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The Widening Pakistan-Afghan Rift
Oct 18th
US troop withdrawal leaves Pakistan vulnerable to attack by insurgentsTaliban exploiting a security vacuum in the wake of American forces departing from eastern Afghanistan
Declan Walsh in Chitral and Jon Boone in Jalalabad, guardian.co.uk, Monday 17 October 2011
Pakistani militants are exploiting a security vacuum left by the departure of US troops from a swath of eastern Afghanistan to mount
Fight in Afghanistan to turn eastward: Petraeus
Jul 5th
The outgoing commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan said that the focus of the war will shift in coming months from Taliban strongholds in the south to the eastern border with Pakistan where insurgents closest to Al-Qaida and other militants ho…
British PM pays surprise visit to Afghanistan
Jul 5th
CAMP BASTION: British Prime Minister David Cameron made a surprise visit to Afghanistan Monday but had to scrap part of the trip as forces hunted for a missing British soldier, an AFP reporter said.
Cameron arrived on a Royal Air Force plane at Camp B…
The weapon of ideology to fight terrorism
Jul 4th
http://blogs.tribune.com.pk/story/6696/the-weapon-of-ideology-to-fight-terrorism/
Afghan mortar wounds four in North Waziristan
Jul 4th
The shell hit Bangedar village in the Ghulam Khan district of North Waziristan.
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…
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…
NATO says Haqqani commander killed in Afghanistan
Jun 30th
ISAF identified Ismail Jan as deputy to the senior Haqqani commander inside Afghanistan and said he was killed.
Pak will leave Kashmir issue: Manmohan
Jun 30th
NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has said that Pakistan has not done enough to tackle terrorism, urging the neighbouring country to do more.
Indian PM termed the engagement with Pakistan a commitment to shared geography.
Talking to the…
