Al Qaeda
The U.S. training program has faced huge challenges from the start.
There were no survivors after a jet carrying family members of the late al Qaeda leader crashed in England.
The fighting escalates tension between rival rebel groups.
A rebel representative said reports that the group was Western-backed were likely the reason behind the kidnapping.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Long-awaited negotiations are set to begin Friday.
He is thought to be behind the slaughter of hundreds of Pakistani Shiite Muslims.
The one-eyed leader had not been seen in public since fleeing the invasion over the border into Pakistan.
The statement suggests a growing concern among U.S. officials over the militants.
"He was the leader of a network of veteran al-Qaeda operatives, sometimes called the Khorasan group."