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
Post Tagged with: "Taliban"
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 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 20, 2010 13:28
New Terror Threat On Mexico Border
A Hezbollah-like car bomb explodes in a border town as a congresswoman asks Homeland Security about links between the terrorist group and Mexican drug cartels. This is more than an immigration problem. Our worst nightmare may be yet to come.
July 13, 2010 06:26
U.S. Rebuilds Power Plant, Taliban Reap a Windfall
The U.S. has poured more than $100 million into upgrading the Kajaki hydropower plant, the biggest source of electricity in south Afghanistan. Yet, one of the biggest beneficiaries of this American-taxpayer-financed project are the Taliban themselves.
July 12, 2010 02:05
Obama’s Afghan plan will fail
With a political commitment to withdraw that takes precedent over US strategic objectives, Obama has given up any hope of destroying the Taliban and al-Qaeda and their influence in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Nation building is not the objective.
July 5, 2010 05:49
Hueys Take to Skies Supporting ANSF, NATO Troops
CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan – Marine Corps aviation assets in Afghanistan bring a huge advantage for Afghan national security forces and NATO troops who are constantly ambushed by an enemy that rarely sticks around to fight.
July 4, 2010 12:46
Petraeus “we are in this to win”
Gen. David Petraeus boldly declared “we are in this to win” Sunday as he took command of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan at a time of skepticism over a counterinsurgency strategy he himself pioneered and confusion over goals in an increasingly violent war.
July 2, 2010 06:15
Taliban suspected in Pakistan suicide bomb attacks
Two suicide bombers have attacked a Muslim shrine in Pakistan -video BBC
June 30, 2010 07:50
Taliban attack Nato base in Afghanistan
The attack came a day after US Gen David Petraeus warned of an “industrial strength insurgency” in the country.
