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ISI link with Haqqani network should be acknowledged: McCain
Jul 4th
WASHINGTON: US Senator John McCain on Sunday said the role of ties between Afghan insurgents and Inter Service Intelligence agency (ISI) needed to be acknowledged.
“We have to deal with Pakistan on a basis of realism, that there are connections betwee…
Britain to pull hundreds of troops from Afghanistan
Jul 3rd
LONDON: British Prime Minister David Cameron is to announce the withdrawal of at least 500 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012 following a similar drawdown by the United States, reports said Sunday.
The move would take the number of British tro…
Pakistan facing terrorism, weak economy challenges: Marc Grossman
Jul 3rd
ST. LOUIS: U.S. Special Envoy for Afghanistan and Pakistan Marc Grossman has said that Pakistan was beset with two major challenges such as terrorism and weak economy for which both U.S. and Pakistan would have to cooperate with each other.
Marc Gross…
Bomb kills 13 civilians in Afghanistan
Jul 3rd
KABUL: A roadside bomb exploded under a civilian van in southern Afghanistan on Saturday morning, killing 13 people, including four women and two children, the Interior Ministry said.
The attack in Shamalzai district of Zabul province comes two d…
Drone flights from Pak base halted three months ago
Jul 2nd
WASHINGTON: The CIA suspended its long-standing use of an air base in Pakistan as a launch site for armed drones targeting members of al Qaeda and other militant groups three months ago, according to US and Pakistani officials.
In a report published i…
US to shift drones from Pak to Afghan bases
Jul 2nd
ISLAMABAD: The US has opted to shift its drone bases of operation from Pakistan to Afghanistan, sources told Arab News.
According to the Arab News sources, the decision by the US came as domestic pressure in Pakistan gained momentum against presence o…
Africa not to execute ICC Kadhafi warrant: summit
Jul 2nd
MALABO: African nations will not execute an International Criminal Court arrest warrant issued for Libyan leader Moamer Kadhafi, an African Union summit decided Friday.
The summit in Equatorial Guinea said the warrant issued on Monday hampered efforts…
Panetta vows to keep US military ”strongest” in world
Jul 2nd
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta vowed Friday to keep the US military the “strongest” in the world despite budget pressures, after being sworn in as the new Pentagon chief.
“As your leader, I will ensure that our nation continues to have…
Zardari, Cameron discuss joint cooperation
Jul 2nd
LONDON: President Asif Ali Zardari met British Prime Minister David Cameron at 10 Downing Street on Friday, Geo News reported. The two leaders discussed ways to enhance strategic dialogue and the killing of Al-Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden by US Navy Sea…
Panetta vows to keep US military ‘strongest’ in world
Jul 2nd
WASHINGTON: Defense Secretary Leon Panetta vowed Friday to keep the US military the “strongest” in the world despite budget pressures, after being sworn in as the new Pentagon chief. “As your leader, I will ensure that our nation continues to have the best-trained, best-equipped, and strongest military in the world — a force prepared to [...]
