The Long War Journal (Site-Wide)

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• Afghan officials call for Taliban ‘safe zone’
• Taliban kills dozens in double suicide attack in Kabul
• US adds 2 senior Hezbollah members to terrorism list

Afghan officials call for Taliban ‘safe zone’ Posted: 10 Jan 2017 12:51 PM PST General Abdul Raziq, the chief of police for Kandahar who has battled the Taliban for years and has been the target of numerous assassination attempts, is pushing the idea of a "safe zone" for the Taliban in Afghanistan.

Taliban kills dozens in double suicide attack in Kabul Posted: 10 Jan 2017 08:47 AM PST In its statement claiming credit for today's attack, the Taliban said that "both of the attackers were from the Martyr Battalion of Islamic Emirate." The Taliban has deliberately targeted first responders in the past.

US adds 2 senior Hezbollah members to terrorism list Posted: 09 Jan 2017 08:43 PM PST On Monday, the State Department listed Ali Da’amoush and Mustafa Mughniyeh, both part of Hezbollah’s senior leadership, as specially designated global terrorists.