NewsBiscuit (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
The grieving mother of an Afghan Taliban fighter has been executed after complaining of a spelling mistake in a letter of condolence to her from her son's superior. The woman was widely vilified in the Afghan press for daring to criticise the spiritual leader who had written the letter. 'For ...
Evening Standard - News (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Barack Obama is on the brink of launching a 'full scale' onslaught against the Taliban insurgency, David Miliband said
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
A suicide bomber kills an anti-Taliban lawmaker in the Swat Valley — the latest in a series of suicide attacks in response to an army offensive into a militant stronghold close to the Afghan border.
War News Updates (Free subscription) | 19 hours ago
Armed men under the orders of Haji Baran, district commander of the Taliban in Ghazni province. Karim Ben Khelifa / Oeil Public From Time Magazine: While much of the focus on Tuesday's unveiling of President Obama's revamped Afghanistan strategy will be on the number of U.S. troops he's expected to send, that decision is really a sideshow to the critical battle now under way on the ground. Far more...
i On Global Trends (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
The leader of the Taliban in Kabul has told Al Jazeera that French troops are trying to pay his men to stop attacking them.Saif-Allah Jalili says he is also receiving Nato weapons that were supplied to groups who were meant to be fighting him.The leader of the Taliban in Kabul has told Al Jazeera that French troops are trying to pay his men to stop attacking them.Saif-Allah Jalili says he is also
rediff News (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Karachi is considered the safest place by the Taliban to hide in Pakistan. According to a Newsweek report, the Taliban is hardly worried by US' plans to send in more troops to Afghanistan, and believes that as far as they do not foment terror, they can live safely in the city.
A little about .... (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
Lahore, Dec.1 - ANI: Karachi is considered the safest place by the Taliban to hide in Pakistan.
3arabawy (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
NATO troops out NOW! Spread the word!
San Diego Union (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Pakistan's Supreme Court said Tuesday it has taken up petitions challenging the amnesty from graft charges enjoyed by the president and many key allies, paving the way for political turmoil even as the U.S. presses the government to focus on fighting militants near the Afghan border.
WorldBlog (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
By Carol Grisanti, NBC News Producer ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – The beat was good. Even the song's title, "Turn Your Swag Off," was catchy – but the lyrics needed some explanation. "What does it all mean?" I asked. "It’s just about me rapping how cool and bad I am," said Adil Omar , an 18-year-old Pakistani rap artist. "I don’t get it," I...
NYDailyNews (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
A teenage suicide bomber killed an anti-Taliban provincial lawmaker in northwest Pakistan on Tuesday after walking into the official's house along with guests and blowing himself up.
What Really happened (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Former Pakistan Army Chief General (retired) Mirza Aslam Beg has alleged that the US has shifted the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud and the other Taliban leadership to Afghanistan. WRH permalink
PrairiePundit (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Washington Post: ... On Monday, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani -- who reports to Zardari but is also a political rival -- warned in a television interview that any sizable increase in U.S. troops in Afghanistan would lead to a spillover of insurgents into Pakistan, further destabilizing the border area where troops are now conducting a ground and aerial war against domestic Taliban forces. The...
pavocavalry | 13 hours ago
IS US POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN AMBIGUOUS A.H Amin Afghanistan will remain the greatest challenge for the strategist and statesman alike for the next ten years and more.It is not so because Afghans are more martial or Islam a great religion.But because Afghanistan has too many crafty neighbours hell bent on destroying this once most peaceful neutral state. Key trends are as following :- The south having
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French troops deployed in Afghanistan are attempting to bribe Taliban fighters not to attack them, a senior Taliban leader has told Al Jazeera. In an exclusive interview, Saif-Allah Jalili, the Taliban commander of the Kabul district, said on Monday that his men have been offered gifts and money by the French soldiers in order to persuade the fighters not to engage their forces. "The French in...
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pavocavalry | 13 hours ago
IS US POLICY IN AFGHANISTAN AMBIGUOUS A.H Amin Afghanistan will remain the greatest challenge for the strategist and statesman alike for the next ten years and more.It is not so because Afghans are more martial or Islam a great religion.But because Afghanistan has too many crafty neighbours hell bent on destroying this once most peaceful neutral state. Key trends are as following :- The south having...
abdulruff | 03/07/2009
Whither Pakistan ? (Anti-Islamic Strategic Coalition in Pakistan ) - By Dr. Abdul Ruff Colachal *** Today one really does not know what exactly has been going on in Jinnah’s Pakistan and one has to just believe how the global media narrate the stories to suit their goals in pursuing the interests of their hawkish masters. Perhaps Jinnah had not chosen the right people then for the new Islamic nation...
abdulruff | 03/07/2009
July 03, 2009 Dear Editor: Indian yahoo is cutting my articles to size. So, Terror India has lost to a simple Muslim at last. 786* I dedicate all my journalistic, research writings to the memory of my grandmother Mohammad Meera Umma, who taught me alphabets and numerical first and primarily responsible for my school and college studies. ------------------ (Anti-Islamic Strategic Coalition in Pakistan...
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