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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…
Report: Pakistani spy agency supports Taliban
World
June 13, 2010
Report: Pakistani spy agency supports Taliban
Islamabad--A research report says Pakistan's main spy agency continues to train, fund and arm the Taliban despite intense US pressure…
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…
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…
Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks
World
March 2, 2010
Afghanistan bans coverage of Taliban attacks
Kabul-- Afghanistan on Monday announced a ban on news coverage showing Taliban attacks, saying such images embolden the Islamist militants,…
2 Taliban shadow governors arrested
World
February 18, 2010
2 Taliban shadow governors arrested
Kabul-- Two Taliban shadow governors from northern Afghanistan have been arrested by Pakistani authorities, an Afghan official told The Associated…
Pakistani army confirms arrest of Taliban commander
World
February 17, 2010
Pakistani army confirms arrest of Taliban commander
Islamabad--The Pakistani military confirmed on Wednesday that the Afghan Taliban's top military commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, had been captured.U.S.…
Afghan leader seeks Saudi help with Taliban
World
February 3, 2010
Afghan leader seeks Saudi help with Taliban
Riyadh-- Afghan President Hamid Karzai will seek Saudi Arabia's spiritual influence and probably its financial clout to reconcile with the…
January death rate signal of tough year in Afghan war
World
January 31, 2010
January death rate signal of tough year in Afghan war
Kabul--The Afghan war has notched up another grisly record, with the number of international troops to die in the fight…