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Taliban leader Mullah Ghafar is killed in Helmand; nine Afghan soldiers are killed in Khost. Violence spikes in the South and Southeast.
Sixty-five Taliban are killed during an assault on Lashkar Gah. US forces killed five Taliban inside Pakistan as they attempted to attack a US base in Paktika.
Senior US sources see no evidence the Taliban have severed ties with al Qaeda. Europe is seeking an out from Afghanistan.
US hits Haqqani Network positions in Khost province in Afghanistan, two airstrikes are reported across the border in North Waziristan.
Qari Saifullah Akhtar, the leader of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, and Qari Mohammad Zafar, the leader of the Laskhar-e-Jhangvi, are thought to be behind the devastating Sept. 20 bombing.
Al Qaeda and the Taliban carry out their latest sophisticated strike. The death toll rises to 70, with more than 250 wounded. The hotel is destroyed by the bombing and fire.
The recent strikes in Pakistan are aimed at al Qaeda's external operations against the West as well as the Taliban support networks that aid in attacks inside Afghanistan.
Two helicopters from a US special operations team were turned back after taking fire from the Pakistani Army based in South Waziristan.
Bases in Miramshah and Mir Ali were targeted, heavy fighting reported. Al Qaeda's commander in Pakistan was reported killed in yesterday's airstrike along with 14 other operatives.
More than 20 are reported killed in a strike against a compound run by Siraj Haqqani. This is the seventh reported strike inside Pakistan in nine days.
Six Afghans were killed and 37 wounded after two suicide bombers entered a police headquarters in Kandahar. This is the second attack against senior security officials in two days.
An al Qaeda spokesman claims US and Afghan forces killed a senior field commander in southwestern Afghanistan. Commander Abu Gharib al Makki was killed in one of two clashes reported in Farah province in recent fighting.
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US strikes kill Taliban commander, Afghan soldiers
Taliban leader Mullah Ghafar is killed in Helmand; nine Afghan soldiers are killed in Khost. Violence spikes in the South and Southeast.
Taliban mock West for calling Afghanistan unwinnable
"Defeatist" statements made by Western officials are capitalized by the Taliban in a recent statement issued on their website.ISAF repels attacks in Helmand, launches strike into Pakistan
Sixty-five Taliban are killed during an assault on Lashkar Gah. US forces killed five Taliban inside Pakistan as they attempted to attack a US base in Paktika.
Taliban have not split from al Qaeda: sources
Senior US sources see no evidence the Taliban have severed ties with al Qaeda. Europe is seeking an out from Afghanistan.
US conducts 2 strikes in North Waziristan
US hits Haqqani Network positions in Khost province in Afghanistan, two airstrikes are reported across the border in North Waziristan.
Pakistan's Taliban warlord: A profile of Baitullah Mehsud
Baitullah is one of Pakistan's most able and deadly Taliban commanders. The first report in the Global Jihadist Movements - The Pakistani Taliban Project details his rise to power in Pakistan.Al Qaeda-linked suspects emerge in Islamabad Marriott attacks
Qari Saifullah Akhtar, the leader of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, and Qari Mohammad Zafar, the leader of the Laskhar-e-Jhangvi, are thought to be behind the devastating Sept. 20 bombing.
Pakistani military fires on US helicopters at border
A US raid is thwarted for the second time in one week. Fedayeen-e-Islam takes credit for the Marriott bombing. Afghanistan's ambassador-designate to Pakistan is kidnapped in Peshawar while a suicide bomber kills nine soldiers in Swat.Bombing at Islamabad Marriott latest in string of complex terror attacks
Al Qaeda and the Taliban carry out their latest sophisticated strike. The death toll rises to 70, with more than 250 wounded. The hotel is destroyed by the bombing and fire.
US strikes in Pakistan aimed at stopping the next Sept. 11 attack
The recent strikes in Pakistan are aimed at al Qaeda's external operations against the West as well as the Taliban support networks that aid in attacks inside Afghanistan.
Report: US helicopters fired on while crossing Pakistani border
Two helicopters from a US special operations team were turned back after taking fire from the Pakistani Army based in South Waziristan.
US hits compound in North Waziristan
The US targeted a group related to Hekmatyar. The airstrike attack is the fifth such cross-border attack in the North Waziristan tribal agency in two weeks.Haqqanis attack Pakistani forces in North Waziristan
Bases in Miramshah and Mir Ali were targeted, heavy fighting reported. Al Qaeda's commander in Pakistan was reported killed in yesterday's airstrike along with 14 other operatives.
US targets Haqqani Network in North Waziristan
More than 20 are reported killed in a strike against a compound run by Siraj Haqqani. This is the seventh reported strike inside Pakistan in nine days.
Taliban suicide bombers target senior Afghan police chief
Six Afghans were killed and 37 wounded after two suicide bombers entered a police headquarters in Kandahar. This is the second attack against senior security officials in two days.
Pakistan reopens vital border crossing to NATO
Defense minister admitted closure was retaliation for US strikes inside Pakistan's tribal areas, while an advisor to the prime minister cited poor security.Afghanistan: Provincial intelligence chief killed in Taliban suicide bombing
A Taliban suicide attack killed the provincial intelligence chief for Nimroz province and five others. Violence in southwestern Afghanistan continues to escalate as some Taliban commander's vow to take the fight to urban settings.Report: US airstrike kills 4 in North Waziristan
The attack occurred along the border with Afghanistan in territory run by the Haqqani family. This is the fourth cross-border strike in five days.Coalition: Senior Taliban leaders killed in Kapisa province
Five Taliban leaders have been killed in fighting north of Kabul, including two who were involved in the deadly Aug. 18 ambush that killed 10 French ISAF soldiers and wounded 21 others.Saudi al Qaeda commander killed in Afghan clash
An al Qaeda spokesman claims US and Afghan forces killed a senior field commander in southwestern Afghanistan. Commander Abu Gharib al Makki was killed in one of two clashes reported in Farah province in recent fighting.
