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Admiral: Al-Qaeda, Taliban network more sophisticated

USA Today - Tue Dec 15, 1:20 am ET

The top U.S. military officer expressed concern about the collusion between Taliban insurgents and al-Qaeda terrorists in Pakistan.

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Va. middle school cancels mock U.N. debate on Taliban
Washington Post - Tue Dec 15, 12:00 am ET
A principal in Arlington County announced Monday that she will call off an assignment that asked students to represent the views of the Taliban during a mock United Nations after some parents called it inappropriate.
World Digest: Taliban assaults killed 16 Afghan policemen
Washington Post - Tue Dec 15, 12:00 am ET
AFGHANISTAN Taliban fighters attacked checkpoints in northern and southern Afghanistan on Monday, killing 16 members of the Afghan National police.
Taliban, al-Qaida collusion noted
UPI - 2 hours 22 minutes ago
KABUL, Afghanistan, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The top U.S. military official says he's concerned about the growing Afghan Taliban and al-Qaida collusion and other extremist groups taking refuge in Pakistan.
Pakistan Rebuffs U.S. on Taliban Crackdown
New York Times - Mon Dec 14, 5:38 pm ET
The Pakistani military has refused to turn on Siraj Haqqani, the strongest Taliban warrior in Afghanistan and a long time asset of the Pakistani spy agency.
Military bishop regrets Taliban remarks
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 9:13 am ET
The new bishop for Britain's armed forces voiced regret on Monday if he caused offence by saying the Taliban could be admired for their religious conviction and sense of loyalty.
Red Cross makes first visit to Afghan detainees held by Taliban in northwestern Afghanistan
Sun-Sentinel - Tue Dec 15, 5:04 am ET
GENEVA (AP) — The international Red Cross has made its first visit to Afghan prisoners held by the Taliban in the northwest of the country, the organization said Tuesday.
Top US officer: Taliban harder to defeat
AP via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 15, 12:06 am ET
The top U.S. military officer said the Taliban-led insurgency in Afghanistan is harder to defeat now than it was a year ago, and said he will take up concerns about strengthening ties to al-Qaida with government leaders in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Blast near Pakistani minister's home, 20 dead
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 1 hour 2 minutes ago
A car bomb near the home of a Pakistani provincial government minister killed 20 people on Tuesday, a police official said, in another sign authorities are struggling against Taliban militants bent on grabbing power.
Red Cross sees captives held in Afghanistan
AFP via Yahoo! News - 2 hours 36 minutes ago
The International Committee of the Red Cross said Tuesday it has carried out its first visits to prisoners held by the Taliban militia in Afghanistan.
Taliban can be admired for loyalty, says bishop
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 3:24 am ET
The Taliban can be admired for conviction to their faith and sense of loyalty to one another, according to the new bishop of Britain's armed forces, in comments published late Sunday.
Red Cross makes first visit to detainees in Taliban custody
EARTHtimes.org - 2 hours 38 minutes ago
Geneva The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) announced Tuesday that it had carried out two visits to three members of the Afghan security forces in the hands of the Islamist extremist the Taliban in Afghanistan. The visits took place ...
Pakistanis refuse to fight strongest Taliban leader
Worcester Telegram & Gazette - 2 hours 57 minutes ago
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Demands by the United States for Pakistan to crack down on the strongest Taliban leader in Afghanistan, Siraj Haqqani, whose fighters pose the biggest threat to U.S. forces, have been rebuffed by the Pakistani military, according to Pakistani military officials and diplomats.
Taliban blow up school in NW Pakistan: official
AFP via Yahoo! News - Mon Dec 14, 2:08 am ET
Taliban militants blew up a girls' school in Pakistan's Khyber district Monday, officials said, as two soldiers and seven insurgents were killed in clashes in the northwest tribal belt.
Rebuffing U.S., Pakistan Balks at Crackdown
New York Times - Tue Dec 15, 4:39 am ET
The Pakistani military has refused to turn on Siraj Haqqani, a Taliban warrior in Afghanistan and an asset of the Pakistani spy agency.
Pakistan military not seeking takeover: U.S. general
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Tue Dec 15, 3:14 am ET
The United States believes Pakistan's military has no intention of trying to seize power, U.S. Central Command chief General David Petraeus said during a visit to an ally that is struggling against Taliban militants.