News About Central Asia 18-JUL-08 en-us Washington (AFP) July 17, 2008 - The Pentagon is pushing for more troops to go to Afghanistan but experts question whether a new "surge" can shut down the insurgency flourishing in Pakistan's safe havens.]]> ]]> Washington (UPI) Jul 17, 2008 - After the 1979 Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, the wretched country plunged into 29 years of armed strife with no end in sight. Now, however, a neighboring country is set to make a significant contribution to the standard of living of Afghans in the northwest of the country in a project that likely will prove so popular that even the resurgent Taliban will likely not attack it. In a week in which nine American soldiers were killed and 15 wounded, any news is good news.]]> Toulouse, France (UPI) Jul 16, 2008 - It was not easy to see in the glare of the cameras and the fierce Riviera sunlight. But as French President Nicolas Sarkozy launched his grandiose new Mediterranean Union project this week, the shadow of a gray wolf loomed menacingly offstage.]]> Washington (AFP) July 16, 2008 - US Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday he wants to send more troops to Afghanistan "sooner rather than later," signaling a shift in priorities from Iraq amid warnings of an accelerating Taliban threat.]]> ]]> Brussels (AFP) July 16, 2008 - The NATO military alliance denied Wednesday that it was massing troops on the Afghan side of the border with Pakistan but urged Islamabad to do more to stop Taliban militants taking refuge.]]> Miranshah, Pakistan (AFP) July 15, 2008 - Pakistani tribal elders Tuesday raised the alarm over a build-up of hundreds of NATO-led troops on the Afghan side of the border, but the military downplayed fears of any intrusion.]]> Berlin (UPI) Jul 15, 2008 - A group of Kurdistan Workers' Party rebels has kidnapped three Germans in eastern Turkey. The PKK says they are well, but there have been no signs of negotiations or even a possible release.]]> ]]> Washington (AFP) July 15, 2008 - White House hopeful Barack Obama Tuesday promised to shift the "single-minded" US focus on Iraq to a threatening "terrorist sanctuary" in tribal Pakistan, in a broad new blueprint for US foreign policy.]]> Kabul (AFP) July 13, 2008 - Nine soldiers with the NATO-led force in Afghanistan were killed in heavy clashes near the Pakistan border on Sunday, the alliance's International Security Assistance Force said.]]> Peshawar, Pakistan (AFP) July 13, 2008 - Pakistan Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani reiterated Sunday that foreign troops would not be allowed to hunt Islamic militants on its soil.]]> ]]> ]]> Washington (UPI) Jul 11, 2008 - It was an ultimatum of sorts by a member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee to Pakistan's new civilian government: Either the government gets serious about flushing out al-Qaida and Taliban fighters from their safe havens in Pakistan's tribal border areas, or aid to Pakistan's military will have to be reassessed.]]> Washington (AFP) July 8, 2008 - A US aircraft carrier has moved to the Arabian Sea to support military operations in Afghanistan, leaving the Gulf without a carrier, the Pentagon said Tuesday.]]> Jalalabad, Afghanistan (AFP) July 7, 2008 - Afghan officials said Monday 27 civilians including a bride and children were killed when US-led air strikes hit a weekend wedding, but the force again insisted only militants had died.]]> Advertise in Space War and reach thousands of industry, government and science readers the world over.

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