An image from an as-Sahab video showing Maulavi Jalaluddin Haqqani, who leads a militant network in Pakistan’s western tribal areas. Photo from Chandler's WatchThe Haqqani Network: Al-Qaeda’s Dangerous Patron -- Washington Post
Across Afghanistan’s eastern border, in Pakistan’s tribal areas, lies one of the most formidable obstacles to the success of the U.S. strategy in the region: the Haqqani network.
The insurgent group was part of the CIA- and Pakistan-backed mujaheddin alliance that fought against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1980s, and its founder, Jalaluddin Haqqani, served as a minister in the Taliban government before its fall in 2001.
Today, the Haqqani network is considered the most dangerous insurgent force fighting U.S. troops in eastern Afghanistan. It has maintained ties with militant organizations spanning the border, including al-Qaeda, part of an alliance that has helped make the Haqqani group particularly worrisome for U.S. officials.
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More News On The Haqqani Network
ISAF airstrike kills senior Haqqani Network commander involved in Kabul hotel attack -- Long War Journal
Afghan 'Sopranos' could thwart peace -- AFP
Kabul hotel attack: What is the Haqqani network? -- CNN
There is connection between ISI and Haqqani network: McCain -- Economic Times
The Haqqani Nexus and the Evolution of al-Qa’ida -- Don Rassler and Vahid Brown, Combating Terrorism Center
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