The taliban commander, who was not named, was detained along with a taliban facilitator and two fighters during a raid in the eastern province of nangarhar, the international security assistance force reported in a press release. Top lashkar man and udhampur attack mastermind abu. The day before that, the nato command in afghanistan, known as isaf, killed a senior taliban leader, nek mohammed, in the northern province of sare pul. A combined coalition and afghan force detained a taliban commander who is linked to the pakistanbased lashkaretaiba, or army of the pure, during a raid in eastern afghanistan last night. It is believed to be the only islamist militant group in pakistan to have expanded since 911. Indian consulate attacked in afghanistan world news the. Fbi team arrives to interrogate islamic state operative musa. Lashkaretaibajamaatud dawa lashkaretaiba let is a fearsome jihadist organization founded by hafiz muhammad saeed. During the first six months of this year 896,000 pints of beer were shipped to german forces in afghanistan. Taliban militants reportedly claim to control the district. Washington, march 7, 2011 afghan and coalition forces captured several suspected insurgents, including two haqqani terrorist network leaders and a taliban weapons trafficker, yesterday in. Abdul qadir alam was the governor of ghor province, afghanistan from 2004 to 2005.
Apparently modeled on the mumbai attacks of 2008 which suggests the possibility of links to the lashkar e taiba let islamicists that carried out that attack and which are reported to have links with the pakistani intelligence service isi, the assault comes on. Isaf and afghan forces killed a network leader, fazil subhan, plus an. Lashkaretaiba has been active in afghanistan in recent years, often teaming up with insurgent groups operating in the eastern part of the country near the frontier with pakistan. In a major success for security forces, top lashkaretaiba commander abu qasim, accused of masterminding the udhampur attack, was killed in. Nov 30, 2010 as isi chief from 200407 kayani presided over the spy agency as the taliban surged in afghanistan and lashkar e taiba prepared the mumbai attacks. Us designates lashkaretaiba commander abdul rehman al. Ziaul haq, offered abdul wali khan, a historic leader of pakistani pashtuns, the.
Analyst peter bergen argues this point in his book the battle for tora bora. Oct 29, 2015 in a major success for security forces, top lashkaretaiba commander abu qasim, accused of masterminding the udhampur attack, was killed in an overnight encounter in kulgam district of jammu and. Special forces, with the help of the tajikuzbekhazara dominated northern alliance, breezed through afghanistan and took control of the whole country. British and us bases in the country enforce a strict ban on alcohol. Afghan taliban leader mullah omar asked the tehrikitaliban pakistan in late 2008 and early 2009 to stop attacks inside pakistan, to change their focus as an organization and to fight the afghan national army and isaf forces in afghanistan instead. Isaf captures senior lashkaretaiba leader in ghazni fdds. The khaama press news agency is the largest online news service for afghanistan. The international security assistance force isaf was a natoled military mission in afghanistan, established by the united nations security council in december 2001 by resolution 86, as envisaged by the bonn agreement. The war in context iraq, the war on terrorism, and the. This includes deploying cadres to fight against coalition forces in afghanistan and, more recently, targeting westerners in attacks such as those carried out in. Oct 30, 2016 at least 19 lashkar e taiba terrorists were killed and eight others wounded in the airstrikes in dangam district of eastern kunar province, bordering pakistan, afghan government said today. In a significant development, the afghan authorities have informed their pakistani counterparts about the arrest of a senior commander of.
War in iraq, the war on terrorism, and the middle east conflict in critical perspective articles from the global press and progressive media. Ten years in afghanistans pech valley the web site cannot be. Donald rumsfeld paints a fairly rosy picture of progress in afghanistan. Unknown militants, possibly alqaeda or lashkar e taiba, launched coordinated attacks against the waygal district headquarters in nuristan province on august 14, a step change for militants in the province. Mujahideen fighting the occupation forces in iraq, afghanistan, palestine, and kashmir are fully justified. Afghan forces arrest amar bil maruf leader of isis in. Afghan special forces arrest key member of laskaretaiba militant group spokesman.
Apr 15, 20 the senior lashkaretaiba leader and a number of other insurgents were captured in the district of andar in ghazni, the international security assistance force stated in a press release. Indian embassy in kabul was attributed to lashkaretaiba. The october 2009 arrest in chicago of two men charged. It is believed to be the only islamist militant group in. Khatab shafiq, the lets lashkare taibas senior leader in kunar province, and numerous. The 2002 bali bombings occurred on 12 october 2002 in the tourist district of kuta on the indonesian island of bali. Troopers of 9 rashtriya rifles rr laid a cordon around manzgam, 80 km from here in south kashmir kulgam district, after a tip off about the presence of militants there, said a police spokesman here. Lashkaretaiba dates of operation 1991 present leader hafiz muhammad saeed motives independence of jammu and kashmir from india, pansouth asian islamic influence active regions india, pakistan, afghanistan ideology islamism, islamic fundamentalism, panislamism, kashmiri independence major actions suicide attacks, massacre of civilians. Isaf captures senior lashkaretaiba leader in ghazni.
Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus millions of monthly readers. Senior lashkare taiba leader arrested in afghanistan by mirwais adeel in uncategorized on monday, 15 apr 20 03. Mar 19, 20 both the taliban and lashkar e taiba do have links to pakistan, in particular to pakistans intelligence service, the isi the directorate for interservices intelligence. Following a pakistani government ban, let renamed itself as jamaatud dawa jud to work as a charity. What is the difference between taliban and lashkaretaiba.
Security forces gunned down three guerrillas of lashkaretaiba in a south kashmir village monday, the police said. New taliban and abdul qadir afghan leader see more abdul qadir alam. The rise of lashkare tayyiba investigative project. After the invasion of afghanistan in october of 2001, the us and its nato allies obtained from the united nations of everobliging secretarygeneral kofi annan who in 1995 held the posts of special representative of the secretary general of the united nations to the former yugoslavia and special envoy to nato and was installed as secretary. Afghanistan, pakistani deobandi militants trained at camps. Defense secretary donald rumsfeld said last week in kabul that the combat phase of operations in afghanistan is largely over. The group has instigated terrorist attacks in kashmir and collaborated with other militant groups, such as the taliban and alqaeda. Taliban commander linked to lashkaretaiba detained in. Its main purpose was to train the afghan national security forces ansf and assist afghanistan in rebuilding key government institutions, but was also engaged in the war in. The other was ammar, who led an attack network in kunar. Louis postdispatch july 6, 2003 at b1 what the isi did was pick up certain groups who were active on their own, and fund themlets growth, primarily, was the result of. Kabul, afghanistan afghan and coalition forces assaulted a compound last night in logar province, detaining a key haqqani leader and his associate in an effort to disrupt haqqaniled improvised explosive device attacks against coalition forces. Both lashkaretaiba commanders were linked to al qaeda. Jul 03, 2010 the commander is directly linked to the taliban emir of khogyani district and assisted with the recent influx of lashkare taiba let insurgents into the province, isaf stated.
The taliban attack on the intercontinental hotel in kabul was a masterpiece of symbolic defiance. Lashkare taiba is one of pakistans largest militant islamist organizations. Lashkaretaiba has been linked to numerous complex attacks in eastern afghanistan and in kabul. Lashkaritayyeba is one of the largest and most active extremist islamist terrorist organizations in south asia, it was founded in 1987 by. Various members of jemaah islamiyah, a violent islamist group, were convicted in relation to the. The haqqani network is an afghan guerrilla insurgent group using asymmetric warfare to fight. Abdul rehman aldakhil, was the operational leader of the lashkaretaibas attacks in india between 1997 and 2001. May 23, 2014 lashkar e taiba has been active in afghanistan in recent years, often teaming up with insurgent groups operating in the eastern part of the country near the frontier with pakistan. Taliban signs and symbols of cults, gangs and secret societies. According to local authorities in eastern nuristan province at least 12 taliban militants were killed following clashes with the afghan border protection police. Isaf kills lashkare taibas leader for kunar in airstrike by bill roggio, june 30, 2012 coalition and afghan special operations forces killed the leader of the al qaedalinked, pakistanbased lashkare taiba, or army of the pure, during an airstrike yesterday in the remote eastern province kunar. Indian consulate attacked in afghanistan world news.
Amarnath attack mastermind abu ismail among two lashkar terrorists killed in kashmir the operation is another major success for the security forces, who have now gunned down four top militant. The movements members are located in afghanistan, india, iraq and the united states. In 2006, the pakistani militant group lashkaretaiba. Why is hafiz muhammad saeed, the founder of lashkaretaiba, a banned group in pakistan and internationally, leader of the now rejamaatuddawah. The attack killed 202 people including 88 australians, 38 indonesians, 27 britons, 7 americans, 6 swedish citizens and 3 danish citizens. Lashkaretaiba is one of pakistans largest militant islamist organizations. As isi chief from 200407 kayani presided over the spy agency as the taliban surged in afghanistan and lashkaretaiba prepared the mumbai attacks. Khaama press was established in october 2010 by a highly team of young, professional and committed journalists with a vision to spread awareness amongst the online readers about the political, social, cultural and economical affairs and happenings in afghanistan.
One of them was khatab shafiq, the lashkaretaiba senior leader in the province who established multiple insurgent training camps in eastern afghanistan. Isaf operation enduring freedom participants afghanistan northern. E paper pdf 21 01 2015 isb by pakistan today issuu. India militant groups, remains active in pakistan despite official state bans. Forces detain terrorist leaders in afghanistan article. Isaf did not identify the nationality of the leader or the other insurgents captured during the raid.
Mar 29, 2010 at jihadist organizations conference in pakistani kashmir, lashkaretaiba commander abdul wahid kashmiri surfaces for first time in a decade, vows jihad against india, declares. International security assistance force isaf institute. Senior lashkaretaiba leader arrested in afghanistan. Why the us is losing in afghanistan updates on the pashtun. Wali karzai served as the head of the provincial council and was one of the most powerful leaders in southern afghanistan. Abu dujana, chief of lashkaretaiba in kashmir valley was killed by indian security forces on 2 august 2017. Security assistance force isaf commander general stanley mcchrystal. At least 19 lashkaretaiba terrorists were killed and eight others wounded in the airstrikes in dangam district of eastern kunar province, bordering pakistan, afghan government said today. Nov 14, 2008 a german parliamentary report has revealed that in 2007 german forces in afghanistan consumed about 1. Pakistans future policy towards afghanistan the web site cannot. Amarnath attack mastermind abu ismail among two lashkar. At jihadist organizations conference in pakistani kashmir. The development of isaf on december 20, 2001, the united nations security council resolution unscr 86 authorized the establishment of an international security assistance force isaf for afghanistan, responding to the request of afghan authorities on december 14, 2001. Five lashkaretaiba terrorists killed in us airstrike in.
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