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  • Karzai offers Taleban safety deal

    Karzai offers Taleban safety deal

      

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    President Hamid Karzai of Afghanistan has offered to provide security for the Taleban's reclusive leader, Mullah Omar, if he agrees to peace talks. Mr Karzai made the offer despite the multi-milli

    By: phreaking | Comments: 17 | Views: 9572 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Nov-16-2008 in Afghanistan, Middle East

  • We can't defeat Taleban, says Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith

    We can't defeat Taleban, says Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith

      

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    The departing commander of British forces in Afghanistan says he believes the Taleban will never be defeated. Brigadier Mark Carleton-Smith, the commander of 16 Air Assault Brigade, whose troops ha

    By: red_pill | Comments: 89 | Views: 5598 | Votes: 2 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Nov-9-2008 in Afghanistan, Middle East

  • New attempt to seek Taleban peace

    New attempt to seek Taleban peace

      

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    Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to make contact with militant groups - including the Taleban - to try to end the violence in their border region. The decision was made after two days of talks

    By: phreaking | Comments: 9 | Views: 9698 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Oct-28-2008 in Afghanistan, Middle East

  • Taleban stage audacious 'Tet-style' attack on British HQ city

    Taleban stage audacious 'Tet-style' attack on British HQ city

      

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    British and Afghan forces repulsed an attempt by hundreds of Taleban fighters to attack the provincial capital of Helmand, Lashkar Gah, on Saturday night in the most audacious Taliban attack in the pr

    By: hayton69 | Comments: 18 | Views: 7358 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Oct-12-2008 in Middle East

  • Resurgent Taleban vow to disrupt 'joke' presidential election

    Resurgent Taleban vow to disrupt 'joke' presidential election

      

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    The Taleban threatened to attack polling stations and candidates during Afghanistan’s second presidential election, due to be held next summer, as the lengthy and dangerous process of voter registra

    By: hayton69 | Comments: 42 | Views: 4101 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 1
    Leaked: Oct-7-2008 in Iraq, Afghanistan, Middle East

  • Turning to the Taleban in Pakistan

    Turning to the Taleban in Pakistan

      

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    US raids on Taleban and al-Qaeda targets in Pakistani territory have caused outrage in Pakistan. And that has added to the loathing that some people there have long felt for the way that the US conduc

    By: hayton69 | Comments: 25 | Views: 5861 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Sep-22-2008 in Iraq, Afghanistan, Middle East

  • Arming the Taleban

    Arming the Taleban

      

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    "We sometimes seize arms and ammunition," said a Taleban commander in south-eastern Afghanistan. "We're using whatever weapons are left over from Russian times and we buy from different sources -

    By: hayton69 | Comments: 23 | Views: 5795 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Sep-20-2008 in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Middle East

  • Taleban set up 'Pakistan courts'

    Taleban set up 'Pakistan courts'

      

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    Taleban militants in Pakistan's north-western Mohmand tribal area have set up permanent Islamic courts, they say. The districts have been divided into four judicial zones, each having two judges a

    By: PiRaTeCoPy | Comments: 25 | Views: 10697 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 1
    Leaked: Jul-15-2008 in Afghanistan, Middle East

  • Taleban's '$100m opium takings'

    Taleban's '$100m opium takings'

      

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    The Taleban made an estimated $100m (£50m) in 2007 from Afghan farmers growing poppy for the opium trade, the United Nations says. Antonio Maria Costa, head of the UN's Office on Drugs and Crime

    By: PiRaTeCoPy | Comments: 14 | Views: 8810 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Jun-24-2008 in Afghanistan, Middle East

  • Taleban Throwing mortars at Brittish base. 6/20/08

    Taleban Throwing mortars at Brittish base. 6/20/08

      

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    Taleban attacked a britain base with some mortors round.

    By: huzeyfe | Comments: 23 | Views: 6994 | Votes: 4 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Jun-20-2008 in Middle East

  • Prince Harry in Taleban fighting

    Prince Harry in Taleban fighting

      

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    Prince Harry has been fighting the Taleban on the front line in Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed. Harry, 23, who is third in line to the throne, has spent the last 10 weeks servin

    By: Whites | Comments: 50 | Views: 13044 | Votes: 2 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Feb-28-2008 in Iraq, Afghanistan, Middle East

  • Mistake over 'captured Taleban'

    Mistake over 'captured Taleban'

      

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    The Afghan government says it was wrong to have claimed to have captured two senior Taleban commanders during fighting for the town of Musa Qala. On Sunday the defence ministry said it had capture

    By: theblue8 | Comments: 1 | Views: 7304 | Votes: 0 | Shared: 0
    Leaked: Dec-13-2007 in Iran, Afghanistan, News