Taliban Resurgence in Afghanistan

The IDPs of South Waziristan

Dr. Uddipan Mukherjee The Operation Rah-i-Nijat has completed its first month. The battle seems to be long drawn as the Pakistani Taliban has declared to engage the military in guerrilla warfare. From north to south, FATA is...

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Afghani plea: "You British cannot leave until war on the Taliban is won"

IN A DUSTY VILLAGE NEAR KABUL, BRIAN READE MEETS THE HUMAN SIDE OF THE CONFLICT Life is tough here - it shows in people's faces. In the village of Danishmand, 10 miles outside Kabul, the Afghanis speak of their hopes. In this...

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‘ISI helped Omar to flee from Quetta to Karachi’

Lalit K. Jha Washington Nov. 20: Fearing that Taliban supremo Mullah Omar might be targeted by US drones, Pakistan's ISI has helped him to flee from the border town of Quetta to the mega port city of Karachi, where he has...

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Pakistan says it fears fallout from any surge next door

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Pakistan expressed fear yesterday that a big increase in the number of foreign troops in Afghanistan could push extremists across the border into its territory and called on the United States to consider...

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Upper-Bracket Tax May Be Needed for Afghan War Cost, Levin Says (Bloomberg)

Bloomberg - Nov. 21 (Bloomberg) -- Higher-income Americans should be taxed to pay for more troops sent to Afghanistan and NATO should provide half of the new soldiers, said Carl Levin, chairman of the Senate Armed Services...

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Sacked Afghan governor admits sending 3,000 followers to join Taliban

From ANI London, Nov. 21: The former governor of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sher Mohammed Akhundzada, has admitted that he encouraged up to 3,000 of his followers to join the Taliban following his dismissal under...

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Don't head for the exit

The West should set an objective, not seek a way out, which would mean defeat The war in Afghanistan seems in greater political flux today than at any time since the U.S.-led Operation Enduring Freedom was launched to throw out...

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Bomb blast injures one in Pakistan: police - AFP

Canoe.ca Bomb blast injures one in Pakistan: police AFP PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A bomb exploded near the building of a non-government organisation offering treatment to the blind in northwest Peshawar city on Saturday, injuring...

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AFGHANISTAN: Insurgents Infiltrate Security Forces

By Lal Aqa Sherin* KABUL, Nov 21 (IPS) - A Taliban fighter infiltrated the Afghan police force, killing seven Afghan officers and British soldiers. Afghan interior and defence ministries deny that the screening of prospective...

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Top Asian News at 12:00 p.m. GMT

China says 42 dead, 66 trapped in mine explosionBEIJING (AP) _ A gas explosion tore through a state-run coal mine in northern China on Saturday, killing 42 people and leaving 66 others trapped underground as rescuers worked...

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