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US adds 2 HIG explosive experts to list of global terrorists
State linked Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin explosive experts Abdullah Nowbahar and Abdul Saboor to a suicide attack that was carried out by a young woman that killed 12 people in Kabul. Additionally, Saboor has been linked to a suicide attack that killed six Americans.
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IMU claims suicide attack against US forces in Afghanistan
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan remains active against Coalition forces in northern Afghanistan.
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Taliban suicide assault team attacks Afghan Army base in Kapisa
The attack takes place just days after the governor of Kapisa said that the Taliban, HIG, and the Haqqani Network are in control of large areas of the province.
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Turkistan Islamic Party trains women for jihad
A video has emerged showing the al Qaeda-linked jihadist group training five burka-clad women on pistols, assault and sniper rifles, machine guns, and grenade launchers.
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Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin suicide bomber in Kabul kills 6 Americans, 9 Afghans
The Taliban’s spring offensive promised a renewed focus on suicide attacks targeting ISAF forces. Today’s suicide bombing in a residential area also injured 39 Afghan civilians.
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2 IMU leaders captured in northern Afghanistan
Additionally, ISAF captured a senior Taliban commander who worked with the Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin and who facilitated suicide attacks.
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Female suicide bomber from Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin strikes in Kabul
Eight foreigner workers, including Russians and South Africans, and four Afghan civilians, were killed in the blast near Kabul International Airport.
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Fuel tanker bombing in Parwan kills 12 Afghan civilians
The Taliban and allied groups are attempting to carry out major operations in the provinces just north of Kabul.
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Karzai assassination plotters part of Kabul Attack Network
The six-man cell included a medical professor, three university students, and a member of Karzai’s presidential bodyguard.
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Abu Hafs al Shahri confirmed killed in Predator strike in Pakistan
The family of al Qaeda’s operations chief for Pakistan was notified of his death. His cousin, a senior al Qaeda leader in Afghanistan, was killed one year ago.
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Appeal denied for HIG facilitator detained at Gitmo
The DC Circuit Court denied a Guantanamo detainee’s appeal yesterday. The detainee, Shawali Khan, was a facilitator for Hezb-e-Islami Gulbuddin prior to his capture in 2002. According to a leaked file, Khan’s cell in Kandahar received weapons and other support from Iran.
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Video shows Taliban executing Afghan police commander with recoilless rifle
The Taliban shouted “Allahu Akbar” after using an 82mm recoilless rifle to execute a police commander in Paktia province in eastern Afghanistan.
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‘They come from ISI’ – Afghan colonel on insurgent threat
Lieutenant Colonel Nasratullah Nasrat, the commander of Afghan forces in Sabari district in Khost, said that Pakistan’s intelligence service fuels the insurgency. He also believes US forces will not withdraw by the 2014 deadline.
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Taliban suicide assault team strikes in Kabul
The Taliban targeted the office of the British Council, killing eight people.
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US troops weather rockets, recoilless rifles, and grenades in Sabari
A US patrol hunts insurgents in the village of Majiles in Sabari district. The aftermath of a grenade attack, which wounded six US troops, highlights the difficulty of partnered operations with Afghan forces.
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Grenades, Molotovs, and mystery mortars in Sabari
A brief rundown on security in the Haqqani Network-influenced district in Khost province, Afghanistan.
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Taliban suicide assault team kills 22 in central Afghanistan
Six suicide bombers launched a complex attack against the governor’s compound in Parwan province.
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Suicide bomber kills 5 ISAF troops in Kapisa
The five French soldiers were killed as they left the home of a local police commander in Kapisa province.
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ISAF airstrike kills senior Haqqani Network commander involved in Kabul hotel attack
Ismail Jan provided “material support” to the suicide assault team that attacked the Intercontinental just two days ago. ISAF also confirmed the assault was carried out by the Kabul Attack Network.
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The Gitmo Files: An agent of Iran
A leaked threat assessment prepared at Guantanamo describes one current detainee and his father as “Iranian agents.” The detainee, Haji Hamidullah, allegedly “murdered 71 people.” The leaked file connects several others to Iran, including two members of Hamid Karzai’s government.
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The Gitmo Files: Recidivist who targets charity workers deemed ‘high risk’
Abdul Hafiz, a former Guantanamo detainee who quickly rejoined the Taliban after being transferred, had been deemed a “high risk” by US officials less than two years earlier. His insurgency group had been trained by Pakistani military officers to attack Westerners in Afghanistan and had killed an ICRC worker.
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Afghan troops kill, wound 25 ‘foreign fighters’ in Nuristan
Arabs, Chechens, and Pakistanis were among those killed and wounded during an Afghan operation in the district of Barg-e-Matal, the governor of Nuristan said.
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ISAF captures HIG’s provincial commander for Khost
Special operation teams have hammered Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin’s command in an area of Khost under the control of the Haqqani Network.
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HIG claims it shot down ISAF helo in Kapisa
Shootdowns by the Taliban in Afghanistan are a rare occurrence.
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ISAF captures al Qaeda, HIG commanders in east, kills Taliban commissioner in the north
The hit list also included the Kabul Attack Network, the Haqqani Network, the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, and other Taliban commanders.
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ISAF targets HIG in east, IMU in north
The ISAF and Afghan special operations raids continue against the Hizb-i Islami Gulbuddin in the east and the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in the north. From the latest ISAF press release on the raids against HIG in Khost: In the Sabari and Bak Districts of Khost province, Afghan and coalition forces targeted a Hezb-e Islami Gulbuddin weapons and IED facilitator, and detained two suspected insurgents during security operations, yesterday. The facilitator works as a middle man for insurgents who are in need of IED components such as fuses, prime cords, gun powder and other bomb-making materials. He is responsible for…
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Yet another HIG commander captured in eastern Afghanistan
ISAF and Afghan forces captured another commander from the Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin, this time during a raid in the eastern province of Nangarhar on March 8. Note that the HIG commander works for both al Qaeda and the Taliban. [Also note: The original press release erroneously stated in the first sentence that it was a Haqqani Network leader. I received confirmation from ISAF that this was indeed a HIG commander, and I corrected in the text below.] Afghan and coalition forces captured a [Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin] leader currently working for the Taliban and al Qaeda during security operations in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar…
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HIG media emir, military commander detained in Afghan raids
A HIG media emir involved with suicide attacks in Kabul and linked to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan was captured in Parwan. And in Khost, the commander of a 50-man HIG cell was captured.
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Wanted Saudi al Qaeda operative killed in Afghanistan airstrike
Al Qaeda announced the death of Sa’ad Mohammad al Shahri, a Saudi citizen who has been on a list of most wanted by the Kingdom since 2005.
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HIG facilitator properly detained at Gitmo, judge finds
Earlier this month, a DC district judge ruled that a facilitator for the HIG is properly detained at Guantanamo. The detainee, Shawali Khan, allegedly plotted attacks against American forces on behalf of his uncle, a HIG commander based in Quetta, Pakistan.
