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War in Context …

Entering a new decade with more context, less war. Edited with comments and commentary by Paul Woodward
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Archive for 'Taliban'

New wave of warlords bedevils U.S.

New wave of warlords bedevils U.S.
By Matthew Rosenberg, Wall Street Journal, January 18, 2010
In his teen years, Sirajuddin Haqqani was known among friends as a dandy. He cared more about the look of his thick black hair than the battles his father, a mujahideen warlord in the 1980s, was waging with Russia for control of [...]

Kabul attack shows resilience of Afghan militants

Kabul attack shows resilience of Afghan militants
By Dexter Filkins, New York Times, January 19, 2010
A team of militants launched a spectacular assault at the heart of the Afghan government on Monday, with two men detonating suicide bombs and the rest fighting to the death only 50 yards from the gates of the presidential palace.
The attack [...]

Taliban launch bold attack in central Kabul

Taliban launch bold attack in central Kabul
By Dexter Filkins, New York Times, January 18, 2010
A team of militants launched a spectacular assault at the heart of the Afghan government Monday, with two men detonating suicide bombs and the rest fighting to the death only 50 yards from the gates of the presidential palace.
The attacks, the [...]

Suicide attack reveals threat to Obama’s Afghanistan plan

Suicide attack reveals threat to Obama’s Afghanistan plan
By Saeed Shah, McClatchy, January 14, 2010
The bombing has focused new attention on the Haqqani network, an Afghan insurgent group that U.S. intelligence officials said is based in North Waziristan, has ties to members of the Pakistani military’s Inter-Services Intelligence agency and probably played a key role in [...]

How this suicide bomber opened a new front in Al-Qaeda’s war

How this suicide bomber opened a new front in Al-Qaeda’s war
By Christina Lamb and Miles Amoore, The Sunday Times, January 10, 2010
According to the guard, Balawi had been to the base before. He claimed that before the doctor reached the first gate, the Afghan security guards in charge of the perimeter security were instructed by [...]

Bomber who attacked CIA workers calls it revenge

Bomber who attacked CIA workers calls it revenge
AP, January 9, 2010
The Jordanian doctor who killed seven CIA employees in a suicide attack in Afghanistan said in a video broadcast posthumously today that all jihadists must attack U.S. targets to avenge the death of Pakistani Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud.
The video showed Humam Khalil Abu-Mulal Balawi — [...]

UPDATED – Jordan emerges as key CIA counterterrorism ally

UPDATED with NBC report on the identity of the man who attacked the CIA last week:

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Jordan emerges as key CIA counterterrorism ally
By Joby Warrick, Washington Post, January 4, 2010
Hours after last week’s deadly attack on a CIA base in Afghanistan, a revision was made [...]