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NCTC director: 'We remain at war with al Qaeda' and ISAF targets al Qaeda-linked leader in southeastern Afghanistan.
Some Questionable State Department Actions
The Global Counterterrorism Forum was founded on Sept. 22, 2011, by Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. It brings together 29 countries and the European Union...
ISAF Targets al Qaeda-Linked Leader in Southeastern Afghanistan
Coalition and Afghan special operations forces targeted an al Qaeda-linked commander who operates throughout the southeastern province of Ghazni.
Special Operations Forces Target al Qaeda-Linked Leader in Nuristan
Coalition and Afghan special operations forces killed an al Qaeda-linked insurgent leader in Afghanistan's rugged northeastern province of Nuristan yesterday.
Firing Drones, a Dispute Between Pakistan and Sustainable US
The raid is not going to fix the already very troubled between the United States and Pakistan . The firing of a U.S. drone that killed, Monday, July 23, at least a dozen insurgents in the Pakistani tribal area of North Waziristan.
US Drone Strike Kills 12 ‘Militants’ in North Waziristan
The US launched a drone strike in the Shawal Valley in Pakistan's tribal agency of Pakistan today, killing 12 "militants," including a local Taliban commander. The strike is the first in Pakistan in more than two weeks.
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.
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.
Taliban Suicide Assault Team Strikes Police Station in Bannu
The Movement of the Taliban in Pakistan claimed credit for today's suicide assault on a police station in the northwestern district of Bannu. A five-man team of "Fedayeen," or "Martyrdom seekers," attacked the police station this morning...
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.
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.
US Drones Kill 17 ‘Militants’ in North Waziristan Strike
The US killed 17 suspected "militants" in a strike in an area of the Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan that is known to host la Qaeda's top leaders.
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.
US Drones Strike Again in the Shawal Valley
The US launched its second straight drone strike in a remote valley in Pakistan's Taliban-controlled tribal agency of North Waziristan today, killing eight "militants."
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.
How to Define Terrorism Without Getting Political
Earlier this month, the Supreme Court of Canada began hearing an appeal from Mohammad Momin Khawaja, a former Ottawa software developer convicted of several terrorism-related offences.
Taliban Behead 7 Pakistani Soldiers: Report
The Taliban claimed to have killed 17 Pakistani soldiers in an attack in the northern district of Upper Dir yesterday. Seven of the soldiers are reported to have been beheaded.
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