Taliban

Suicide bombs kill 59 outside Pakistani arms plant

reuters.co.uk     4 hrs ago   88 related          

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Two Pakistani Taliban suicide bombers blew themselves up outside the country's main defence industry complex on Thursday, killing at least 59 people as workers were leaving at the end of their shift,...                    

Karzai teases Brown on Afghanistan visit

independent.co.uk     6 hrs ago   30 related          

Gordon Brown visited Afghanistan today to praise British troops, but couldn't escape questions about his leadership. To his obvious irritation, the news conference was dominated by questions from British reporters about his...                    

France buries soldiers, denies military to blame - Summary

earthtimes.org     7 hrs ago   6 related          

Paris - France laid to rest on Thursday ten soldiers killed in a Taliban ambush in Afghanistan, while the minister of defence rejected allegations that the military had been too slow to react to the attack. President Nicholas...                    

Six dead in fresh Afghan attack

bbc.co.uk     3 hrs ago          

Six Nato soldiers have been killed in new violence in Afghanistan, days after a deadly Taleban attack on French troops in the country, officials say. Three of the dead are Canadians, bringing to 93 the number of Canadian...                    

30 militants die in Afghan battle near ambush site

wtop.com     7 hrs ago   10 related          

By FISNIK ABRASHI and JASON STRAZIUSO Associated Press Writers KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The U.S.-led coalition said Thursday it had killed more than 30 insurgents in a battle in eastern Afghanistan, fighters an Afghan governor...                    

French Vow to Keep Fighting in 'Besieged' Afghanistan

wired.com     8 hrs ago   4 related          

French President Nicolas Sarkozy flew to Kabul yesterday in the aftermath of the sophisticated Taliban attack that killed 10 French troops just a few miles east of Kabul. "The work that you are doing here is essential," he told...                    

Pak govt failing to rein in ISI: US

expressindia.com     7 hrs ago   4 related          

Agencies Posted online: Thursday , August 21, 2008 at 06:34:01 London, August 21: A senior US official has said that Pakistan’s new government has failed to rein in spy agency ISI, whose activities were always “ambiguous” and...                    

Telling It Like It Is

yeahrightwhatever.blogspot.com     4 hrs ago   1 related          

Last week, the Taliban murdered two Canadian aid workers and sent a letter threatening Canada if they didn't pull their soldiers out of Afghanistan. A Canadian officer, Col George Petrolekas, responds beautifully. An open...                    

Military success hits al-Qaida propaganda

upi.com     4 hrs ago   2 related          

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. military success in Iraq has translated into success against al-Qaida's ability to get followers and cash, an independent terrorist tracking group says. SITE Intelligence Group, an organization...                    

Pak government not reining in ISI: US

rediff.com     9 hrs ago   3 related          

A senior US official has said that Pakistan's new government has failed to rein in spy agency Inter Services Intelligence, whose activities were always "ambiguous" and have now become even more explicit because of "lack of...                    

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