Posts Tagged ‘afghanistan’
Afghanistan-Pakistan: Where Empires Go to Die
Under the pretext of responding to the September 11, 2001, attacks in America, the United States and Great Britain invaded Afghanistan on October 7, 2001. They dubbed this invasion Operation Enduring Freedom. President Bush 41 told the American people that the US strikes were,
“… designed to disrupt the use of Afghanistan as a terrorist base [...]
US envoy conducts policy review in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD: The US envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan was to meet key leaders here Tuesday as part of a major US policy review aimed at turning around the war against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda in south Asia.
Richard Holbrooke, considered the architect of peace in Bosnia, was due to meet President Asif Ali Zardari, Prime Minister [...]
Pakistan torn over how to handle Taliban: experts
ISLAMABAD: After years allowing Taliban militants to operate in the rugged tribal areas bordering Afghanistan, Pakistan is now torn over how to respond to US calls for decisive action against extremists.
Islamabad is under intense pressure from Washington, other western nations and Kabul to eliminate Taliban and Al-Qaeda havens in the tribal belt, from where fighters [...]
Militants attack NATO truck depot in Pakistan: police
Peshawar, Pakistan: Taliban militants launched a rocket attack on a NATO supply depot in northwest Pakistan early Tuesday, torching one truck and damaging three others, police said.
The attack on the outskirts of the city of Peshawar was the first since Pakistan launched a massive military operation late last month in the rugged Khyber tribal region [...]
Pakistan seizes explosives-packed van: security official
PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP): Pakistani security forces battling to clear militants from the area along a key NATO supply route into Afghanistan on Sunday seized a van packed with 1,000 kilos of explosives, an official said.
Seven suspected Taliban militants were also arrested in the operation in the northwestern town of Jamrud, the gateway to the famed [...]
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US, Pakistan air forces conduct air refueling information exchange
March 10, 2010 00:03 -
Top Pakistan Navy delegation visits Alba
March 9, 2010 18:03 -
Sky’s the limit for Pakistan women fighter pilots
March 8, 2010 02:03 -
China, Pakistan to hold joint antiterrorist drills in summer
March 8, 2010 01:03 -
EDLs up by $9.5bn to hit 1/3 of GDP
March 8, 2010 01:03
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- Japan's Cold War Era 'Secret' Pacts With US
- Antofagasta to Seek Pakistan Mining License After ‘Good’ Talks
- Pakistan May Produce Record Cotton Output in 2010 as Rates Rise
- First industrial park launched in Karachi
- A secular state is a moral state
- Chinese investors keen to set up industries in Pakistan
- Poondi No Longer A Shughal Activity
- Foreigners to continue investing in Pakistan
