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Afghan minister calls for Kabul Bank graft probe




Taliban leader, police link Iran to attacks in Afghanistan

Afghan officials said that training camps for the Taliban and al Qaeda are located in the Iranian cities of Zahedan, Birjan, Maibod, and in the Shamsabad area near Tehran.


US general sees success even if Pakistan doesn't act




Security forces killed and captured several Taliban and Haqqani Network commanders and fighters in Helmand, Khost, Logar, Laghman, and Herat. A senior US general predicted the Taliban will rely on "assassination teams" for their coming spring offensive.




"Walking over IEDs in Sangin's 'bomb alley'"




Italian court convicts former Gitmo detainee of terrorism charges

An Italian court convicted a former Guantanamo detainee named Mohamed Ben Riadh Nasri of terrorsm-related charges on Monday. At Gitmo, Nasri was identified as "one of the most dangerous Tunisian operatives," as well as the emir of the Tunisian Combat Group, a known al Qaeda affiliate.


2010 deadliest year for Afghan civilians: watchdog




Young Afghans need to be put to work - not to the sword




Taliban gun lockers: the rifles of rural Ghazni province




An al Qaeda commander kidnapped 21 tribal leaders in Kunar. The Taliban killed a militia commander in Parwan and an ISAF soldier in the east. Police are searching for 15 female Chechen terrorists in Kunduz. Special operations forces detained a Taliban commander and a fighter in Jalalabad.




Afghan police search for 15 Chechen women aiding the Taliban in Kunduz




Al Qaeda leader kidnaps 21 Afghan tribal leaders in Kunar

qari-zia-rahman.JPGQari Zia Rahman, the dual-hatted al Qaeda and Taliban commander, said the tribal leaders would not be free unless their family members quit the Afghan government and security forces.


Afghan officials shielded bank from scrutiny




Nuristan patrol




Another al Qaeda-linked Taliban commander targeted in Farah




New estimates put Pakistan's nuclear arsenal at more than 100




Coalition and Afghan forces captured a Taliban commander linked to "foreign fighters" in Farah, and a Haqqani Network facilitator in Khost. The Afghan government signed a pact with the UN to prevent the recruitment of children into the armed forces.




Afghan musician returns to keep a tradition alive




In Pakistan, even anti-violence Islamic sect lauds assassination of liberal governor




The Taliban killed the deputy governor of Kandahar in a suicide attack, four security guards in an IED attack in Helmand, and two ISAF soldiers in an IED attack in the south.


 
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