BY KUNWAR KHULDUNE SHAHID @KHULDUNE
If Islamabad's plan to counter terror funding and money laundering fails to satisfy the Financial Action Task Force, the consequences could be grave
(Al Jazeera) At least 20 members of the Pakistani Taliban, including the son of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Mullah Fazlullah, have been killed in a US drone strike in the northeastern Afghan province of Kunar, according to a Taliban statement.
The United States on Thursday said it was offering a $5-million reward for information on Mullah Fazlullah, the chief of the Pakistani Taliban militant group that has waged a decade-long insurgency in the South Asian nation. - Reuters
The United Nations envoy to Afghanistan has urged the Taliban to accept an offer by Afghanistan’s government of direct peace negotiations that could lead to an end to more than 16 years of fighting. - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
The Taliban launched a deadly assault on an army outpost in a remote region of Afghanistan's northern Takhar Province, killing 10 local police officers and wounding nine, a local official said on March 9. - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty