28 September 2010

, AFP, 28 September 2010

EXCERPT: "A suicide attacker on an explosives-laden motorcycle on Tuesday killed a deputy Afghan governor and up to five other people in a direct attack on his vehicle, officials said. Mohammad Kazim Allahyar, deputy governor for the troubled southern province of Ghazni, was on his way to his office when the bomber struck. 'The deputy governor has been martyred. His...

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28 September 2010

US Kills Al Qaeda's Leader for Afghanistan and Pakistan in Predator Strike: Report, The Long War Journal, 28 September 2010

EXCERPT: "Unconfirmed reports from Pakistan indicate the US has killed al Qaeda's newly appointed leader of Afghanistan and Pakistan. Sheikh Fateh al Masri, the leader of Qaedat al Jihad fi Khorasan, or the base of the jihad in the Khorasan, was killed in a recent Predator strike, Pakistani intelligence officials told...

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28 September 2010

Taliban Seek Prisoner Swap for Aid Worker, The Age, 28 September 2010

EXCERPT: "A Taliban commander has offered to exchange a kidnapped British aid worker for a Pakistani scientist who was jailed for 86 years for attempting to murder US troops, according to a news agency with links to the insurgents. The commander, Mohammad Osman, said he had kidnapped the 36-year-old British woman and was demanding an exchange for Aafia Siddiqui, 38, a...

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28 September 2010

Afghanistan Unveils List of Peace Council Members, CNN, 28 September 2010

EXCERPT: "Former warlords, village elders and women are among the members of an Afghan peace council designed to spearhead 'serious, substantive dialogue' efforts with the Taliban opposition. The Afghan government Tuesday announced the members of the High Peace Council that will spearhead reconciliation efforts. 'They will be the sole body to...

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