Analysis & Commentary
Taliban Release Video of Haqqani Network Suicide Assault on FOB Salerno
The Taliban released a videotape produced by the Haqqani Network, an al Qaeda-linked subgroup, that documented the June 1 suicide assault on Forward Operating Base Salerno in Khost province, Afghanistan.
Offering a New Drone-Use Mechanism to US
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s magic word of “apology” in a July 3 phone call to Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar was good enough to reopen the land routes to the US-Nato forces occupying Afghanistan.
ISAF Targets IMU Leader in Afghan North
Coalition and Afghan special operations forces again targeted an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader in the north. Special operations forces have targeted the al Qaeda and Taliban-linked IMU in 23 raids in Afghanistan this year.
The Complexity Trap
We live in a world of unprecedented complexity, or so we are told. President Obama’s words above echo an increasingly common narrative in the American foreign policy and national security establishments.
Jordanian Jihadist Killed in Fighting in Eastern Afghanistan
A Jordanian jihadist was killed while battling Coalition and Afghan forces in the eastern Afghan province of Ghazni, a known stronghold of al Qaeda. A brief statement on the death of Abu Abdul Rahman al Aseer al Urduni was released...
Pentagon: Iran Continues to Support Taliban, Oppose US
In a report to Congress authored in April, and posted online earlier this week by Bloomberg News, the Defense Department has once again accused Iran of supporting the Taliban.
About that NATO Supply Line Deal ...
While the Obama administration is busy congratulating itself on the reopening of NATO's supply lines to Afghanistan after a seven-month shutoff by the Pakistani government.
Special Operations Forces Capture 2 IMU Leaders in Afghan North
Coailition and Afghan forces captured two leaders of the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan who were involved in suicide operations during a raid several days ago in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz.
Pakistani Jihadist Groups Fundraise, Recruit Openly in Rawalpindi
During a two-day conference that began yesterday in Rawalpindi, Pakistani jihadist groups linked to al Qaeda and the Taliban openly engaged in fundraising and recruitment of fighters for operations in Afghanistan and the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jamaat-ud-Dawa Banners Dominate Defense of Pakistan Rally Against Reopening of NATO Supply Lines
Banners belonging to the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, the charitable front group for the al Qaeda-linked Lashkar-e-Taiba, dominate a rally, or "long march," today in Lahore against the reopening of NATO's supply lines to Afghanistan...
Laskar-e-Taiba Commander Killed in Recent Airstrike in Kunar
The Coalition confirmed that a second leader of the Pakistan-based, al Qaeda-linked Lashkar-e-Taiba died in a recent airstrike in Kunar that also killed the terror group's leader for the eastern Afghan province.
5 ISAF Soldiers Wounded in Latest Green-on-Blue Attack
A man dressed as an Afghan soldier wounded five ISAF troops in an attack late yesterday at a base in an area of eastern Afghanistan known to be a Taliban stronghold.
‘We Will Carry Attacks on NATO Supplies with a New Spirit,’ Says Pakistani Taliban Spokesman
The top spokesman for the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan vowed that his group would resume attacks on NATO's convoys to Afghanistan now that Pakistan has reopened the supply lines.
Saudi al Qaeda Commander Confirmed Killed in Kunar Airstrike
The Coalition confirmed that an al Qaeda military commander from Saudi Arabia was killed in Sunday's airstrike in Kunar province that killed "several" al Qaeda operatives.
Report: Al Qaeda Trained Mumbai Attackers
Sayed Zabiuddin Ansari, the alleged facilitator of the 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, has proven to be a "treasure trove of information" for Indian investigators, according to new reports in the Indian press.
ISAF Targets al Qaeda Leader in Kunar
Coalition and Afghan special operations forces targeted an al Qaeda leader in an airstrike in the remote northeastern province of Kunar yesterday, killing "numerous" insurgents.
ISAF Kills Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Leader for Kunar in Airstrike
Coalition and Afghan special operations forces killed the leader of the al Qaeda-linked, Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, or Army of the Pure, during an airstrike yesterday in the remote eastern province Kunar.
Taliban Raid Nuristan District
Reports from eastern Afghanistan indicate that hundreds of Taliban fighters, including members of the Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan, raided two villages in Kamdesh district in Nuristan today.
The John Batchelor Show
Infighting on Obama team squandered chance for peace in Afghanistan.
Recent Taliban Attacks Show Increased Targeting of Civilians
Less than two days after a suspected Haqqani Network assault on a lakefront hotel near Kabul in which attackers executed Afghan civilians for allegedly "drinking alcohol" and partaking in "debauchery,"...
