Taliban news: May 2011

2011-05-31

Drone plane and Xbox handset target Taliban - The Sun

Drone plane and Xbox handset target Taliban
The Sun
Although less than 3ft long, its powerful cameras relay information about Taliban positions to ground troops. Game on ... Bombardier Ryan Geraghty steers plane with Xbox controller A four-strong team operates the £38000 drones at Whahid patrol base in ...

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18 killed as warplanes bomb Taliban hideouts in Orakzai - Pakistan Daily Times

18 killed as warplanes bomb Taliban hideouts in Orakzai
Pakistan Daily Times
KALAYA: Pakistani warplanes attacked Taliban positions in the northwestern Orakzai region on Tuesday, killing 18 terrorists, a senior regional government official said. Jahanzeb Khan says five targets in Mirkalam Khel and Akhon Kot areas were hit on ...
Pakistani Airstrikes Kill 17 Suspected MilitantsVoice of America

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Haqqanis, most resilient Taliban group - Hindustan Times

The Guardian

Haqqanis, most resilient Taliban group
Hindustan Times
Outnumbered by the Taliban and less famous than al Qaeda, the Haqqani network nevertheless poses an intractable problem for US troops, particularly as the focus of the war shifts toward the Pakistani border. The network has been linked to the terror ...
Pakistan's spymaster Hamid Gul: angel of jihad or windbag provocateur?The Guardian
Pakistan Is Seen Readying Attack on MilitantsWall Street Journal
India and the U.S. moving closer on Afghanistan?The Hindu
Reuters Africa -Long War Journal -Huffington Post (blog)
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Taliban hail rogue Afghan - Sydney Morning Herald

The Age

Taliban hail rogue Afghan
< b>Sydney Morning Herald
The renegade Afghan soldier who shot and killed an Australian digger is reportedly being hailed as a hero by the Taliban. Lance Corporal Andrew Jones was shot as he stood sentry duty in the Chora Valley with a supposed ally, who then escaped. ...
Digger Andrew Jones's killer hailed by TalibanThe Australian
Taliban praises rogue Afghan soldierBigPond News
Diggers have 'blunted' TalibanThe West Australian
Herald Sun -The Daily Telegraph
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Karzai tells NATO to stop airstrikes in Afghanistan - MiamiHerald.com

Globe and Mail

Karzai tells NATO to stop airstrikes i n Afghanistan
MiamiHerald.com
But he warned that if the strikes continued, it would threaten the US-Afghan alliance in the war against the Taliban. "If NATO acts like an occupier, then Afghans know how to deal with that," he said, a reference to the occupation of Afghanistan by the ...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai demands that NATO end airstrikes on housesLos Angeles Times
Afghan President Karzai demands NATO stop airstrikes on homesChristian Science Monitor
Afghanistan Demands End to Airstrikes on HousesVoice of America
Xinhua -Deccan Herald -Telegraph.co.uk
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Taliban behind surge in attacks on western troops and advisers - The Guardian

The Guardian

Taliban behind surge in attacks on western troops and advisers< /a>
The Guardian
The Taliban ordered insurgents to step up infiltration of the Afghan national army and police earlier this year, Nato officials believe, leading to an alarming rise in the number of "blue on green" attacks. Increasing the numbers of local security ...
Afghanistan: Lined up to leadFinancial Times
Afghan Violence Clouds Transition PlansWall Stree t Journal
Afghans vote in presidential elections, but questions of voter-fraud emergeGlobal Saskatoon

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Change in Taliban Tactics Not a Result of Pressure - Huffington Post (blog)

Foreign Policy

Change in Taliban Tactics Not a Result of Pressure
Huffington Post (blog)
The recent attack by a Taliban infiltrator posing as a policeman that killed police chiefs General Daud Daud and General Shahjahan Noori indicate that the Taliban are increasingly relying on infiltrators. This tactic takes time and cultivation and ...
Terrorism is not dead in Afghanistan: MPGlobal Saskatoon
Shadow Government: Passé pessimism on AfghanistanForeign Policy

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There might never be a good time to get out of Afghanistan - Telegraph.co.uk

Daily Mail

There might never be a good time to get out of Afghanistan
Telegraph.co.uk
The military are concerned that a premature withdrawal will look like a scuttle, and jeopardise victory just when the terms of the war with the Taliban are changing in our favour. The concerned citizen finds it difficult to know whom to believe. ...
NATO should not rush from Afghanistan: UK generalReuters
No significant pullout from Afghanistan till late 2012 - British generalThe Voice of Russia
Commander warns over troop cuts in AfghanistanAFP
Belfast Telegraph -The Associated Press
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The only thing that costs too much is the Afghanistan war - Washington Post (blog)

Sydney Morning Herald

The only thi ng that costs too much is the Afghanistan war
Washington Post (blog)
They insist that a rapid withdrawal of forces would make that goal unachievable by rolling back territorial gains against the Taliban and jeopardizing efforts to develop Afghan security forces and build government institutions. ...
Doubts grow on Afghan war costSydney Morning Herald
Talking to the TalibanNewsweek
The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday May 31st, 2011ABC News (blog)
Midland Daily News -Seattle Post Intelligencer -UPI.com
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NATO: Hits on Afghan houses to continue - The Hindu

BBC News

NATO: Hits on Afghan houses to continue
The Hindu
Angered by civilian casualties, Mr. Karzai said he will no longer allow NATO airstrikes on houses, issuing his strongest statement yet against strikes that the military alliance says are key to its war on Taliban insurgents. Photo: AP. ...
Afghan leader warns NATO not to become "occupying force"Reuters
Return of the Taliban: rebel-held district is sign of things to comeThe Independent
Afghan President Karzai demands NATO stop airstrikes on homesChristian Science Monitor
Xinhua -Wall Street Journal -The Guardian (blog)
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Digger Andrew Jones's killer hailed by Taliban - The Australian

ABC Online

Digger Andrew Jones's killer hailed by T aliban
The Australian
AS the family and loved ones of Lance Corporal Andrew Jones were last night coming to terms with his death at the hands of a supposed ally, the renegade Afghan soldier who shot him was being feted as a hero by the Taliban. According to tribal elders in ...
Diggers have 'blunted' TalibanThe West Australian
Lance-Cpl Andrew Jones's death raises questions of trustHerald Sun
Loss of trust a deadly weapon in AfghanistanThe Daily Telegraph
Sydney Morning Herald -The Age -TVNZ
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Doubts grow on Afghan war cost - Sydney Morning Herald

USA Today

Doubts grow on Afghan war cost
Sydney Morning Herald
OF ALL the statistics the Obama administration's national security team will consider when it debates the troop reductions in Afghanistan, the most influential number probably will not be insurgents killed or territory won from the Taliban. ...
Talking to the TalibanNewsweek
'Afghan war cost' to be major factor in US's troop reduction debateDailyIndia.com
The Note's Must-Reads for Tuesday May 31st, 2011ABC News (blog)
Seattle Post Intelligencer -Herald Sun -UPI.com
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President Karzai calls on NATO to halt airstrikes on Afghan houses - Xinhua

Fox News

President Karzai calls on NATO to halt airstrikes on Afghan houses< /a>
Xinhua
The Afghan leader made these comments in the wake of killing of 14 civilians in an air strike Saturday in Taliban hub southern Helmand province. "Afghans suffer from both the terrorism and the war against terrorism," the President said, noting on the ...
Afghanistan Demands End to Airstrikes on HousesVoice of America
NATO: Karzai and Petraeus To Talk Air Strikes On HousesNational Journal
Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITIONWinnipeg Free Press
MiamiHerald.com -Telegraph.co.uk
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THIS is what the Taliban wanted in Pak naval base - Rediff

The Hindu

THIS is what the Taliban wanted in Pak naval base
Rediff
surveillance jets supplied by the United States were the "prime targets" of Taliban militants who possibly received "inside support and help" for their Rambo-style attack on Mehran naval airbase in the Pakistani port city of Karachi. ...
Pakistan Navy Under Taliban Fire: An Institutional Vulnerability To Terrorist ...Eurasia Review
Govt announces amnest y for young TalibanPakTribune.com
Malik announces amnesty for young TalibanThe Express Tribune
Wall Street Journal -International News Network -BBC News
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ISAF targets Taliban leader of al Qaeda cell based in Quetta - Long War Journal

The Hindu

ISAF targets Taliban leader of al Qaeda cell based in Quetta
Long War Journal
Coalition and Afghan forces targeted a Taliban leader who commands al Qaeda fighters who are based in Pakistan and carry out attacks in southern Afghanistan. Combined Coalition and Afghan special operations forces attempted ...
Pakistani jets attack Taliban hideouts, kill 17Reuters Africa
Peace jirgas to woo TTP ahead of NWA opThe Nation, Pakistan
US-Taliban talksFrontier Post
The News International -The Express Tribune -The Independent
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Pakistani jets attack Taliban hideouts, kill 17 - Reuters Africa

Al-Arabiya

Pakistani jets attack Taliban hideouts, kill 17
Reuters Af rica
KALAYA, Pakistan (Reuters) - Pakistani warplanes attacked Taliban positions in the northwestern Orakzai region on Tuesday, killing 17 militants, a senior regional government official said. Orakzai is one of seven ethnic Pashtun tribal ...
Peace jirgas to woo TTP ahead of NWA opThe Nation, Pakistan
The double game of WashingtonThe News International
US-Taliban talksFrontier Post
The Express Tribune -The Independent -Reuters
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Scottish News: Scots soldiers join major push on Taliban in Afghanistan - Scottish Daily Record

Scottish News: Scots soldiers join major push on Taliban in Afghanistan
Scottish Daily Record
Heroic Scots troops in Afghanistan have helped crush the Taliban in one of their last remaining strongholds in Helmand. They joined Afghan and coalition forces for the huge push in Nahr-e Saraj district. Two men from 42 Commando died during Operation ...

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Eight step process to weed out Taliban, unstable soldiers still provides ... - The Australian

PakTribune.com

E ight step process to weed out Taliban, unstable soldiers still provides ...
The Australian
Taliban agents or unstable volunteers who might kill or injure those training them can infiltrate the forces, leading to incidents like the one that occurred yesterday. Instructors from the United States and other coalition countries have been killed ...
ISAF Joint Command morning operational updateDVIDS
Opinion: Deadly attacks in Afghanistan mark pivotal pointDeutsche Welle

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Inside the bombers' Cauldron - The Sun

The Sun

Inside the bombers' Cauldron
The Sun
More than 100 members of the Counter-IED Task Force are moving in to make safe hellish Loy Mandah, formerly an HQ for scores of Taliban commanders. We told yesterday how two hero Royal Marines were killed by an IED explosion in the village on Friday ...

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2011-05-30

Return of the Taliban: rebel-held district is sign of things to come - The Independent

Globe and Mail

Return of the Taliban: rebel-held district is sign of things to come
The Independent
It is also the setting for some of the Taliban's most significant gains this year – for the first time in almost a decade the insurgents are administering a district unmolested by the government or Nato, which has withdrawn all but a handful of troops. ...
Civilians Are Killed In Airstrike By NATONew York Times
Afghan Violence Clouds Transition PlansWall Street Journal
Nato air strikes can no longer target houses in Afghanistan, says KarzaiThe Guardian (blog)
Reuters -BBC News -Pakistan Observer
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Herat hit by Taliban attacks - BBC News

The Guardian

Herat hit by Taliban attacks
BBC News< /b>
Taliban militants in Afghanistan have attacked a Nato base in the western city of Herat. Suicide bombers are reported to have detonated a car bomb, while other attackers tried to enter the compound. Earlier, there was an attack in the centre of the ...
Taliban insurgents hit NATO base, downtown Herat in coordinated attacksLos Angeles Times
Taliban Attack in Herat, Far From Their Usual AreasNew York Times
Taliban strikes kill four and injure at least 29 in 'stable' HeratU.TV
IBNLive.com -Washington Post -Philadelphia Inquirer
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Afghan Violence Clouds Transition Plans - Wall Street Journal

The Guardian

Afghan Violence Clouds Transition Plans
Wall Street Journal
KABUL—Taliban insurgents widened their spring offensive to two relatively tranquil areas of Afghanistan where US forces are preparing to begin handing security responsibilities to the Afghan military. The North Atlantic Treaty ...
Civilians Are Killed In Airstrike By NATONew York Times
Panic attackBBC News
Nato issues apology for bungled Afghan airstrikeTelegraph.co.uk
Al-Arabiya -AFP -Boston Globe
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A US raid captures Taliban in North Waziristan? - Long War Journal

Reuters Africa

A US raid captures Taliban in North Waziristan?
Long War Journal
Two unconfirmed reports from Pakistan today claim that "NATO" forces in two helicopters crossed from Afghanistan into Pakistan's tribal agency of North Waziristan, snatched five Taliban/Haqqani Network members, ...
Pak to launch attacks on HaqqaniHindustan Times
5 Pakistan Taliban leaders arrested by NATO forces in PakistanXinhua
Pakistan should hold talks with Taliban: PML-QInternational News Network
Toronto Star -Reuters -Wall Street Journal
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Afghanistan withdrawal: no significant pull out, says senior British general - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.uk

Afghanistan withdrawal: no significant pull out, says senior British general
Telegraph.co.uk
There must be no significant pull out of troops from Afghanistan until late next year if Nato is to hold gains against the Taliban, the most senior British general in the country has said. By Ben Farmer, Kabul and James Kirkup 9:30PM BST 30 May 2011 ...
US urged to stick to Afghan strategyFinancial Times
UK general warns against Afghanistan pulloutThe Associated Press
UK general warns against Afghanistan pulloutNewsday (subscription)

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Canada sending more troops and tanks to Afghanistan - Global BC

Canada sending more troops and tanks to Afghanistan
Global BC
OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces are sending 450 more troops and a squadron of tanks to counter the growing Taliban insurgency in southern Afghanistan, but top generals took pains Friday to portray the reinforcements as a step towards reco nstruction ...
Canada to send 1000 new troops to Afghanistan in 2006Global Saskatoon
Canada to send troops back to AfghanistanGlobal Winnipeg

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Taliban forces retreat from Kabul - Global Saskatoon

Taliban forces retreat from Kabul
Global Saskatoon
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan - The Taliban's military forces appeared to be in retreat from the Kabul at dawn today, after opposition forces broke through their front lines and reached the gates of Afghanistan's capital. Small-arms fire still sounded in t he ...

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Diggers have 'blunted' Taliban - The West Australian

Brisbane Times

Diggers have 'blunted' Taliban
The West Australian
The Taliban's momentum in Afghanistan has been blunted, Australian Defence Force chief Angus Houston has declared, but the gains being made remain fragile and will come under pressure in coming weeks as the summer "fighting season" ramps up. ...
West is slowly winning Afghan war: HoustonSydney Morning Herald

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