Afghanistan
Khadr to face military trial in Guantanamo
World
August 9, 2010
Khadr to face military trial in Guantanamo
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba--Omar Khadr, a Canadian captured at age 15 by US troops in Afghanistan, goes on trial Tuesday at…
Gates: WikiLeaks guilty, at least morally
World
August 1, 2010
Gates: WikiLeaks guilty, at least morally
Washington--WikiLeaks is at least morally guilty over the release of classified US documents on the Afghan war, Defense Secretary Robert…
First senior Egyptian official in Afghanistan since 1979
Egypt
July 21, 2010
First senior Egyptian official in Afghanistan since 1979
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit's presence at the International Conference on Afghanistan held yesterday in Kabul was not only…
U.S. cleric warns Yemen could be next Iraq, Afghanistan
World
July 20, 2010
U.S. cleric warns Yemen could be next Iraq, Afghanistan
Dubai--A US-born Muslim cleric linked to al-Qaeda and wanted dead or alive by Washington warned US President Barack Obama that…
FM to Afghanistan in first high-level visit since 1979
Egypt
July 19, 2010
FM to Afghanistan in first high-level visit since 1979
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul-Gheit boarded a plane to Afghanistan Monday to participate in an international conference in Kabul aimed…
Clinton seeks more from Pakistan in terror fight
World
July 19, 2010
Clinton seeks more from Pakistan in terror fight
Islamabad--US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday announced major aid projects for Pakistan as she sought tougher action from…
Blasts, gunfire erupt as Afghan ‘peace jirga’ opens
World
June 2, 2010
Blasts, gunfire erupt as Afghan ‘peace jirga’ opens
Kabul--Gunfire and explosions rocked the Afghan capital on Wednesday as President Hamid Karzai hosted a landmark gathering of 1600 leaders…
Al Qaeda announces death of Its no. 3 official, Egyptian Yazid
World
June 1, 2010
Al Qaeda announces death of Its no. 3 official, Egyptian Yazid
Washington--Al Qaeda announced Monday that its No. 3 official, Mustafa al-Yazid, had been killed along with members of his family—…
Taliban blows up ‘US spies’ in Pakistan
World
May 21, 2010
Taliban blows up ‘US spies’ in Pakistan
Pakistan--Taliban militants strapped explosives to two men accused of being U.S. spies and blew than up at a public execution…
Taliban fighters attack Afghan police base camp
Egypt
May 21, 2010
Taliban fighters attack Afghan police base camp
Suspected Taliban suicide fighters were engaged in a gun battle with Afghan police inside a base near the Pakistan border…