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ISAF, Afghan forces kill top IMU commander in north

Makhdum Nusrat, "the senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leader in Afghanistan," was killed along with several IMU fighters during a raid in Faryab.


Taliban threaten Pakistani parliamentarians over possible reopening of NATO supply routes

NATO's supply routes through Afghanistan have been closed for four months, and the Taliban want to keep it that way.


Taliban suicide bomber targets Lashkar-e-Islam mosque, kills 5

The attack is the second suicide bombing at a Lashkar-e-Islam mosque in Khyber's Tirah Valley this month.


Al Qaeda gunman in France reportedly escaped Afghan prison

President Sarkozy wants the suspect captured alive. Authorities are scrambling to determine how he escaped notice after returning from Afghanistan.


Taliban commander wants Pakistan's nukes, global Islamic caliphate

Omar-Khalid-TTP-video.jpgOmar Khalid also wants to secure the release of al Qaeda prisoners in Pakistan and impose sharia in the country.


Pakistani Islamist warlord Mangal Bagh rumored killed in Khyber

Pakistani police claim Bagh was killed during an operation in the contested tribal agency. Bagh's spokesman denied the report.


Kashmiri is dead, al Qaeda spokesman suggests

Ustad Ahmad Farooq, al Qaeda's spokesman for Pakistan, mentions Ilyas Kashmiri with Baitullah Mehsud, Ibn Amin, and Badr Mansour, who were all killed in drone strikes. "May Allah have mercy on all of them," Farooq said.


US drones kill 2 'good Taliban' commanders in pair of strikes in South Waziristan

predator-uav.jpgTwo commanders and six fighters loyal to Mullah Nazir, a favorite of the Pakistani establishment who has pledged his support for al Qaeda, were killed in the first strike. Seven other fighters were killed in the second strike.


Suicide bomber kills 15 at funeral in Peshawar

The target of the attack appears to have been the deputy speaker of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's provincial assembly, who has also raised an anti-Taliban militia.


Al Qaeda eulogizes senior commander killed in recent drone strike

Badr-Mansoor.jpgUstad Ahmad Farooq, al Qaeda's spokesman for Pakistan, confirmed that Badr Mansoor was killed in a drone strike on Feb. 2012. Farooq accused the Pakistani military and government of supporting the US's drone campaign.


Taliban demand release of bin Laden's wives, kill 7 Pakistani troops

"We will carry out suicide bombings against security forces and the government across the country," a Taliban spokesman said. The Taliban also threatened two female Pakistani activists who have worked for the well-being of women and children in Pakistan.


US drones kill at least 13 in South Waziristan strike

Today's strike is the first in Pakistan's tribal areas in 14 days, and just the eighth this year.


ISAF captures 2 IMU leaders in northeastern Afghanistan

The two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan leaders are responsible for suicide attacks in northern Afghanistan.


Pakistani Taliban deputy Faqir Mohammad demoted

Faqir claims he was not notified of his dismissal and said the Taliban have supported negotiations with the government.


55 Pakistanis killed in violence in Khyber

A suicide bomber killed 22 people outside a mosque, while 10 Pakistani soldiers and 23 Lashkar-e-Islam fighters were killed in a clash at a military checkpoint.


Taliban claim CIA 'fabricated' truce letter from Mullah Omar

The Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan issued a formal denial of a letter calling for a ceasefire that was purportedly signed by Mullah Omar. Instead, the Taliban vowed to "intensify its operations against the Americans, their allies and their despicable internal supporters and [to] continue unabatedly with its sacred Jihad."


Jundallah kills 18 Shia travelers in northern Pakistan

The Pakistani terror group is closely tied to al Qaeda and the Taliban, and has attacked Shia worshipers in Pakistani mosques in the past.


Taliban suicide bomber kills 9 at Jalalabad Airfield

The Taliban claimed credit for the suicide attack that killed six Afghan civilians, two security guards, and a soldier.


Suicide assault team attacks police in Peshawar

The Abdullah Azzam Brigade claimed the attack and said it was carried out to avenge the death of Badr Mansoor, an al Qaeda and Taliban leader who was killed in a US drone strike on Feb. 9.


US adds Indonesian group, 3 leaders to terrorism list

Jemaah Anshorut Tauhid and three of its leaders, including the acting emir, who is linked to Jemaah Islamiyah's notorious al Ghuraba cell in Pakistan, have been listed as global terrorists.