The United States is declaring the Pakistan-based Haqqani network a terrorist organization, a move that paves the way for tough financial sanctions against the militant group. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Friday that she had signed a report to Congress that says the network meets the criteria for a terrorist designation. The Obama administration […]
US Designates Pakistan’s Haqqani Network as Terror Group
Posted September 7th, 2012 at 6:25 pm (UTC-5)
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US Designates Pakistan’s Haqqani Network as Terror Group
Posted September 7th, 2012 at 1:35 pm (UTC-5)
The U.S. is declaring the Pakistan-based Haqqani network a terrorist organization, a move that paves the way for tough financial sanctions against the militant group. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Friday that she had signed a report to Congress that says the network meets the criteria for a terrorist designation. The U.S. says it […]
US to Designate Pakistan’s Haqqani Network as Terror Group
Posted September 7th, 2012 at 10:45 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. has moved to designate the Pakistan-based Haqqani network as a terrorist organization, a decision that could pave the way for tough financial sanctions against the militant group. A senior State Department official says Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a report to Congress Friday that says the group meets the criteria for a […]
US to Designate Pakistan’s Haqqani Network as Terror Group
Posted September 7th, 2012 at 9:20 am (UTC-5)
The U.S. has moved to designate the Pakistan-based Haqqani network as a terrorist organization, a decision that could pave the way for tough financial sanctions against the militant group. A senior State Department official says Secretary of State Hillary Clinton signed a report to Congress Friday that says the group meets the criteria for a […]
Report: US to Blacklist Militant Haqqani Network
Posted September 7th, 2012 at 4:30 am (UTC-5)
A leading U.S. newspaper is reporting that the Obama administration is planning to designate the militant Haqqani network as a terrorist organization. The New York Times on Friday quoted unnamed administration officials who said the decision to blacklist the group blamed for attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan came after months of debate. A senior […]
Report: US to Blacklist Militant Haqqani Network
Posted September 7th, 2012 at 1:50 am (UTC-5)
A leading U.S. newspaper is reporting that the Obama administration is planning to designate the militant Haqqani network as a terrorist organization. The New York Times on Friday quoted unnamed administration officials who said the decision to blacklist the group blamed for attacks on U.S. troops in Afghanistan came after months of debate. A senior […]
US Deems Haqqani Network Top Commander a Terrorist
Posted November 1st, 2011 at 7:30 pm (UTC-5)
The United States has designated Haqqani network top commander Haji Mali Khan a terrorist. The State Department said Tuesday that Khan was managing bases for the lethal militant outfit and moving fighters from Pakistan into Afghanistan to launch terrorist attacks. In late September, Khan was arrested during a joint Afghan-coalition security operation in the eastern […]
Key Haqqani Leader: US Asked Us to Quit Violence, Join Afghan Govt.
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
A key Afghan insurgent leader says the United States has contacted his militant group to encourage it to abandon violence and join the Afghan government. In an interview with the BBC published Monday, Haqqani network operational commander Siraj Haqqani says the United States is one of many nations whose intelligence agencies have asked the group […]
BBC: Haqqanis Deny Killing Afghan Peace Envoy
Posted October 3rd, 2011 at 4:00 am (UTC-5)
The BBC says it has interviewed the operational leader of the Haqqani Network, the Taliban-allied militant group. In an interview posted on the BBC website Monday, Sirajuddin Haqqani denied that his group killed Afghan peace envoy Burhanuddin Rabbani. Haqqani also said the Haqqani Network, which has been blamed for a string of recent attacks on […]
Top Haqqani Leader Captured in Afghanistan
Posted October 1st, 2011 at 11:00 am (UTC-5)
NATO says the senior leader of the al-Qaida- and Taliban-allied Haqqani network has been captured in Afghanistan. The alliance announced Saturday that joint Afghan and coalition security forces captured Haji Mali Khan on Tuesday in Afghanistan’s Paktiya province near the Pakistani border. A NATO statement says Khan managed Haqqani bases and oversaw operations in Afghanistan […]
