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US Defence Secretary Leon Panetta in surprise Afghan visit
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Afghanistan
BBC News – Q&A: Foreign forces in Afghanistan
Taliban threaten to ‘cut off the heads’ of US soldiers
The Taliban continue to release inflammatory statements; meanwhile, the US continues to hope for peace.
US drones kill 2 ‘good Taliban’ commanders in pair of strikes in South Waziristan
Two commanders and six fighters loyal to Mullah Nazir, a favorite of the Pakistani establishment who has pledged his support for al Qaeda, were killed in the first strike. Seven other fighters were killed in the second strike.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan ‘revising’ list of banned terror groups
Taliban
US fears reprisals after Afghan massacre in Kandahar
Suicide bomber kills 15 at funeral in Peshawar
The target of the attack appears to have been the deputy speaker of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial assembly, who has also raised an anti-Taliban militia.
Afghanistan
Our big mistake was to assume we had won, says British ambassador to Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Strategic pact with US excludes military bases: Karzai
Afghanistan
Afghan Anger and Security Changes Imperil Aid Groups
Al Qaeda eulogizes senior commander killed in recent drone strike
Ustad Ahmad Farooq, al Qaeda’s spokesman for Pakistan, confirmed that Badr Mansoor was killed in a drone strike on Feb. 2012. Farooq accused the Pakistani military and government of supporting the US’s drone campaign.
Afghanistan
US and Afghanistan Agree on Detainee Transfer
Afghanistan
Taliban Guantanamo detainees agree to Qatar transfer: official
Afghanistan
Exclusive: Afghan officials visit Guantanamo in peace bid
Pakistan
US State Dept calls Pakistani Taliban threats to Shad Begum ‘out of step’
Pakistan
Pakistani School Takes Hands-Off Approach To Combating Extremism
Taliban demand release of bin Laden’s wives, kill 7 Pakistani troops
“We will carry out suicide bombings against security forces and the government across the country,” a Taliban spokesman said. The Taliban also threatened two female Pakistani activists who have worked for the well-being of women and children in Pakistan.
US drones kill at least 13 in South Waziristan strike
Today’s strike is the first in Pakistan’s tribal areas in 14 days, and just the eighth this year.
Al Qaeda
Pakistan – Taliban in talks to end ‘serious differences’
Afghanistan
Afghan Air Force Probed in Drug Running
ISAF captures 2 IMU leaders in northeastern Afghanistan
The two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leaders are responsible for suicide attacks in northern Afghanistan.
Al Qaeda
Foreign militants fighting in Syria battlefields
Afghanistan
Afghan Women Seen Losing Ground
US adds Qods Force general as ‘Narcotics Kingpin’ for heroin, weapons smuggling in Afghanistan
General Gholamreza Baghbani, the senior Qods Force officer in Zahedan, facilitates heroin and opium smuggling to arm the Taliban in Afghanistan, according to the US Treasury.
Al Qaeda
Top Qaeda operative Ilyas Kashmiri still alive
Pakistani Taliban deputy Faqir Mohammad demoted
Faqir claims he was not notified of his dismissal and said the Taliban have supported negotiations with the government.
Afghanistan
Afghanistan – President defends scholars’ guideline regarding women
Afghanistan
The PR challenge in Afghanistan: suicide bombing, Quran burning, and murky data
Pakistan
Ousted deputy leader of Pakistan Taliban favors talks with govt
Afghanistan
The Afghan Response to the 2012 Koran Burning Incident