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Afghan Insider Attacks Complicate Obama’s Handover Plans

The increase in “insider attacks” by Afghans against U.S. and coalition forces is complicating President Barack Obama’s plan to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan.

Blow Up the Pyramids? U.S. Pundits Fall for a Hoax

Let's hope an article in today's New York Times puts an end to a ludicrous rumor that has been floating around the Internet for weeks: That "radical Islamists" have called for the demolition of the Egyptian pyramids.

Website Claiming Omar Death Wrong, Spokesman Says

A posting on a website claiming to represent the Taliban that Mullah Omar, the leader and founder of the group, had died was erroneous, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said.

Afghan Taliban Denies Mullah Omar Has Died, Blames Hacking

Afghanistan’s Taliban denied that their leader Mullah Mohammed Omar had died, saying phone and website messages announcing his death were the result of hacking.

Obama Increases Pakistan Drone Strikes as Relations Sour

President Barack Obama has ordered a sharp increase in drone strikes against suspected terrorists in Pakistan in recent months, anticipating the CIA may soon need to halt such operations in Pakistan’s territory, two U.S. officials said.

Mullah Omar Says in Statement Afghan Taliban Near Victory Over U.S. Forces

Mullah Omar , the supreme leader of Afghanistan’s Taliban guerrillas, said in a statement that his movement is close to victory against U.S.-led forces, according to a monitoring group and an Afghan news agency.

Afghanistan Government Says It’s Lost Track of Taliban Leader Mullah Omar

Afghan Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar has moved from his longtime refuge in or near the Pakistani city of Quetta, Afghanistan’s intelligence agency said, after local news reports that the cleric had been killed.

Afghans Say Taliban Top Leadership Sent Bomber to Kill Peace Envoy Rabbani

The suicide bomber who killed Afghanistan’s top peace envoy this week was sent by someone in the Taliban’s Pakistan-based leadership, said the Afghan official who arranged the bomber’s visit to Kabul.

Afghanistan’s Karzai Says Taliban Have Met His Team for Peace Talks

Afghan President Hamid Karzai’s office said Taliban negotiators have met his representatives for peace talks even after publicly rejecting any role for his government in efforts to end the war.

The Taliban Opens Shop in Qatar: The Ticker

News that the Taliban plans to open a political office in the Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar has inspired some optimism that a peace deal might be achievable in advance of the U.S. pullout in 2014. Let's not put the jirga in front of the loya, folks.

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