Bin Laden ordered terrorists to blow up Obama’s aircraft

Osama bin Laden ordered terrorist teams in mid-2010 to blow up the planes of President Obama and Gen. David H. Petraeus, then commander of NATO forces in Afghanistan, when they visited Afghanistan or Pakistan, according to a declassified letter released Thursday.

Bin Laden argued that assassinating Obama would put a “totally unprepared” Vice President Joe Biden in charge of the country “which will lead the U.S. into a crisis.” (more…)

Large explosion in Kabul after Obama flew out

Less than two hours after President Barack Obama flew out of Afghanistan after a surprise visit Tuesday, the US embassy in Kabul sounded its alarm after a large explosion was heard in the city, AFP reported. (more…)

Obama says defeat of al Qaeda is “within reach”

US President Barack Obama on Tuesday reminded Americans that he has wound down two unpopular wars since taking office more than three years ago and said the defeat of al Qaeda is “within reach.”

“My fellow Americans, we have traveled through more than a decade under the dark cloud of war. (more…)

2 American officers killed in Afghan Interior Ministry

Two American officers were shot dead at close range in Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry on Saturday, a U.S. official said, as rage gripped the country for a fifth day over the burning of (more…)

Blasts across Afghanistan target Shi’ites, 59 dead

A suicide attack killed dozens of Shi’ite Muslims at a crowded Kabul shrine on Tuesday, and four others died in a smaller blast in a key northern city, in the worst sectarian violence Afghanistan has seen since the fall of the Taliban. (more…)

US helicopter shot down in Afghanistan was on rescue mission

The US Navy Seals and other troops whose helicopter was shot down in eastern Afghanistan had rushed to the mountainous area to help a US army ranger unit that was under fire from insurgents, two US officials said Sunday. (more…)

Taliban spokesman denies that leader Mullah Omar is dead

A Taliban spokesman sayhttp://www.yalibnan.com/wp-admin/media-upload.php?post_id=27757&type=image&TB_iframe=trues the group’s phones and website were hacked, and text messages sent out saying their reclusive Afghan leader Mullah Mohammed Omar is dead — a claim the group has denied. (more…)

Iran Funnels New Weapons to Iraq and Afghanistan

Iran’s elite military unit, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, has transferred lethal new munitions to its allies in Iraq and Afghanistan in recent months, according to senior U.S. officials, in a bid to accelerate the U.S. withdrawals from these countries. (more…)

Obama sets course for exit from Afghanistan

President Barack Obama announced a plan on Wednesday to start withdrawing U.S. troops from Afghanistan in a first step toward ending the long, costly war and returning America’s focus toward it’s own troubled economy. (more…)

Taliban denies report that Mullah Omar is dead

Afghanistan’s main intelligence agency said it is investigating reports that Taliban leader Mohammad Omar and some of his top commanders have left their hideout near the Afghan-Pakistan border and cannot not be located. (more…)