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Marine Survives Sniper Headshot By Inches In Afghanistan
Marine Survives Sniper Headshot In Afghanistan | Close Call On Helmet Cam. U.S Marine survives a non-fatal headshot by taliban sniper in Afghanistan. Luckily the bullet only hit his helmet...

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Israelis: What do you know about Afghanistan? – Video


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Afghanistan claims major blow to Haqqani network

In this Oct. 15, 2014 photo provided by Afghanistan's National Directorate of Security (NDS), Anis Haqqani, a senior leader of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network, poses for a picture in Kabul, Afghanistan. Officials said Anis Haqqani and Hafiz Rashid, a senior commander of the network, were arrested by the Afghan intelligence service NDS in eastern Khost province. AP Photo/National Directorate of Security

KABUL, Afghanistan -- Two senior leaders of the al Qaeda-linked Haqqani network have been arrested in eastern Khost province, the Afghan intelligence service said Thursday, claiming a major blow to the Pakistan-based militant group.

Anis Haqqani, a brother of the network's leader, and Hafiz Rashid, who allegedly helped equip suicide bombers and select targets for attacks, were detained Tuesday in a special operation, the National Directorate of Security said in a statement.

"It is one of the biggest and most important arrests by NDS, and has strategic impact on this network and can cause disorder in its operations and weaken its fighting capabilities," the statement said, without providing details. The Associated Press could not immediately reach a Taliban spokesman for comment.

The statement said Anis Haqqani was an expert in computers and use of propaganda through social networks, and played a key role in the group's strategic decisions as a deputy to his brother, network leader Sirajuddin Haqqani.

"He (Anis) was responsible for collecting and preparing funds from Arabic countries to carry out operations of this network," the NDS statement said. Rashid was responsible for choosing targets and providing equipment to suicide bombers in Afghanistan, it said.

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In Pakistan, a top terrorist leader is reported dead. Nasiruddin Haqqani was apparently shot dead last night on the outskirts of Islamabad. His d...

The Haqqanis are allied with al Qaeda and the Afghan Taliban and are accused of staging many cross-border attacks from their base in North Waziristan, Pakistan, including a 19-hour siege at the U.S. Embassy in Kabul in 2011.

Last November, Afghan intelligence and militant sources told CBS News that a suspected U.S. drone strike in northwest Pakistan killed senior Haqqani leader Maulawi Ahmad Jan. Also last November, Nasiruddin Haqaani, the deputy leader of the terror network, was gunned down in what appeared to be an attack by rival Muslim militants.

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Afghanistan Nabs Key Haqqani Network Commanders

KABUL - Afghan forces arrested the son of the feared Haqqani network's founder along with a militant commander in charge of suicide attacks, Afghanistan's intelligence service said Thursday. The Haqqani network, the Taliban-linked Islamist group which mainly operates out of Pakistan's border areas, has been blamed for some of the deadliest and most sophisticated attacks on NATO and Afghan troops in Afghanistan, including assaults on hotels popular with foreigners in Kabul and a 2011 attack on the U.S. embassy.

The National Directorate for Security did not go into details of the arrests, which it said occurred on Tuesday. It said Anas Haqqani was in charge of raising funds and recruitment through social media. Anas Haqqani is the son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, the former anti-Soviet guerrilla commander who founded the network, which also has ties to al Qaeda. Anas Haqqani was also a special adviser to his brother, Sarajuddin Haqqani, the network's leader, the NDS said. The NDS said that the Haqqani network commander for southeastern Afghanistan, Hafiz Rashid, also was arrested Tuesday. It said Rashid was in charge of selecting targets and providing equipment for suicide bombers in Kabul and the eastern province of Khost.

First published October 16 2014, 5:36 AM

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