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Street battles as Pakistan troops advance on Taliban Islamabad (AFP) Nov 4, 2009 
Pakistani troops were Wednesday locked in deadly street battles with Taliban fighters, pushing a ground offensive deeper into militant-held territory, the military said. A senior military official told AFP the army had "taken" the strategic town of Sararogha in the third week of fighting, while 30 Islamist insurgents were reported killed in the last 24 hours. Pakistan has vowed to quash ... read moreOutside View: Wrong debate in Afghanistan 
Washington (UPI) Nov 4, 2009 The debate over what to do next in Afghanistan has been politically polarized between those who attack the Obama administration for "dithering" and supporters who believe the president needs ample time to be a "decider." Unfortunately, this is a wrong and false debate. The reason is, as this column has frequently observed, there are no good choices regarding Afghanistan -- only bad and worse ... more
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Afghan Policeman Kills Five Brits, Calls Grow For Withdrawal
Kabul (AFP) Nov 5, 2009A "rogue" Afghan policeman shot dead five British soldiers in Afghanistan Wednesday, raising new questions about the safety of coalition troops as world leaders work to boost training of local forces. The Afghan attacker on Tuesday opened fire at a checkpoint in the Nad Ali district of southern Helmand province -- where the vast majority of Britain's nearly 9,000 troops are based -- before ... more Commentary: Warlords R Us 
Washington (UPI) Nov 4, 2009 If we are successful beyond President Obama's wildest dreams -- e.g., the Taliban is wiped out and a tough new Afghan government does not allow al-Qaida or other terrorists to conspire against us on their territory -- would that make us safer from radical Islam? The answer, of course, is no, because this is not about geography. Two veteran intelligence operatives with much Middle Eastern and ... more Kurdish rebels sceptical of Turkey's olive branch 
Qandil Mountains, Iraq (AFP) Nov 4, 2009Holed up in the rugged mountains of northern Iraq, Kurdish rebels are determined to fight on, viewing Turkey's pledges to broaden Kurdish freedoms with mistrust. Murat Karayilan, number two of the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), says Ankara's promises of reform are a "comedy" and an attempt to "deceive" the Kurds and the international community. "It is just a show. The mentality ... more Karzai vows to wipe out corruption, forge unity 
Kabul (AFP) Nov 3, 2009Afghan President Hamid Karzai vowed Tuesday his new government would eradicate corruption and unite the country after months of political chaos, while offering an olive branch to Taliban insurgents. Under pressure from US President Barack Obama to wipe out corruption after a turbulent election process steeped in fraud, Karzai used his first appearance since electoral authorities declared him ... more |
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Military 'terps' head to war to win peace -- and visas
Golestan, Afghanistan (AFP) Nov 2, 2009 Military interpreter "Rocky" has the combat record and desert camouflage gear of a US Marine, having already survived eight bomb attacks while on patrol in rural southwest Afghanistan. The last explosion threw him from an armoured vehicle and wounded his leg, putting him in a military hospital for two weeks. But for the 24-year-old whose real name is Salim Jawed Stanikzai, there is no qu ... more Seoul to resend troops to Afghanistan 
Seoul (UPI) Oct 30, 2009 South Korea has made a domestically unpopular decision to dispatch troops to Afghanistan in a bid to bolster its alliance with the United States, which plays the key role in deterring nuclear-armed North Korea. The South Korean foreign ministry announced on Friday that South Korea would send more civilian aid workers to help rebuild war-torn Afghanistan and dispatch some 300 troops to ... more US diplomats, troops, ready to help Karzai: US lawmaker 
Washington (AFP) Nov 1, 2009US diplomats and troops in Afghanistan say they need a military "surge" there to succeed and stand ready to work with Afghan President Hamid Karzai, a US lawmaker said after a visit there. Republican Representative Duncan Hunter, who sits on the House Armed Services Committee, told AFP by telephone that US personnel were "unanimous" on both fronts in a series of at least 10 meetings in the w ... more Pakistan's 'desperate' Uzbek fighters far from home 
Islamabad (AFP) Nov 1, 2009Far from home and with nowhere else to go, desperate Uzbeks known for their fighting skill and brutality have fled a major offensive in Pakistan's tribal region, officials and residents say. The natives of Uzbekistan in Central Asia, cut off from their homeland for years, are the largest group among foreign Islamist militants backing Taliban fighters now in the crosshairs of US drone attacks ... more |
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