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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.
The Taliban rebuffed President Barack Obama's new war plan for Afghanistan on Wednesday, saying his strategy to send 30,000 new troops will only lead to more American casualties.
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's military and diplomatic team on Wednesday defended his decision to send another 30,000 troops to Afghanistan, telling lawmakers that the escalation is needed to prevent a Taliban takeover of the country, which could provide a sanctuary for al Qaida.
A suicide bomber attacked Pakistan's navy headquarters in the capital Islamabad on Wednesday, killing a naval policeman and injuring 11 others in the latest blast in the insurgency-hit nation.
The United States sought Wednesday to win firmer backing from Islamabad in fighting terror by pledging to "significantly expand support" for Pakistan, a nuclear-armed nation wary of US actions.
Lazeez means ``delicious'' in Urdu, the language spoken in Pakistan and northern India, and it's a fitting name for small gem of a restaurant in a teeny strip mall in the heart of Kendall. Blink and you'll miss it, and that would be a shame.
WASHINGTON (AP) - 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.
Members of the European Parliament and Members of the South Asia Peace Forum paid their condolences to the Prime Minister of India Shri Manmohan Singh for the massacre done by terrorists last year in Mumbai.
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.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (D-PA), in a radio interview Wednesday morning, praised President Obama for fulfilling his campaign pledge to focus United States security efforts on the destruction of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan.
TRENTON — Groups around New Jersey Wednesday plan to protest President Barack Obama's strategy to escalate the war in Afghanistan.
Pakistan's government has given the go-ahead for the country's players to take part in the lucrative Indian Premier League (IPL) next year, a cricket board spokesman told Reuters on Wednesday.
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday pledged an "enduring" commitment to Afghanistan and Pakistan, adding Washington will also significantly expand support to Pakistan.
A suicide bomber set off explosives hidden under his jacket outside the entrance of Pakistan's navy headquarters Wednesday, killing one security guard and wounding 11 other people, police said.
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.
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