Commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan says in an interview that a surge in coalition troops has turned the tide on the Taliban’s ‘momentum’ in key areas there, but warns tough battles still lay ahead.
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August 13, 2010 04:17
U.S. Military Gives Up on Pakistan’s Help Against Militants
U.S. stops pressing Islamabad to launch major operations against the Haqqani network — one of the biggest threats to coalition forces in Afghanistan — believing that Pakistan’s intelligence agency continues to protect the militants.- FOXNews.com
August 4, 2010 05:39
With Friends Like Islamabad, Who Needs Enemies?
Plagued with a rising tide of Islamic radicalism and notoriously weak central institutions, Pakistan is perilously close to becoming a nuclear rogue state. That frightening possibility has left Washington with little choice but to bank on the powers that be in Islamabad, seeking to preserve rather than reform them. – Ilan Berman at Forbes.com
August 2, 2010 06:29
Blow WikiLeaks Off The Internet
It’s not a matter of free speech, but life and death. If not done quickly, people will die. People we’ve promised to protect. People who will be the future of their country.
July 30, 2010 07:06
Taliban ‘hunting down informants’ on Wikileaks
The Taliban has issued a warning to Afghans whose names might appear on the leaked Afghanistan war logs as informers for the Nato-led coalition.
July 27, 2010 04:10
Body of US serviceman missing in Afghanistan found
The body of one of two US sailors missing in Afghanistan since last week has been found, Nato says.
July 26, 2010 04:44
White House angry over leftists leaks on Afghanistan
Wiki Leaks web site releases a large volume of reports including intelligence reports described as a history of the war.
July 23, 2010 05:56
After nine years U.S. sanctions 3 linked to Taliban
Why did this take so long? The order freezes the U.S.-held assets of Gul Agha Ishakzai, head of the Taliban’s financial commission; Amir Abdullah, former treasurer to Taliban leader Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar; and Nasiruddin Haqqani, an emissary for the Haqqani Network. The order also prohibits U.S. businesses and individuals from engaging in any transactions with them.
July 23, 2010 05:08
Nation building with illiterates
NATO’s Education Training Chief Unsure When Afghan National Security Force Will Be Fully Literate
July 19, 2010 08:30
Pet spending by Dems bogs down Afghan funding bill
Senate and House Democrats are headed for a clash this week over funding for U.S. troops in Afghanistan, as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) races to clear the schedule for a long-awaited energy reform legislation.
