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Foreigners boost insurgency in east Afghanistan




Taliban attack Afghan guards in deadly raid




Senior Taliban commander killed in eastern Afghanistan

The former deputy shadow governor and military commander of Logar was killed and a district-level commander was captured in separate raids over the past two days.


The Taliban killed 30 security guards in an attack on a base in Sangin, and killed two ISAF troops in the south. Coalition and Afghan forces killed and captured several Taliban leaders and fighters in Kunar, Logar, Paktika, Helmand, and Kandahar. Security forces beat back a Taliban assault on a base in Kunar.




New Afghan intelligence chief aims to build trust




Soviet workhorses, ISAF training form the backbone of a developing Afghan Air Force

The young AAF is developing with assistance from embedded ISAF trainers and the procurement of new aircraft. Strengths include the experience of Afghan pilots; challenges center around administration and communication.


Karzai aide part of wider investigation, Afghan officials say




Sniper in Afghan town puts Marines on edge




US targets Salafist group allied with the Taliban in Kunar

Three members of the Jamaat ul Dawa al Quran, including a commander, were killed and several more were captured during a raid in the Pech district. In January, Jamaat ul Dawa al Quran swore allegiance to Mullah Omar and the shadow Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.


The Taliban killed a district police chief in Kandahar and a tribal affairs chief in Zabul. Security forces detained several Taliban fighters and commanders in Zabul, Logar, and Kunar. Eight ISAF troops were injured when a helicopter made a hard landing in Kandahar.




Russia pushes to increase Afghanistan business ties




Afghanistan - Resurgent Taliban target women and children




Afghanistan - More confusion




Taliban assassinate police and tribal affairs chiefs in south

In Kandahar, a suicide bomber killed the district police chief of Daman. And in Zabul, Taliban gunmen assaulted the home of the provincial Border and Tribal Affairs chief, killing him and his wife.


Romania shows its support for the US-led mission in Afghanistan




Russia summit calls for joint strategy against terrorism




Afghanistan - UN urges better healthcare




Coalition forces strike at the Taliban in southern Afghanistan

Four Taliban commanders and dozens of fighters have been killed or captured during sweeps in the southern provinces of Helmand and Kandahar over the past week.


Afghan executions point to widespread Taliban control




US sends warning to Afghanistan, and John Kerry delivers the message


 
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