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Mullah Omar key for US in Afghan talks: experts
Jun 19th
KABUL: The US may be in talks with the Taliban but its key challenge will be reaching out to the militants” elusive, one-eyed leader Mullah Omar as momentum builds for a peace deal in Afghanistan, experts say.
Afghan President Hamid Karzai said Satur…
Small aircraft enters US restricted air space
Jun 19th
WASHINGTON: Coast Guard helicopters intercepted a small aircraft that entered restricted air space near the US capital on Saturday, military officials said.
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) said it ordered the action after the “sma…
United States in talks with Taliban: Hamid Karzai
Jun 19th
KABUL: The United States and other foreign powers are engaged in preliminary talks with the Taliban about a possible settlement to the near decade-long war in Afghanistan, Afghan President Hamid Karzai said on Saturday, the first official confirmation of US involvement in negotiations. Diplomats have already said there have been months of preliminary talks between [...]
UN splits al Qaeda, Taliban on sanctions list
Jun 18th
UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Friday split the international sanctions regime for the Taliban and al Qaeda in a bid to encourage the Taliban to join reconciliation efforts in Afghanistan.
The council unanimously passed two resolutions whi…
Gates, Mullen stress importance of US-Pak ties
Jun 17th
WASHINGTON: Defence Secretary Robert Gates and the nation”s top military officer said on Thursday that it was critical for the United States to maintain ties with Pakistan.
“The long history of the US-Pakistani relationship has had its ebbs and flows…
US lawmakers may cut funds for Libya: speaker
Jun 17th
WASHINGTON: Top Republican lawmaker John Boehner hinted at a potential freeze Thursday of funds for US military operations in Libya, saying White House had failed to justify its involvement.
In face of Republican criticism, President Barack Obama insi…
WikiLeaks prosecutors get no answers at US hearing
Jun 16th
WASHINGTON: A friend of Bradley Manning, the American soldier accused of leaking classified files to WikiLeaks, said he declined to answer questions Wednesday at a grand jury hearing.
Prosecutors, who have not given up bringing charges against the whi…
White House insists Libya action legal
Jun 16th
WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama insisted Wednesday that the current US action in Libya did not violate US law, rejecting rising criticism in Congress over the legal grounding and goals of the operation.
In a 30-page report to Congress, the White Ho…
Lawmakers file suit over Obama”s Libya war
Jun 16th
WASHINGTON: A bipartisan group of US lawmakers Wednesday sought to throw a roadblock in front of President Barack Obama”s Libya policy, filing a lawsuit that charges that US military operations are unconstitutional.
Anti-war Democratic Representative…
Operation in North Waziristan
Jun 16th
Haqqani’s network is considered a major hurdle in Obama’s exit strategy. An operation may not fulfill this objective.
