2012-04-30

Eye on Taliban on eve of Afghan foreign minister's India visit - Bikya Masr

Eye on Taliban on eve of Afghan foreign minister's India visit - Bikya Masr


IBNLive.com

Eye on Taliban on eve of Afghan foreign ministe! r's India visit
Bikya Masr
The Council is the meeting point for the various government ministries on both sides, after India signed a strategic pact with the new Afghan government after the overthrow of the Taliban by the US forces. Since then India has invested a lot in the ...
After deadly strikes by Taliban, Delhi, Kabul to share real time intelligence infoTimes of India

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India's border regions facing tough times - UPI.com

India's border regions facing tough times - UPI.com


The News International

India's border region! s facing tough times
UPI.com
Without international military forces in Afghanistan, the Taliban would shift their focus to having more influence in Pakistan, especially in the Punjab region that straddles the frontier, Indian Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne said.
Taliban threat from AfPak real: Air chiefEconomic Times
India fears Taliban threat from PakistanThe News International
Taliban may attack India soon, warns Indian Air Force ChiefOneindia

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US,Taliban resume talks in Qatar over US-led Afghan war - Press TV

US,Taliban resume talks in Qatar over US-led Afghan war - Press TV


Press TV

US,Taliban resume talks in Qatar over US-led Afghan war
Press TV
Tayeb Agha, seated at center, a former secretary to the Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar, speaking to reporters in 2001 in Spinbaldak, Afghanistan. American and German negotiators began intermittent talks with Mr. Agha early last year.
'Preconditions' to Afghanistan talks in DohaGulf Times

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Taliban deny peace talks with US - allvoices

Taliban deny peace talks with US - allvoices


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Taliban deny peace talks with USallvoices
By StephenManual Afghan Taliban on Sunday refuted the reports of the media that they had resumed stalled dialogue with the United States. The militants vehemently rejected any such idea or move from their side and vowed to continue the war against the ...
Taliban denies holding new talks with USNew York Post
14 Taliban Militants Killed In Operations In AfghanistanBernama
Kabul: Taliban Process 'On Track'RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
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Taleban spring offensive - Khaleej Times

Taleban spring offensive - Khaleej Times


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Taleban spring offensive
Khaleej Times
The high profile attacks by the Taleban-led insurgents in the heart of Kabul targeting diplomatic missions, Nato headquarters and the Parliament may have been defeated but at what cost. The insurgents have been vanquished but the attack has succeeded ...
Taleban are hindering Nato pullout says KarzaiScotsman
US corpse abuse pictures fuel anger, NATO exitArab News
Karzai warns past incidents sparked angry reactions from Afghans – Afghan prez ...Kuwait Times
Straits Times
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Pakistan Condemns US Drone Strike Ahead of Chicago Summit - Wall Street Journal

Pakistan Condemns US Drone Strike Ahead of Chicago Summit - Wall Street Journal


AFP

Pakistan Condemns US Drone Strike Ahead ! of Chicago Summit
Wall Street Journal
The US has pushed ahead with drone strikes against Taliban targets on Pakistani territory despite growing calls in the past year from Islamabad for them to stop. On Sunday, a pilotless US drone hit an abandoned girls' school in Miranshah, ...
Pakistani prime minister strikes moderate tone amid criticism of US drone attackWashington Post
US D! rone Strike Underlines Clash of Interests in PakistanNew York Times

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Taleban accused of beheading Scots aid worker Khalil Dale - Scotsman

Taleban accused of beheading Scots aid worker Khalil Dale - Scotsman


Scotsman

! Taleban accused of beheading Scots aid worker Khalil Dale
Scotsman
By JENNY FYALL AND ROB CRILLY A SCOTTISH aid worker beheaded by kidnappers in Pakistan is feared to have been killed by Taleban terrorists. The body of Khalil Dale, 60, a Muslim convert from Dumfries, was found dumped by a road in a remote part of ...
UK aid worker beheaded Managed health programArab Times Kuwait English Daily
British Red Cross doctor kidnapped in Pakistan found b! eheadedArab News
Kidnapped UK medic beheaded in PakistanKuwait Times
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Safe passage for Taleban considered in peace talks - Arab News

Safe passage for Taleban considered in peace talks - Arab News


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Safe passage for Taleban considered in peace talks
Arab News
By REUTERS ISLAMABAD: Pakistan, Afghanistan and the United States said they would explore ways to arrange safe passage for Afghan Taleban militants who wish to engage in peace talks, officials from the three countries said on Friday.
Pakistan reiterates drone opposition as US envoy visitsKhaleej Times

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Four die in Afghan compound shootout - Scotsman

Four die in Afghan compound shootout - Scotsman


Four die in Afghan compound shootout
Scotsman
TWO Taleban militants and two Afghan security guards were killed in a gunbattle inside a provincial governor's security compound in the south of the country yesterday. Later, a roadside bomb killed ten members of the Afghan security forces in the ...

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Taleban jailbreak sets 400 militants free - Scotsman

Taleban jailbreak sets 400 militants free - Scotsman

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Gunmen kill two guards in attack on Afghan governor - Kuwait Times

Gunmen kill two guards in attack on Afghan governor - Kuwait Times


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Taleban jailbreak! sets 400 militants free
Scotsman
Pakistan's Taleban, which is close to al-Qaeda, said it was behind the assault by militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles. A police official said most of the escapees from the jail in the north-western town of Bannu were ...
400 escape in Pakistan prison breakManawatu Standard

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Kuwait Times

Gunmen kill two guards in attack on Afghan governor
Kuwait Times
The Taleban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying their main target was the provincial Governor Tooryalai Weesa. "After killing two bodyguards, the attackers seized their rifles and opened fire on other bodyguards, injuring one," Weesa told AFP ...
Bomb leaves 10 Afghan police deadBBC News
Afghan soldier kills US 'beret' mentorArab Times Kuwait English Daily

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US, Afghanistan, Pakistan Press for Taliban Talks - Voice of America

US, Afghanistan, Pakistan Press for Taliban Talks - Voice of America


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US, Afghanistan, Pakistan Press for Ta! liban Talks
Voice of America
April 27, 2012 US, Afghanistan, Pakistan Press for Taliban Talks VOA News Afghan, Pakistani and US officials are pushing for the restart of stalled talks with the Taliban in an effort to find a political settlement to the more than 10-year Afghan war.
US-Pakistan talks fail over airstrike apology, Taliban attacksSan Jose Mercury News
US offers 'safe passage' to Afghan Taliban ! leadersmsnbc.com
Pakistan, Afghanistan, US consider safe passage for Taliban peace talksReuters
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Bin Laden files show al-Qaida and Taliban leaders in close contact - New York Daily News

Bin Laden files show al-Qaida and Taliban leaders in close contact - New York Daily News


Al-Arabiya

Bin Laden files show al-Qaida and Ta! liban leaders in close contact
New York Daily News
By Jason Burke Sunday, April 29th 2012, 11:18 PM Documents found in the house where Osama bin Laden was killed a year ago show a close working relationship between top al-Qaida leaders and Mullah Omar, the overall commander of the Taliban, ...
Bin Laden worked directly with Taliban from exile, secret documents revealAl-Arabiya
Al-Qaida and! Taliban ties still a concernUPI.com
Revealed: Secret documents show Bin Laden helped Taliban launch attacks on ...Daily Mail
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British aid worker beheaded by Taliban in Pakistan - Telegraph.co.uk

British aid worker beheaded by Taliban in Pakistan - Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

British aid worker beheaded by Taliban in Pakistan
Telegraph.co.uk
The decapitated body of a "gentle and caring" British aid worker has been found almost four months after he was kidnapped in Pakistan with all the hallmarks of a Taliban execution, police said. By Rob Crilly in Islamabad, Duncan Gardham and Donna ...
Taliban link to brutal murder of aid workerThe Independent
Barbaric execution of Scots aid worker Khalil Dale by Taliban provokes outrage ...Scottish Daily Record
Humanitarian worker beheaded in Pakistan by Talibanallvoices
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Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber war heats up - Chicago Tribune

Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber war heats up - Chicago Tribune


The Guardian

Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber! war heats up
Chicago Tribune
KABUL (Reuters) - Hackers have for the third time in less than a year crippled the main website of the Afghan Taliban, with a Taliban spokesman on Friday blaming Western intelligence agencies amid an intensifying cyber war with the insurgents.
Taliban force about 50 Afghan schools to closeSan Francisco Chronicle
Afghan Taliban Closes Dozens of SchoolsVoice of America (blog)
underground girls' schools defy TalibanWashington Post
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Marines hunt Taliban hiding in tunnels - Marine Corps Times

Marines hunt Taliban hiding in tunnels - Marine Corps Times


Marines hunt Taliban hiding in tunnels
Marine Corps Times
Above all, they keep the Taliban guessing — and limit the insurgents' ability to launch attacks on the security bubble Marines and the fledgling Afghan National Security Forces protect, Marines here said. At The Shrine, that has meant watching ...

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2012-04-27

Pakistan: Army uses bullets, and classrooms, to fight militancy - Vancouver Sun

Pakistan: Army uses bullets, and classrooms, to fight militancy - Vancouver Sun


DAWN.com

Pakistan: Army uses bullets, and classrooms, to fight mi! litancy
Vancouver Sun
Hazrat Gul spent two years in detention for allegedly aiding the Pakistani Taliban when they publicly flogged and beheaded people during a reign of terror in the scenic Swat Valley. Now he wiles away his time in pristine classrooms, a Pakistani flag ...
Pakistan's bid of instilling skills and peace in place of radical ideas from ...The National
Pakistan army uses bullet! s and classrooms to fight militancyThe Express Tribune

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Scottish ex-paratrooper accused of assaulting Taliban suspect sees court ... - Scottish Daily Record

Scottish ex-paratrooper accused of assaulting Taliban suspect sees court ... - Scottish Daily Record


Metro

Scottish ex-paratrooper accused of assaulting Taliban suspect sees court ...
Scottish Daily Record
A FORMER paratrooper from Glasgow who was put on trial for punching a Taliban suspect whilst on duty in Afghanistan, has had his case thrown out by a court martial judge. Judge Advocate Alistair McGrigor said the evidence against the Army soldier ...
Ex-corporal 'delighted' over rulingThe Press Association
Paratrooper cleared of assaulting Taliban suspect after 'weak' £250k trialMetro

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Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber war heats up - Reuters

Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber war heats up - Reuters


CTV.ca

Taliban website hacked as Afghan cyber war heats up!
Reuters
By Rob Taylor | KABUL, April 27 (Reuters) - Hackers have for the third time in less than a year crippled the main website of the Afghan Taliban, with a Taliban spokesman on Friday blaming Western intelligence agencies amid an intensifying cyber war ...
Taliban force about 50 Afghan schools to closeSan Francisco Chronicle
Taliban closes dozens of Afghan s! choolsWashington Post
Afghan Taliban Closes Dozens of SchoolsVoice of America (blog)

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Consequences of military withdrawal on Afghan civil society - The Guatemala Times

Consequences of military withdrawal on Afghan civil society - The Guatemala Times


Consequences of military withdrawal on Afghan civil society
The Guatemala Times
Even as late as the summer of 2007, there could perhaps still have been room for successful negotiation with the Taleban, who had not as yet shown signs of having as strong and widespread an organiza! tion as they have now. The NATO allies, however, ...

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Pakistan army uses bullets, and classrooms to fight militancy - Arab News

Pakistan army uses bullets, and classrooms to fight militancy - Arab News


Arab News

Pakistan army uses bullets, and classrooms to fight militancy
Arab News
(Reuters) By MICHAEL GEORGY | REUTERS GULIBAGH, Pakistan: Hazrat Gul spent two years in detention for allegedly aiding the Pakistani Taleban when they publicly flogged and beheaded people during a reign of terror in the scenic Swat Valley.

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Man in Afghan uniform kills US service member - New Zealand Herald

Man in Afghan uniform kills US service member - New Zealand Herald


Telegraph.co.uk

Man in Afghan uniform kills US service mem! ber
New Zealand Herald
Such uniforms are easily available in markets in Afghanistan and the Taleban have used them to mount previous attacks on international or Afghan military installations. Since 2007, more than 80 NATO service members have been killed by Afghan security ...
NATO general 'cautiously optimistic' on Afghan warKhaleej Times
Afghan Military to Take Over Night RaidsJournal of Turkish Weekly
The new US-Afghan pactMENAFN.COM
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Court rejects attack case against soldier - Scotsman

Court rejects attack case against soldier - Scotsman


Court rejects attack case against soldier
Scotsman
A COURT martial judge has thrown out a case against a special forces corporal who was put on trial for punching a Taleban suspect he believed was trying to escape. Judge Advocate Alistair McGrigor said the evidence against the Army soldier, ...
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Both sides give summations in NYC terror trial - San Francisco Chronicle

Both sides give summations in NYC terror trial - San Francisco Chronicle


New York Daily News

Both sides give summations in NYC terror trial
San Francisco Chronicle
(04-26) 10:52 PDT NEW YORK, (AP) -- A terrorism defendant went with two other men to Pakistan in August 2008 with plans to join the Taliban and either force the US out of Afghanistan or die on the battlefield trying, a federal prosecutor said Thursday ...
Closing arguments offer different portrayals of alleged subway bomb plotterCNN
How Many Terrorists in This Cell?New York Times

NY prosecutor: US citizen sought to kill AmericansThe Associated Press

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American Taliban's Prayer Lawsuit Set for August - ABC News

American Taliban's Prayer Lawsuit Set for August - ABC News


American Taliban's Prayer Lawsuit Set for August
ABC News
American-born Taliban fighter John Walker Lindh will have an August trial on his lawsuit seeking permission to hold daily group prayers in a highly restricted cell block at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Ind. Lindh, 31, claims the prison's p! olicy ...

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Time to clear up sorry 'Titleist Taliban' affair - Telegraph.co.uk

Time to clear up sorry 'Titleist Taliban' affair - Telegraph.co.uk


Telegraph.co.uk

Time to clear up sorry 'Titleist Taliban' affair
Telegraph.co.uk
In an article of April 6 about the refusal of Augusta National, host club of the US Masters, to admit female members, I referred to its committee as "the Titleist Taliban". By Matthew Norman This styling also featured in the headline for which, ...

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'American Taliban' John Lindh Sues Government Over Prison Prayer Ban - Christian Post

'American Taliban' John Lindh Sues Government Over Prison Prayer Ban - Christian Post


'American Taliban' John Lindh Sues Government Over Prison Prayer Ban
Christian Post
By Stoyan Zaimov , Christian Post Reporter John Walker Lindh, otherwise known as the "American Taliban" for his willful participation in the Taliban army during the US-led 2001 ! invasion of Afghanistan, has sued the federal government for denying him ...
American Taliban's lawsuit challenging prison unit's prayer policy set for ...Washington Post
National Briefs for April 25Richmond Times Dispatch

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Taliban's “Al-Amara” webpage hacked - Pakistan Observer

Taliban's "Al-Amara" webpage hacked - Pakistan Observer


Taliban's "Al-Amara" webpage hacked
Pakistan Observer
Kabul—Taliban's main website "Al-Amara" was hacked by unidentified hackers on Thursday, an official said. The website was hacked late afternoon, as early in the day the site was publishing its daily news, Taliban's statements, articles and editorials.

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