Pakistan to free 8 more jailed Taliban leaders

Afghan high peace council officials on Thursday said around 8 more Taliban leaders will be freed from Pakistani jails during the next 2 or 3 days.

Masoom Stanekzai chief of the Afghan high peace council secretariat said Afghan and Pakistani officials are discussing to release further Taliban leaders from jailed in Pakistan.

However Mr. Stanekzai did not disclose further information if Taliban leader Mullah Brother was among those who will be freed from the jail.

This comes as Afghan high peace council chief Salahuddin Rabbani visited Pakistan along with a delegation of Afghan officials in a bid to pave the way for the Afghan peace talks.

In the meantime Afghan ambassador in Islamabad Mohammad Omer Daudzai called the Afghan peace delegation visit to Pakistan vital and historical.

He said the peace delegation visit was important and will be accompanied by major achievements since the Afghan peace officials visited Pakistan with a clear agenda.

Mr. Daudzai did not disclose further information regarding the peace talks however he said that a number of the prominent Taliban detainees will be freed from the Pakistani jails.

This comes as a delegation of the Afghan high peace council headed by Professor Burhanduddin Rabbani visited Pakistan in January 2011 to discuss Afghan peace talks with the Pakistani officials.

There were no major achievements in Afghan peace talks despite commitments by Pakistan to assist Afghan peace negotiations.

But Afghan ambassador to Pakistan Mohammad Daud Stanekzai said the meeting by Afghan peace delegation in Pakistan was different from the previous visits.

from KHAAMA
By Sajad - Thu Nov 15, 1:33 pm

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South Waziristan: Five militants killed, six injured

DERA ISMAIL KHAN: Security forces launched a search operation against the Mufti Mir Wali Khan group of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan.

The operation was launched in the Sanzala, Ziaratzai and Tiarza tehsil of Sarwakai sub-division, South Waziristan Agency on Wednesday morning, a security official told The Express Tribune.

Dozens of militant hideouts and compounds were destroyed and weapons recovered were seized.

Two hideouts were also uncovered in Tiarza and a militant identified as Janan was apprehended, the official added.

He said that five militants were killed and six were injured in the offensive.

South Waziristan political administration had earlier asked residents to vacate the area for a military operation.

All routes on the Gomal Zam road, linking Wana to Dera Ismail Khan, were blocked and telephone networks were dysfunctional till late evening.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 15th, 2012.

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In Several Joint Clearance Operations, Eight Armed Taliban Killed (15.Nov.2012.)

Publish Date: Nov 15, 2012

In Several Joint Clearance Operations, Eight Armed Taliban Killed

Counterterrorism:

During the past 24 hours, Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army, NDS and Coalition Forces launched 17 joint clearance operations in Kabul, Kunar, Balkh, Faryab, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Maidan Wardak, Logar, Ghazni, Paktiya, Farah and Helmand provinces.

As a result of these operations, eight armed Taliban were killed, three wounded and 12 others were arrested by Afghan National Security Forces.

Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated 989 kilos of opium, 17 AK-47 assault rifles with 18 magazines, one PKM machine gun, 11 different types of weapons, nine heavy rounds, eight different types of mines, six hand grenades, one motorcycle and two vehicles.

Additionally, Afghan National Police discovered and defused an anti-vehicle mine which was placed by enemies of peace and stability in the Qalat City capital of Zabul province, yesterday.

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Taliban commander killed in Ghazni air raid

GHAZNI CITY (PAN): A Taliban commander was killed along an associate in an operation by coalition forces in Rashidan district of southern Ghazni province, an official said on Thursday.

The insurgent commander, Hafiz Sardar, was killed during a raid on a house on Wednesday night by the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF), said the National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief for Ghazni.

Syed Amir Sadat told Pajhwok Afghan News Sardar was behind a string of attacks against Afghan National Army (ANA) and coalition forces in the district. Neither security personnel nor civilians suffered casualties in the operation, he concluded.

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By Saifullah Mafto on Nov 15, 2012 - 13:50

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from KHAAMA:
By Sajad - Thu Nov 15, 3:19 pm
According to local authorities in eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, a prominent Taliban leader was killed along with one of his bodyguard in Rashidan district.

Provincial Intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) Chief Syed Amirshah Sadat confirming the report said the Taliban leader killed was recognized as Hafiz Sardar and was he was killed on Wednesday night.

Ghazni is relatively unsafe province in eastern Afghanistan where Taliban militants and other armed insurgents are openly operating in various districts.

There has been a considerable growth in target killing of Taliban leaders in this province during the recent months.

At least 3 Taliban leaders have been killed in Ghazni province during the past one week however Taliban militants group has not confirmed the death of Hafiz Sardar so far.

Ghanzi NDS chief Syed Amirshah Sadat said Hafiz Sardar was resident of eastern Ghazni province and was involved in major insurgency activities in this province.

He said Hafiz Sardar was killed following a NATO airstrike late Wednesday night and local officials believe that his death will have a positive impact over security situation.

This comes as another Taliban leader Mawlavi Shahid Khel was killed by unknown gunmen riding motorcycle in Quetta city of Pakistan.

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NATO supply vehicles burnt in northern Afghanistan

According to local authorities in northern Samangan province of Afghanistan, at least two vehicles providing supplies for the NATO-led International Security Assistance Forces were torched in this province.

Provincial security Chief Mosadiqullah Muzafari confirming the report said the incident took place early Thursday morning.

He said the main reason behind the incident is unclear so far however local residents in the area are saying that the vehicles burnt following a roadside bomb explosion.

Reports suggest there were no casualties but provincial security chief Mosadiqullah Muzafari said the supplies vehicles of ISAF were totally burnt.

This comes as NATO supply vehicles have recently been targeted by militants in northern Samangan province of Afghanistan.

Samangan is a relatively peaceful province in northern Afghanistan however attack on NATO supplies convoy have crated tensions among the local officials.

In the meantime a spokesman for the Taliban group Zabiullah Mujahid said Taliban militants have so far destroyed more than 12 vehicles belonging to NATO troops in Kotal-e-Robatak area.

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By Sayed Jawad - Thu Nov 15, 1:06 pm

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Nov. 15., 2012. - ISAF Joint Command Morning Operational Update

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghan and coalition forces confirmed today the arrest of a Taliban explosives expert during a security operation in Helmand province Wednesday.

The arrested explosives expert is believed to have operated throughout Helmand province, acquiring, constructing and distributing dozens of improvised explosive devices to insurgents.

The security force also detained a number of suspected insurgents as a result of this operation.

In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:

South

An Afghan and coalition security force discovered and successfully removed eight IEDs in Kandahar province Wednesday, after receiving a tip about the IEDs.

Afghan and coalition security forces seized 15 bags of ammonium chloride, two opium presses, 40 liters (10.5 gallons) of hydrochloric acid and numerous cooking utensils during a search of suspected narcotics factories in Kandahar province yesterday. All seized items were destroyed at the location.

In Kandahar province today, an Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban leader suspected of distributing IED components to insurgents and facilitating IED ambushes and attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. The security force also detained a number of other suspected insurgents.

East

In Nangarhar province today, an Afghan and coalition security force arrested a Taliban weapons, ammunition and suicide-IED facilitator. The facilitator is suspected of resourcing and delivering lethal aid to insurgents in the province for use in attacks against Afghan and coalition forces. The security force also detained a number of suspected insurgents and seized grenades and multiple firearms.

Afghan and coalition forces killed two insurgents engaged in threatening activity during a security operation in Ghazni province today.

West
Afghan Provincial Response Company Farah, enabled by coalition forces, detained a number of suspected insurgents and seized 48 kilograms (105 pounds) of opium, two AK-47 rifles, ammunition and several rocket-propelled grenades in Farah province yesterday. All seized items were destroyed at the location.

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Nov. 15., 2012. - RC-East operational update

BAGRAM, Afghanistan - Afghan and coalition forces killed an insurgents, detained one and cleared two improvised explosive devices during operations in eastern Afghanistan throughout the past 24 hours, Nov. 14.

Ghazni Province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces killed an insurgent and wounded one during an engagement in Gelan District. The wounded received medical care and was transferred to a base for questioning.

Paktika Province
Afghan Uniformed Police and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Zerok District.

Wardak Province
Afghan National Security Forces and coalition forces found and safely cleared an IED in Sayyidabad District.

Operations in RC-East are still ongoing.

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Key Taliban commander gunned down in Quetta

KABUL (PAN): A key Taliban commander, Mullah Syed Ahmad Shahid Khel, was shot dead in Quetta, the capital of Pakistan’s southwestern province of Balochistan, an official said on Wednesday.

Amir Shah Sadat, intelligence director for southern Ghazni province, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the insurgent leader was gunned down by two Pakistani motorcyclists on Sunday afternoon.

Hailing from the Sinday village of Andar district in Ghazni, the body of the man, a member of the Taliban’s Quetta Shura, was still in a Balochistan hospital, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) official said.

Shahid Khel, Taliban’s deputy minister of education and administrative head of the Chak district in Maidan Wardak, came under gun attack on the outskirts of Quetta.

The attack has worried senior Afghan Taliban leaders about their security in a city seen as their longtime sanctuary and capital in exile. The militant leader was hit in the leg, stomach and chest.

One Taliban source confided to Pajhwok that Shahid Khel had earned the wrath of younger Pakistani extremists by denouncing them for attacks on mosques and civilian deaths.

from Pajhwok
By Saifullah Mafto on Nov 14, 2012 - 20:58   

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