Afghanistan
Bolstering Afghan Supply Line, US Waives Ban on Aid to a Neighbor
Monthly Archives: January 2012
Al Qaeda
The View From The Gulf: America’s Quiet Go-between Speaks
Afghanistan
US Confirms Possible Taliban Gitmo Release
Shocking! Pakistan supports the Taliban, NATO says
A classified NATO report based on 27,000 interrogations of jihadists says that Pakistan supports the Taliban and shelters its leaders.
Pakistan
Ten Pakistani soldiers and 25 Taliban fighters were killed during fighting in Kurram. President Obama admitted the US is conducting drone strikes in Pakistan, and said that civilian casualties are low.
Afghanistan
The Taliban killed an ISAF soldier in the south. Security forces captured Taliban commanders in Helmand and Khost. The Afghan government denied it is conducting talks with the Taliban in Saudi Arabia.
Yemen
US drones killed 11 al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula leaders and fighters in Lawdar. Nineteen people were killed during clashes between Houthis and Salafists in Saddah and Hajjah. Six aid workers were kidnapped in Mahweet province. The information minister escaped an assassination attempt in Sana’a.
Somalia
A suicide bomber killed two guards at the home of a former warlord in Galkayo. Shabaab forces clashed with Somali and African Union troops in Mogadishu. President Sharif called for an end to the arms embargo on Somalia.