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Senior Haqqani commander arrested in Afghanistan
Afghan and NATO forces have captured a senior leader of Afghanistan’s Haqqani network. The Pakistani-based group was founded by former CIA asset Jalaluddin Haqqani and has close ties with both the Taliban and al Qaeda. Watch video, courtesy of Al Jazeera English, below:…
US in ‘disarray’ in Afghanistan: Pakistani PM
Pakistan’s prime minister has turned on the US over its allegations of links to the Haqqani terror network, saying the “blame game is self-defeating” and US policy in Afghanistan is in “disarray”. The two countries are key allies in the war against Islamist militants in Afghanistan, but their relationship is…
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