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British Prime Minister Gordon Brown says he is making 50 million pounds ($83 million) in new funding available to Pakistan to help the country pacify its lawless border with Afghanistan.
Regarding sending more troops to Afghanistan (Dec. 2 article, "Escalate, exit / Obama orders Afghan surge with departure to begin July 2011"): I recall talking to an older person long ago, when I was younger and we were engaged in helping Afghanistan against the Russians. He must have been about the age I am now. In casual conversation, I questioned why on Earth we were there, halfway around the ...
Some European countries are likely to send more troops to Afghanistan but others are already talking about drawing down their numbers. Washington may end up disappointed
Nearly 2,600 bodies have been discovered in single unmarked and mass graves throughout mountainous Indian Kashmir, human rights activists said Wednesday, alleging some of the dead were likely innocent people killed by security forces.
Failure in Afghanistan would mean a Taliban takeover of the country and "have severe consequences for the United States and the world," Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Wednesday as the Obama administration set out to sell its new strategy on Capitol Hill.
AMMAN, Jordan, Dec. 2 (UPI) -- Jordan's armed forces have signed a deal with Italy's Selex Galileo to manufacture UAV technologies and electro-optic sensors for the kingdom's special operations forces.
The top Pakistani court says it has taken up petitions challenging the amnesty from graft charges granted to more than 8,000 people, including President Asif Ali Zardari.
Lawmakers from both parties searched for weaknesses Wednesday in President Barack Obama's newly announced Afghan strategy, focusing on what many said was a contradiction between his promise to begin removing U.S. troops in 18 months and his caveat that departures will depend on ''conditions on the ground.''
KABUL -- The top American general in Afghanistan told his subordinates Wednesday that strengthening the Afghan security forces would be "the most important thing we do in the future" while urging the soldiers under his command to redouble their efforts in the difficult months ahead.
Now this is Obama's war. The president has announced plans to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan to "get the job done." What exactly is the job? Who is the enemy? Is it the Taliban ? Is it Afghan Taliban or Punjabi Taliban from Pakistan ?
The general provided these assurances at a press briefing today at the U.S. Army's Intelligence Center and School at Fort Huachuca in Arizona and in a message to senior army officers, a copy of which was shared with Fox News
In an Interview with Katie Couric, Secretary of State Clinton said the U.S. is "Committed" in Afghanistan
Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center — "The Costs of War: Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan," 7 p.m. Dec. 7. Speaker: Scott Ritter. 55 Eckley Lane, Walnut Creek.
President Obama delivers a speech on the Afghanistan Pakistan (Af-Pak) war promising 30,000 new troops to the region. Zainab Jeewanjee sheds light on the need for a new strategy either in tandem with, or other than just a troop surge, especially in the case of Pakistan.
Typically I have three objectives for my columns: first, to try to find what I consider “good” news in current events; second, to show the interrelated principles at stake in some local and global events; third, to offer some multiple perspectives on those events and principles. Today I am looking at four current events that offer progressively greater challenges in finding within them some good ...
Washington – Rep. John B. Larson (D-Dist. 1), chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, released the following statement Tuesday night after President Obama’s speech on the path forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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