2012-12-30

Logar residents warn to uprise against Taliban militants - Khaama Press

Logar residents warn to uprise against Taliban militants - Khaama Press


Khaama Press

Logar residents warn to uprise against Taliban militants
Khaama Press
Provincial governor spokesman Din Mohammad Darwish said residents of central districts and remote villages in Logar province have vowed to fight the Taliban militants who are creating troubles for the local residents. He said, "They (local residents ...
Five Taliban militants killed in eastern AfghanistanPress TV

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Taliban kills 21 kidnapped soldiers - SBS

Taliban kills 21 kidnapped soldiers - SBS


Taliban kills 21 kidnapped soldiers
SBS
The camps are outside Peshawar, the main city of northwest Pakistan, close to the restive tribal areas that border Afghanistan, which are regarded as havens for Taliban and al-Qaeda linked militants. "We found 21 bullet-riddled bodies of security ...

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Pakistan: A Taliban Leader Offers Talks but Not Disarmament - New York Times

Pakistan: A Taliban Leader Offers Talks but Not Disarmament - New York Times


Pakistan: A Taliban Leader Offers Talks but Not Disarmament
New York Times
The leader of Pakistan's Taliban said his militia was willing to negotiate with the government but not disarm. "We believe in dialogue but it should not be frivolous," the militant leader, Hakimullah Mehsud, said in a video released Friday. "Asking us ...

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Pakistan Taleban spokesman outlines conditions for ceasefire - Khaleej Times

Pakistan Taleban spokesman outlines conditions for ceasefire - Khaleej Times


Pakistan Taleban spokesman outlines conditions for ceasefire
Khaleej Times
The Taleban, in a letter printed by the Pakistan daily The News, also demanded that Pakistan stop its involvement in the war pitting Afghan insurgents against the Kabul government and refocus on a war of "revenge" against India. The militants accused ...

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Pak Taleban capture 22 troopers - Khaleej Times

Pak Taleban capture 22 troopers - Khaleej Times


Pak Taleban capture 22 troopers
Khaleej Times
PESHAWAR - The Pakistani Taleban have seized at least 22 men from a regional paramilitary force in attacks on three checkpoints in northern Pakistan, a regional official said on Thursday. Taleban and other Pakistani sources put the number higher.

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Taliban spurn Islamic scholars' conference on suicide bombings - Long War Journal

Taliban spurn Islamic scholars' conference on suicide bombings - Long War Journal


Taliban spurn Islamic scholars' conference on suicide bombings
Long War Journal
On Thursday, the Afghan Taliban issued a statement dismissing a planned religious conference in Kabul next month as "clear American intrigue." The Afghan peace envoy had proposed the conference in a visit! to Pakistan in November. The conference ...

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Taleban kills 21 kidnapped Pakistani soldiers: Officials - Straits Times

Taleban kills 21 kidnapped Pakistani soldiers: Officials - Straits Times


Straits Times

Taleban kills 21 kidnapped Pakistani soldiers: Officials
Straits Times
This frame grab taken on December 28, 2012 from undated video footage released by the Tehreek-e-Taleban Pakistan (TTP) shows Pakistani Taleban leader Hakimullah Mehsud (right) and his deputy Wali-ur Rehman talking an undisclosed location in ...
Taleban kills 21 kidnapped Pakistani soldiersKhaleej Times
We will talk, says Pakistan Taleban chiefScotsman
Militants kill 2 police, capture 21 in PakistanArab News

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Pakistan turning Taleban into political movement? - Kuwait Times

Pakistan turning Taleban into political movement? - Kuwait Times


Pakistan turning Taleban into political movement?
Kuwait Times
LAHORE: A Pakistani homeless family warm themselves by a fire during a foggy day at a slum area yesterday. The ongoing spell of dense fog and freezing weather conditions has continued to disturb the scheduled arrival and departure of flights an! d trains ...

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Taleban strike back - Khaleej Times

Taleban strike back - Khaleej Times


The Nation

Taleban strike back
Khaleej Times
Deceased Bashir Bilour had been on the hit list of the militants, and a couple of attempts on his life in the past were reflective of the fact that the Taleban are unrelenting and no amount of state-machinery could unnerve them from their objectives ...
Bilour laid to rest amid tight securityTimes of Oman

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Taleban call for new constitution - Khaleej Times

Taleban call for new constitution - Khaleej Times

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I have to live, says woman the Taleban mutilated - The Times (subscription)

I have to live, says woman the Taleban mutilated - The Times (subscription)


Khaama Press

T! aleban call for new constitution
Khaleej Times
Afghanistan's Taleban has called for a new constitution as a pre-condition for it joining the nation's fledgling peace process, according to a declaration issued by representatives at a landmark meeting in France. Representatives from the country's ...
Afghan officials and Taliban meet in FranceNew Zealand Herald

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I have to live, says woman the Taleban mutilated
The Times (subscription)
Her disfigurement woke the world to the horrors faced by women under the Taleban. Now, Aisha Mohammadzai, or Bibi Aisha as she is widely known, whose nose and ears were hacked off in Afghanistan after she fled an abusive forced marriage, ! has spoken ...

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'Peace with Taleban is Kayani's top priority' - Times of Oman

'Peace with Taleban is Kayani's top priority' - Times of Oman


'Peace with Taleban is Kayani's top priority'
Times of Oman
Wana/Islamabad: Pakistan's powerful army chief has made reconciling warring factions in Afghanistan a top priority, military officials and Western diplomats say, the newest and clearest sign yet that Islamabad means business in promoting peace with the ...

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Taleban kill six in polio programme - New Zealand Herald

Taleban kill six in polio programme - New Zealand Herald


Business Recorder

Taleban kill six in polio programme
! New Zealand Herald
Health experts have condemned a "devastating" assault by the Pakistan Taleban in which five female polio vaccinators were shot dead in co-ordinated attacks across two cities. The murders highlight the challenge for health workers in what is one of the ...
Five women killed in bid to halt polio vaccinationsScotsman
Gunmen kill 6 workers from anti-po! lio drive in PakistanArab Times Kuwait English Daily
Three more polio workers shot in PakKhaleej Times
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UN helps blacklisted Taleban travel for peace talks - Khaleej Times

UN helps blacklisted Taleban travel for peace talks - Khaleej Times


The Nation

UN helps blacklisted Taleban travel for peace talks
Khaleej Times
The UN Security Council renewed its sanctions regime against the Afghan Taleban on Monday, but adapted it to help those on the blacklist travel outside of Afghanistan for peace talks. There are 132 individuals and four entities on the current sanctions ...
Once a symbol of new Afghanistan, can policewomen survive?Kuwait Times

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Central & South Asia Pakistani Taliban execute captured policemen - Aljazeera.com

Central & South Asia Pakistani Taliban execute captured policemen - Aljazeera.com


Aljazeera.com

Central & South Asia Pakistani Taliban execute captured policemen
Aljazeera.com
Government officials say 21 out of 23 tribal policemen believed to have been kidnapped by the Taliban have been executed by their captors in northwest Pakistan. Naveed Akbar Khan, a local government official, told the AFP news agency on Sunday: "We ...
Bodies of 21 abducted security force officers foundCNN
Pakistani Taliban execute 21 captured policemenTVNZ
23 Policemen were kidnapped from three checkpoints near PeshawarDaily Mail
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Pakistan soldiers 'executed' by Taliban militants - euronews

Pakistan soldiers 'executed' by Taliban militants - euronews


euronews

Pakistan soldiers 'executed' by Taliban militants
euronews

Twenty-one Pakistani soldiers have been executed by Taliban militants in the northwest of the country, according to government officials. One man was badly wounded but survived, along with another who managed to escape. The others were reportedly tied ...
Pakistan militants kill 41 in mass execution, attack on Shi'itesYahoo! News (blog)
Car bomb kills 19 Pakistani pi! lgrimsThe Australian
At Least 19 Shiite Pilgrims Killed In Pakistan Suicide AttackNPR

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Twenty-one kidnapped Levies killed by Pakistani Taliban - DAWN.com

Twenty-one kidnapped Levies killed by Pakistani Taliban - DAWN.com


DAWN.com

Twenty-one kidnapped Levies killed by Pakistani Taliban
DAWN.com
PESHAWAR: Pakistani Taliban executed twenty one of the 23 Levies personnel kidnapped earlier this week, police sources told DawnNews in wee hours of Sunday. The political administration of Frontier Region (FR) Peshawar have confirmed that 21 Levies ...
Execution: Taliban slay 21 tribal policemen in FR PeshawarThe Express Tribune
Taliban kill 21 kidnapped Levies personnel! The News International
Taliban militants storm checkposts in FR Peshawar, kidnap 22India Today
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Taliban's peace offer viewed as 'posturing' - Sydney Morning Herald

Taliban's peace offer viewed as 'posturing' - Sydney Morning Herald


Sydney Morning Herald

Taliban's peace offer viewed as 'posturing'
Sydney Morning Herald
Imtiaz Gul, an Islamabad-based author and expert, said the Taliban were mounting an ''orchestrated campaign to improve [their] image'' following three high-profile attacks in Peshawar. This month several suicide bombers struck at the northern city's ...

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Fiscal cliff talks continue; Russian plane crashes; Taliban targets police - OregonLive.com

Fiscal cliff talks continue; Russian plane crashes; Taliban targets police - OregonLive.com


OregonLive.com

Fiscal cliff talks continue; Russian plane crashes; Taliban targets police
OregonLive.com
TALIBAN TARGETS POLICE: Government officials say 21 tribal policemen believed to have been kidnapped by the Taliban have been found shot dead in northwest Pakistan. Naveed Akbar Khan says officials found the bodies after being notified by one ...

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Taliban execute 21 abducted soldiers - The Nation

Taliban execute 21 abducted soldiers - The Nation


The Nation

Taliban execute 21 abducted soldiers
The Nation
PESHAWAR - Taliban militants have shot dead 21 Pakistani soldiers who were kidnapped two days ago near Peshawar, officials said late Saturday night. "We found 21 bullet-riddled bodies of security personnel a short while ago in an uninhabited area ...

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2012-12-02

Taliban suicide attack on Afghan NATO base - Sydney Morning Herald

Taliban suicide attack on Afghan NATO base - Sydney Morning Herald


Taliban suicide attack on Afghan NATO base
Sydney Morning Herald
KANDAHAR - Taliban insurgents have launched a major attack against a NATO base at an Afghan airport with suicide car bombs, rocket-propelled grenades, mortars and small arms fire. The Taliban claimed on Sunday insurgents had e! ntered the airport at ...

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Mullah Nazir orders out Mehsud Taliban fighters - PakistanToday.com.pk

Mullah Nazir orders out Mehsud Taliban fighters - PakistanToday.com.pk


Pakistan Observer

Mullah Nazir orders out Mehsud Taliban fighters
PakistanToday.com.pk
PESHAWAR - Mullah Nazir, the main pro-government Taliban commander in South Waziristan, has ordered the Mehsud tribesmen and Mehsud Taliban fighters to evacuate the Ahmedzai Wazir area of the tribal agency, two days after a failed suicide attack ...
Who wants to kill a 'good Taliban' Mullah NazirThe News International
Mullah Nazir orders Me! hsud Taliban fighters to leave S WaziristanSahara Samay
Taliban leader targeted in suicide attackThe Hindu
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Suicide bomber wounds Taleban commander - Khaleej Times

Suicide bomber wounds Taleban commander - Khaleej Times


Suicide bomber wounds Taleban commander
Khaleej Times
A suicide bomber wounded a senior Taleban commander and killed six people on Thursday in a market in a northwestern Pakistani region on the Afghan border, a spokesman for the comman! der and police said. Maulvi Nazir Wazir, also known as Mullah ...

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Taliban suicide attack on Nato base kills five - DAWN.com

Taliban suicide attack on Nato base kills five - DAWN.com


DAWN.com

Taliban suicide attack on Nato base kills five
DAWN.com
"We can confirm there have been multiple explosions in the vicinity of the Jalalabad airfield," the US-led coalition said in a statement. "Currently, Isaf officials are on the scene gathering facts, and as more information becomes available, we will ...

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Pakistan agrees to free more Taleban leaders - Khaleej Times

Pakistan agrees to free more Taleban leaders - Khaleej Times

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Afghan peace council sees signs of progress with Pakistan and Taliban - Washington Post

Afghan peace council sees signs of progress with Pakistan and Taliban - Washington Post


Straits Times

Pakistan agrees to free more Taleban leaders
Khaleej Times
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Friday agreed to release another batch of Taleban prisoners in a bid to facilitate peace talks between insurgents and the Afghan government, a joint foreign ministry statement said. The announcement came after talks in Islamabad ...
Afghan FM to press Pakistan on Taleban releasesStraits Times

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ABC News

Afghan peace council sees signs of progress with Pakistan and Taliban
Washington Post
Today, his rural district is still under Taliban control, but as a member of the government-appointed Afghan High Peace Council, his job is to try to persuade local insurgent commanders to give up their armed struggle. During a trip home in early ...
Pakistan to Release Taliban Prisoners to Help Afghan Peace TalksBusinessweek
Pakistan Agrees to Free More Taliban PrisonersABC News
Islamabad to release more Taliban prisonersPeninsula On-line
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RTI applicant asks SC for Taliban's address, email ID - Hindustan Times

RTI applicant asks SC for Taliban's address, email ID - Hindustan Times


RTI applicant asks SC for Taliban's address, email ID
Hindustan Times
What is the email address and postal address of Taliban? The question seeking details of contact information about dreaded terror group in Afghanistan was directed at Supreme Court by a curiou! s RTI applicant based in 'Taboot' (Urdu word for coffin ...

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Afghanistan wants Pakistan to free more Taleban - Khaleej Times

Afghanistan wants Pakistan to free more Taleban - Khaleej Times


Afghanistan wants Pakistan to free more Taleban
Khaleej Times
An Afghan official says Foreign Minister Zalmay Rasoul will ask Pakistan during a visit to Islamabad on Friday to release more Taleban prisoners to jumpstart the peace proce! ss. The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss Rasoul's agenda.

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Taliban suicide attack on Afghan NATO base kills three - NDTV

Taliban suicide attack on Afghan NATO base kills three - NDTV


NDTV

Taliban suicide attack on Afghan NATO base kil! ls three
NDTV
Kabul: Taliban insurgents launched a major suicide attack Sunday against a NATO base at an Afghan city airport, killing three Afghan guards and wounding several foreign troops, officials said. NATO helicopters fired on the insurgents as they followed ...

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Taleban claim attack on US base in Afghanistan - Khaleej Times

Taleban claim attack on US base in Afghanistan - Khaleej Times


The Nation

Taleban claim attack on US base in Afghanistan
Khaleej Times
Taleban militants fired rockets and detonated bombs outside a US base in the eastern Afghan city of Jalalabad on Sunday and police said 12 bodies were found near the gate of the airfield. Local police officials said a dozen bodies in Afghan police and ...
Taleban launch assault in AfghanistanNew Zealand Herald

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Pakistani Taleban claims bombing - Scotsman

Pakistani Taleban claims bombing - Scotsman


CBS News

Pakistani Taleban claims bombing
Scotsman
Thirty have died in five attacks on Shiites claimed by the Pakistani Taleban in the past five days while 100 were wounded in the run-up to the Ashoura holiday, which marks the 7th-century death of the Prophet Muhammad's grandson. Email to a friend ...
6 killed in attack on Pakistan Shiites gathering, 90 injuredArab Times Kuwait English Daily

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