Taliban
Time for Pakistan to get tough on terrorism
January 13 by James P. Farwell and Marvin G. WeinbaumShot in both legs, Shahruh Khan survived the Taliban attack on the Army Public School in Peshawar, Pakistan. "The man with big boots," Al Jazeera quoted Khan as saying, "kept on looking for students a...
Ex-Afghan Minister: Pressure On ISI To End Ties With Terror Groups
September 26 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertySeptember 26, 2011 A former Afghan official says pressure is mounting on Pakistan to end its support for extremist groups who were reportedly involved in last week's assassination of former Af...
Taliban militants burn villages in northwestern Pakistan
August 09 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyAugust 08, 2011 Local residents say Taliban militants have burned three villages in northwestern Pakistan near the border with Afghanistan, RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal reports. People in the Cen...
Senior US leaders offer condolences in wake of helicopter crash
August 08 by US Department of DefenseSenior U.S. leaders extended condolences to the families of American and Afghan forces lost in an International Security Assistance Force helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan. Thirty ISAF serv...
Kandahar Mayor killed in suicide bombing
July 27 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyThe mayor of Afghanistan's southern city of Kandahar has been killed by a suicide bomber in the latest in a spate of attacks targeting key local officials within the power base of Afghan President H...
Two Britons detained in Afghanistan
July 21 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJuly 21, 2011 Authorities in London have confirmed that British armed forces have detained two British nationals in Afghanistan -- reportedly in connection with a possible attack on British inte...
Taliban deny Mullah Omar is dead
July 20 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJuly 20, 2011 Taliban spokesmen have denied reports the movement's supreme leader Mullah Omar has died. The spokesmen say their phones had been hacked and false text messages sent out....
Questions Surround Azerbaijan Cargo Plane Crash in Afghanistan, May Have Contained Explosives
July 06 by Defence IQ PressEight people are confirmed to have died last night when a Russian made IL-76 crashed on its way to Bagram US military air base in Afghanistan. Officials at the Afghan Ministry of Interior confirmed...
The Weekly Recap: The Taliban Hotel Blitz and NATO's Final Stand in Afghanistan
July 01 by Robert DensmoreThe Weekly Recap Our weekly defence and security news saga continues as Jonathan Dowdall and Rob Densmore hash over the past seven days of headlines. At the top of the list is the bold Taliban attack...
Taliban attack on landmark Kabul hotel kills 10, plus 'six to eight' attackers
June 29 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJune 29, 2011 Afghan police are carrying an extensive search of Kabul's Intercontinental Hotel after a brazen Taliban attack that left at least 10 people dead and eight others wounded. An esti...
Special Forces Interest Sparked by Navy SEAL Raid on bin Laden Compound
June 21 by Defence IQ PressThe role of special forces On 2 May 2011, US Navy SEALs flew from Afghanistan to the Pakistani city of Abbottabad and initiated an assault on the compound being used as a hideout by the Al Q...
Al-Zawahri named Al-Qaeda leader
June 16 by Radio Free Europe Radio LibertyJune 16, 2011 Al-Qaeda has reportedly appointed Ayman al-Zawahri as its leader following last month's killing of long-time chief Osama bin Laden. The terrorist network's general command mad...