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April 29, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Haqqani Network’s Taj Mir Jawad Subgroup Targeted in Raid

Coalition and Afghan special operations forces targeted "a high-profile attack facilitator" for the Taj Mir Jawad Network during a raid in eastern Afghanistan yesterday. Taj Mir Jawad is a senior...

April 15, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

ISAF Operations Against IMU in 2013 at Highest Rate Since War’s Start

This past week Afghan and Coalition special operations forces conducted five raids targeting the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan in northern Afghanistan. The five raids reflect a s...

April 9, 2013 | Patrick Megahan The Long War Journal

Increased Targeting of IMU Continues in Afghan North

During an operation in the northern province of Baghlan on April 3, Afghan and Coalition special operations forces arrested another leader of the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan. The raid was the...

March 18, 2013 | The Long War Journal

Afghan Forces Thwart Unprecedented Terror Plot in Kabul

 By LWJ Staff Afghan National Directorate of Security (NDS) forces scored a major coup on March 12, breaking up a suspected Haqqani Network terror cell that was hours away...

March 14, 2013 | Patrick Megahan The Long War Journal

IMU Commander Captured in Kunduz

The International Security Assistance Force has captured a commander in the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movem...

February 11, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

2 IMU Leaders Captured in Northern Afghanistan

The International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) captured two Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan commanders during separate raids in northern Afghanistan over the past two days. Special operations...

January 11, 2013 | Patrick Megahan The Long War Journal

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...

December 5, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

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...

December 4, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

ISAF Kills IMU/Taliban District Commander in Afghan North

Coalition and Afghan forces killed a dual-hatted Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and Taliban district commander during a raid in northern Afghanistan four days ago. The International Secu...

December 2, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban Suicide Assault Team Attacks US Airbase in Jalalabad

A Taliban suicide assault team attacked Forward Operating Base Fenty, a large airbase in Nangarhar in eastern Afghanistan, early this morning. The heavily armed Taliban assault team of a...

November 26, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

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...

November 6, 2012 | Patrick Megahan The Long War Journal

ISAF Captured IMU Weapons Trafficker in Northern Afghanistan

The International Security Assistance Force has reported the capture of an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan "facilitator and weapons trafficker" during an operation in the Afghan province of Kunduz...

November 5, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

US Adds Haqqani Network Suicide Operations Chief to List of Global Terrorists

Today the US State Department added the Haqqani Network's chief of suicide operations to the list of Specially Designated Gl...

November 5, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal |

Senior Haqqani Network Leader Again Calls on Turks, Kurds to Wage Jihad in Afghanistan

Mullah Sangeen Zadran, a senior Haqqani Network leader who is on the US's list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists for supporting al Qaeda and who holds a captured a US soldier in Afgh...

October 2, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

ISAF Captures Another Senior IMU Leader in Kunduz

Kunduz province remains a major hub of activity for the al Qaeda-linked Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan, a regional terror group that has integrated its operations with the Taliban in northern Afg...

October 2, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban Suicide Bomber Kills 14, Including 3 ISAF Troops

The Taliban have claimed credit for a suicide attack on a military convoy today in the eastern Afghan province of Khost that killed 14 people, including three Western soldiers. The suici...

September 19, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

IMU’s Leader for Kunduz Captured During Raid

Coalition and Afghan special operations forces captured the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan's top leader for the northern province of Kunduz, a major safe haven for the terror group....

September 18, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Female Suicide Bomber From Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin Strikes in Kabul

Hizb-i-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) has claimed credit for a suicide attack in Kabul today that targeted foreigns and was executed by a female. At least 12 people, mostly foreign workers, were killed i...

September 17, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Al Qaeda ‘Weapons Expert’ Killed in Eastern Afghanistan

Coalition and Afghan special operations forces killed an al Qaeda "weapons expert" during an operation in the eastern Afghan province of Paktika several days ago. The raid is the 19th that has be...

September 17, 2012 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

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...