ISAF targets IMU leader in Kunduz
Special operation forces have conducted at least 16 raids against the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan so far this year.
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Al Qaeda
Bin Laden’s last stand: In final months, terrorist leader worried about his legacy
Haqqani Network
North Waziristan — a first-hand account
Afghanistan
Doubts of victory surface in war on Afghan poppy crops
Al Qaeda names new emir for Pakistan: report
Farman Shinwari, like his predecessor, has close ties to the Harakat-ul-Mujahideen and the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan.
Afghanistan
Afghan Taliban deny holding new talks with US
Afghanistan
Think Again: Al Qaeda
Pakistani, Saudi fighters killed in Helmand operation
Meanwhile, the bin Laden documents show that Taliban emir Mullah Omar plotted Afghan strategy with Osama bin laden and Ayman al Zawahiri.
Al Qaeda
Bin Laden files show al-Qaida and Taliban leaders in close contact
German jihadist killed by US in March drone strike
Samir H., a known “Islamist” from Aachen, is said to have been killed in the March 9 strike in Makeen in South Waziristan.
US drone strike kills 4 ‘militants’ in North Waziristan
The strike is the first in Pakistan in a month. Foreign fighters, likely Arabs and members of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, were reported to have been targeted.
Al Qaeda
US missiles kill 2 in NW Pakistan
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, failed assassination try leaves 4 dead
Taliban attacks kill 12 Afghan policemen
In the east, 10 members of the Afghan Local Police were killed in an IED attack, while in the south, two policemen were killed in a failed assassination attempt against Kandahar’s governor.
Afghanistan
Afghan Youth Group Targets Former Warlords Ahead Of Contentious Holiday
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Government Has No Political Commitment to Fight Terrorism: National Front
Afghanistan
Afghan Forces Attack Coalition Troops, Officials Say
Afghanistan
Pakistan-Afghan-US to work for Taliban names removal from UN list
Afghanistan
Book review: Pakistan on the Brink: The Future of America, Pakistan and Afghanistan by Ahmed Rashid
Afghanistan
Afghan peace process: ‘Safe passage’ for Taliban agreed
Afghanistan
Taliban closes dozens of Afghan schools
Afghanistan
Taliban website under repeat attack by hackers
Afghanistan
Safe passage for Afghan Taliban considered
Taliban website hacked for 3rd time in a year
The Taliban’s leading website has been ‘infiltrated’ for the third time in less than a year by unknown cyber-assailants. The Taliban have yet to comment on the disruption to their El Emara website.
ISAF captures IMU facilitator in Wardak province
The raid took place in the Sayyidabad district, where on Aug. 6, 2011 the Taliban shot down a US Army Chinook helicopter and killed 28 US and Afghan special operations forces, including 17 Navy SEALs.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – Low-key Mujahedeen’s Victory Day event: MoD
Al Qaeda
Pakistan – The kidnapping of a comedian
Afghanistan
In Afghanistan, underground girls school defies Taliban after earlier efforts failed
ISAF targets Haqqani Network commander linked to IMU
The senior Haqqani Network facilitator is linked to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan’s leadership cadre in Pakistan and provides support for attacks in Kabul.
Afghanistan
Exclusive: US eyes options to restart Afghan peace talks