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Suicide bomber strikes in western Afghanistan
By Bill Roggio
Latest Headlines:US strikes Taliban camp in North Waziristan, kills 8
November 20, 2009 6:41 AM ET
By Bill Roggio A Taliban training camp near Mir Ali was the target of the attack. Three al Qaeda operatives are reported to have been killed. Suicide bomber kills 19 outside Peshawar courthouse
November 19, 2009 8:29 AM ET
By Bill Roggio More than 50 are wounded, six critically, in the latest suicide strike in the besieged city of Peshawar. US airstrike kills 4 Taliban in North Waziristan
November 18, 2009 4:26 PM ET
By Bill Roggio Afghan forces battle the Haqqani Network in Paktika
November 18, 2009 9:57 AM ET
By Bill Roggio Afghan troops killed 23 Haqqani Network fighters during a clash in the Barmal district. Arab and Pakistani fighters were reported killed in the battle. Pakistani military hits Taliban in Arakzai
November 17, 2009 10:36 AM ET
By Bill Roggio Suicide bomber kills four in Peshawar
November 16, 2009 8:08 AM ET
By Bill Roggio The attack took place near a police station and leveled a mosque. Another political leader was assassinated in the northwest. Taliban kill Bajaur opposition leader, target Peshawar leader
November 15, 2009 4:05 PM ET
By Bill Roggio Suicide bomber kills 10 at Peshawar checkpoint
November 14, 2009 10:26 AM ET
By Bill Roggio Peshawar has been hit hard in the Taliban offensive; one-third of the major Taliban attacks have taken place in the northwestern province. Clashes were reported throughout the northwest. Caucasus Emirate leader thought killed in raid
November 14, 2009 12:13 AM ET
By Bill Roggio Al Qaeda opens new training camp in Yemen
November 13, 2009 11:15 PM ET
By Bill Roggio Suicide bomber targets Pakistani intelligence headquarters in Peshawar
November 13, 2009 12:02 AM ET
By Bill Roggio Ten Pakistanis have been reported killed and more than 35 wounded in an attack that targeted the headquarters of the Inter-Services Intelligence agency in the provincial capital. A second suicide attack killed seven at a police station in Bannu. Taliban govern openly in Nuristan
November 12, 2009 1:27 AM ET
By Bill Roggio One month after US forces pulled out of the Kamdesh district, the Taliban have established sharia courts, opened schools, and no longer hide their faces.
10 Pakistani troops killed, 8 missing in Mohmand
November 11, 2009 3:54 PM ET
By Bill Roggio Ten Pakistani paramilitary troops and 10 Taliban fighters were killed during clashes in the Taliban-controlled tribal agency. Al Qaeda names Fazul Mohammed East African commander
November 11, 2009 9:58 AM ET
By Bill Roggio Suicide attack kills 24 in Pakistan's northwest
November 10, 2009 10:10 AM ET
By Bill Roggio The bombing in Charsadda is the third suicide attack in the northwest in three days. Some Pakistanis refuse to believe the Taliban would carry out such attacks. Afghan, Coalition forces strike the Taliban in Kunduz
November 9, 2009 11:05 AM ET
By Bill Roggio More than 130 Taliban fighters have been killed during an operation in a district under enemy control. Suicide bomber kills anti-Taliban leader, 12 others near Peshawar
November 8, 2009 8:27 AM ET
By Bill Roggio The attack killed a mayor who had raised a militia to battle the Taliban. Iraqi forces search for Qods Force agents
November 7, 2009 2:28 AM ET
By Bill Roggio Pakistani Army enters key Taliban town
November 6, 2009 2:11 PM ET
By Bill Roggio Soldiers have begun to clear the town of Makeen, where slain Taliban commander Baitullah Mehsud based his operations. Two US paratroopers missing in western Afghanistan
November 6, 2009 11:45 AM ET
By Bill Roggio Two US paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division went missing during a resupply mission. Twenty-five Coalition troops have been wounded during a search for the soldiers. More LWJ Headlines: |
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One month after US forces pulled out of the Kamdesh district, the Taliban have established sharia courts, opened schools, and no longer hide their faces.