Pakistan: Who was behind Lahore blast?

A building of Pakistan’s Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) in Lahore was targeted in a suicide blast, killing 13—but officials say it was beyond the Taliban’s capability.

Sectarian war rocks north Afghanistan

Fierce clashes left some 50 fighters dead in northeast Afghanistan’s Baghlan province, pitting Taliban forces against their erstwhile allies in Gulbuddin Hekmatyar’s Hezb-e-Islami.

Suicide blasts rock Kabul —again

At least 17 people were killed and 32 wounded when multiple suicide bombers attacked a hotel popular with foreigners and the surrounding area in the center of Kabul.

Sweep of Afghan Taliban leadership in Pakistan?

Pakistani authorities are reported to have arrested nearly half of the Afghan Taliban’s top leadership, in what is being portrayed as a crucial blow to the insurgent movement.

Dutch government falls in dispute over Afghan mission

The Netherlands’ coalition government collapsed after the two largest parties failed to agree on whether to withdraw Dutch troops from Afghanistan later this year.

Taliban deny capture of Mullah Baradar

An Afghan Taliban spokesman denied reports that the organization’s military commander Mullah Baradar had been arrested by US and Pakistani forces in a secret operation.

Afgahanistan: civilian deaths mar Operation Moshtarak

Two NATO rockets aimed at insurgents in Helmand province missed their target, killing 12 civilians sheltering in their home. The strikes came as part of a new anti-Taliban offensive.

Deadly attack on military advisors reveals Pentagon role in Pakistan

The deaths of three US Special Forces troops in a Taliban suicide attack in Pakistan reveal the existence of a military assistance program that authorities have sought to keep quiet.

New US Afghan strategy: “buy off” the Taliban

As the Afghanistan summit opens in London, the US is pushing plans to buy off Taliban insurgents with aid and jobs—even if this means embracing reactionary tribal warlords.

Afgahanistan: will “surge” deepen humanitarian crisis?

Thousands of fresh foreign troops arrive in Afghanistan this year, but some aid agencies are voicing concerns that this could lead to the intensification of the conflict.

Afgahanistan: Taliban attack heart of Kabul

The Taliban carried out a daylight assault on government centers and civilian targets in Kabul, creating panic and sparking gun battles in the heart of the city.

US releases names of Bagram detainees

US Department of Defense released the names of prisoners held at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in response to an FOIA request filed by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).