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'Taliban military commissioner' captured in Afghan north

Six Taliban fighters were killed during a raid in Takhar that targeted the newly minted deputy shadow governor. The Taliban leader held the job for one day.


US Predators kill 15 'militants' in pair of strikes in North Waziristan

The attacks took place near Miramshah and in Data Khel. A Taliban commander known as Inayatullah is reported to have been killed.


Suicide bomber strikes police station in Tajikistan

One policeman was killed, 30 were wounded, and one is missing after a suicide bomber rammed a car packed with explosives into a police headquarters in Khujand.


Taliban kill 55 in suicide attacks against religious minorities in Quetta and Mardan

In today's attacks, 54 Shia were killed during a protest in Quetta and one Ahmadi was killed at a mosque in Mardan.


Libya frees ex-Gitmo detainee

As part of its reconciliation process with terrorists and extremists, the Libyan government has freed a former Gitmo detainee who served al Qaeda and the Taliban for almost a decade.


Uzbek terror commander serving as Taliban shadow governor killed by US special forces

Mohammed Amin , a senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander, served as the Taliban's deputy shadow governor for Takhar province. ISAF and Afghan forces have pursued the IMU in the north over the past month.


Punjabi Taliban kill 29 in attacks on religious processions in Lahore

The Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al Almi, another name for the Punjabi Taliban, claimed it carried out the attack.


US Treasury sanctions Pakistani Taliban, top two leaders

Hakeemullah Mehsud and Waliur Rehman Mehsud have been designated as specially designated global terrorists for their sponsorship of terrorist acts in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and the US.


19 Taliban fighters killed in raid in Kunar

A combined US and Afghan force air assaulted into a Taliban stronghold in the Pech district, a known haven for al Qaeda.


Haqqani Network took heavy casualties in recent assault on US bases

Last weekend's attack by the Haqqani Network on Forward Operating Bases Salerno and Chapman has been costly for the terror group; 35 fighters and a commander were killed, and more are being rounded up.


Senior Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commander targeted in northern Afghanistan

One Taliban fighter was killed as an IMU commander who facilitates the entry of al Qaeda operatives into Afghanistan was targeted in an airstrike in Kunduz province.


Top Taliban leader captured in Logar province

Zia Ul Haq was the Taliban's military commander for Logar province. He was "responsible for the facilitation of foreign fighters and suicide bombers into Kabul City" and was closely linked to the Kabul Attack Network.


Police defeat Caucasus Emirate assault on Chechen president's hometown

Twelve terrorists and five policemen were killed in the complex attack carried out by heavily armed suicide bombers.


US Predator strike kills 4 'terrorists' in Pakistan's northwest

The attack took place in Kurram. The US has struck targets in Kurram just two other times since 2004.


Coalition, Afghan forces strike at al Qaeda-linked cells in north and east

Al Qaeda-linked cells are targeted in in Kunduz, Badakhshan, and Paktika, while more than 90 Taliban fighters were killed in Kabul and Laghman.


Al Qaeda suicide bombers target Iraqi police

Suicide bombers struck police stations in Baghdad and Al Kut, while remotely triggered car bombs were detonated outside police stations in Karbala and Basrah.


US, UN sanction top al Qaeda financial official

Muhammad Abdallah Hasan Abu al Khayr is Osama bin Laden's son-in-law and a senior aide to Ayman al Zawahiri. He is a top contender to take over al Qaeda's financial operations.


Shabaab fighters kill 28, including 6 lawmakers, in suicide assault in Mogadishu

The Shabaab assault team stormed a hotel in a government-controlled area of Mogadishu.


'Foreign fighter' networks targeted in Nangarhar, Paktia

An airstrike in Nangarhar killed an estimated 12 Taliban fighters, including Pakistani fighters from Waziristan. Two Haqqani Network fighters were killed in Paktia during a raid targeting a commander who runs camps in Khost.


US airstrikes targets Haqqani Network, kill 17 in North Waziristan

One strike took place in the same town that hosts the Manba Ulom madrassa, the headquarters of the Haqqani Network in Pakistan.