action
Worry Replaces Hope In Race To Restore Ancient Afghan City
The strike is the second in 24 hours. The US has attacked targets in Miramshah’s bazaar four times since the beginning of March 2010; two top-level al Qaeda leaders were killed in those strikes.
US troops return to Afghanistan’s lost province
The strike took place near Miramshah, a stronghold of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani Network.
Pakistan – Al Qaeda battleground
Taliban Encourage Afghan Kids to Suicide: NDS
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan distributed pamphlets in the Mehsud areas of South Waziristan and threatened to punish anyone working with the government.
TTP issue final warning for S Waziristan residents to evacuate agency
Afghans aim to defuse failed suicide bombers with Koran
As Afghan army grows, a unit highlights the challenges
Afghan arsonists seek to enforce truancy from school