Report: Airstrike Killed Taliban Shadow Governor Sheikh Dost Mohammed
By LWJ Staff The Taliban's most vaunted commander in Nuristan and Kunar provinces, Sheikh Dost Mohammed, has been killed along with three other Taliban figures in a US dron...
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Multiple Insurgents Captured in Raid Targeting IMU Leader
Afghan and Coalition troops captured six insurgents during a raid two days ago that targeted a leader from the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU). The security forces launched t...
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Al Qaeda in Iraq Launches Suicide Assault in Kirkuk
An al Qaeda in Iraq suicide assault team attacked an Iraqi police headquarters in the northern flashpoint city of Kirkuk today. The tactic is being employed with increasing frequency by al Qaeda...
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IMU Commander Captured in Northern Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces arrested an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) commander today during an operation in Afghanistan's northern Baghlan province. The International Security Assist...
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ISAF Launches Another Raid Targeting al Qaeda in Kunar
On Jan. 25, the International Security Assistance Force reported another operation...
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Al Qaeda-Linked Taliban Commander Targeted in Kunar Raid
The International Security Assistance Force reported yesterday that an operation targeting an...
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Israel’s January Surprise
The pundits were wrong: Israeli voters aren't lurching to the right.
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ISAF Kills and Captures IMU Operatives in Afghan North
Afghan and Coalition troops killed a facilitator for the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) during a raid in Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar yesterday. In a separ...
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ISAF Kills ‘Several’ al Qaeda-Linked Fighters in Kunar Raid
The International Security Assistance Force announced today that "several" insurgents w...
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ISAF Launches 2 Raids Targeting al Qaeda-Linked Commanders
Yesterday the International Security Assistance Force conducted two raids targeting insurgent leaders with ties to al Qaeda inside Afghanistan. In the Watahpur district in Kunar province...
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Another IMU ‘Weapons Facilitator’ Captured in Northern Afghanistan
Afghan and Coalition forces captured a "weapons facilitator" from the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan during an operation in Kwajah district in Afghanistan's Takhar province y...
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Afghan Policeman Kills 2 British Soldiers in Helmand
An Afghan policeman opened fire on Coalition soldiers operating in Helmand province earlier today, killing two British soldiers. Today's killing of Coalition forces marks the 40th green-on-b...
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US Adds IMU Financier, Taliban IED Experts to Terror List
The US Treasury Department added an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan financier and two Taliban leaders and bomb experts to the list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists. Qari Ayyub Ba...
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ISAF Data Show Insurgent Attacks Down, Civilian Casualties Up
NATO's International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) has released its monthly data trends report for August. ISAF's data show that while the number of enemy-initiated attacks (EIAs) th...
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Al Qaeda ‘Facilitator’ Killed in Kunar Airstrike
An al Qaeda facilitator was among several jihadist leaders killed in three separate airstrikes on Saturday in the terrorist haven of Kunar province in northeastern Afghanistan. Asadullah...
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6 Harrier Jets Destroyed, 2 Damaged in Taliban Assault on Camp Bastion
Friday night's "well-coordinated" suicide assault on Camp Bastion resulted in the destruction of six U...
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ISAF Targets al Qaeda-Linked Taliban Commanders in Ghazni Raids
In separate raids over the past several days, Coalition and Afghan security forces targeted two Taliban leaders linked to al Qaeda in the southeastern province of Ghazni. One of the commanders, w...
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Al Qaeda Operative Killed in Kunar Airstrike
Coalition special operations forces killed yet another al Qaeda leader in an airstrike in a district that serves as a haven for the terror group in northeastern Afghanistan. Abu Saif and...
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Analysis: The Taliban’s ‘Momentum’ Has Not Been Broken
"We've broken the Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan, and begun the transition to an Afghan lead," President Obama said during his...
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Suicide Bomber Kills 30 Afghans in Attack at Funeral
A suicide bomber killed 30 Afghans in an attack at a funeral in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar today. The suicide bomber attacked civilians at a funeral ceremony for a resident...