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Afghans flee ahead of major anti-Taliban offensive Kandahar, Afghanistan (AFP) Feb 7, 2010 
Thousands of people are leaving their homes on the Marjah plain in southern Afghanistan ahead of a massive military operation to clear Taliban militants from their last stronghold.
A huge force of US Marines leading NATO and Afghan soldiers is expected to launch the operation - which commanders say will be the largest assault against the militants since the war began - within days.
"Th ... read morePlanned Afghan assault to send 'strong signal': McChrystal 
Kabul (AFP) Feb 7, 2010The commander of foreign forces in Afghanistan said Sunday a major offensive will send a "strong signal" and clear insurgents from their southern stronghold, as residents fled ahead of the assault. A huge force of US Marines leading NATO and Afghan soldiers is expected to launch the offensive - said by commanders to be the largest assault against Taliban-led militants since the war began -- ... more
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Obama turns up the heat on Iran
Obama threatens 'significant regime' of Iran sanctions World moving swiftly to sanction Iran: Obama US denies missile issue blocking new START treaty Defiant Iran starts enriching uranium to 20 percent Sanctions on Iran would be ineffective: Brazil Enrichment at heart of Iran nuclear programme Russia toughens line on Iran nuclear ambitions EU critises Iran enrichment move, backs UN action Russia hardens stance on Iran, questions nuclear 'sincerity' 
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New dangers in Pakistan Taliban leader's 'death'
Islamabad (AFP) Feb 5, 2010The death of Pakistan's Taliban supremo in a US missile strike, if confirmed, would deal a major blow to the militant nexus but could magnify the dangers should Al-Qaeda exploit a leadership vacuum. US officials increasingly believe that Hakimullah Mehsud, who rose suddenly to the Taliban leadership after a US missile killed his predecessor Baitullah Mehsud six months ago, has succumbed to t ... more Mood gloomy in Kashmir over India-Pakistan talks 
Srinagar, India (AFP) Feb 7, 2010India and Pakistan are set to relaunch peace talks but residents of Kashmir, at the heart of decades of hostility between the nuclear-armed neighbours, say they are pessimistic about the outcome. India has proposed foreign secretary-level dialogue with Pakistan, signalling a major breakthrough in relations frozen since the 2008 attacks in Mumbai in which 166 people died. New Delhi blamed ... more US troops detain Afghan police chief: official, NATO 
Kabul (AFP) Feb 7, 2010US forces have detained a senior police officer in northeastern Afghanistan for alleged corruption and links to insurgents, an Afghan official and NATO said Sunday. A senior provincial official said Atahullah Wahaab, deputy police chief in Kapisa province, was taken into custody by US forces on Friday. The police "commander was arrested by ANSF (Afghan National Security Forces) and coali ... more China says troubled Xinjiang faces long clampdown 
Beijing (AFP) Feb 5, 2010China said it will press on with a crackdown on on separatism in the western region of Xinjiang in a battle which could last years, state media reported Friday. The hardline statement was made by Jerla Isamudinhe, mayor of the regional capital Urumqi, which was rocked by ethnic riots last July, the Xinhua news agency reported. "Urumqi faces an arduous fight against separatism now and for ... more |
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Outside View: Afghan exit strategies
Helsinki, Finland (UPI) Feb 3, 2009 The U.S. military recently announced that the elders of the Shinwari tribe, which comprises 600,000 people in Nangarhar province and spans the Afghan-Pakistan border, signed an agreement to keep the Taliban out of their area. The United States agreed to pay $1 million into a Shinwaru tribal fund and $200,000 for a jobs program. The tribal elders admitted that the pact grew as much out o ... more Soldiers march to a different beat in Afghan war 
Tirin Kot, Afghanistan (AFP) Feb 3, 2010In the darkness as they wait to board the giant transport plane, silent soldiers hunch against the cold in their body armour and helmets, listening to the beat of another war. The subdued radio rendition of "Paint it black" by the Rolling Stones is a rare reminder for troops in the deserts of Afghanistan of the iconic rock and roll background to the conflict in the jungles of Vietnam. He ... more Swarm of UAVs Attack Waziristan Stronghold 
Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) Feb 2, 2010At least 16 militants were killed on Tuesday after US drones fired numerous missiles at a village in Pakistan's northwestern tribal region near the Afghan border, security officials said. The strike, which officials said involved 18 missiles fired from eight of the unmanned planes, is the latest in a series of US attacks on the lawless tribal area, which Washington calls the most dangerous p ... more US military chief warns Taliban gaining influence 
Washington (AFP) Feb 2, 2010The top US military officer on Tuesday urged Congress to approve billions of dollars for the war in Afghanistan, warning the Taliban was gaining influence across the country. Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers that "without your continued support, we will not be able to show the meaningful progress in Afghanistan that the commander-in-chief has orde ... more |
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