Pakistan arrests halt UN contacts with Taliban
KABUL - Pakistan's recent arrests of top Taliban leaders have halted the United Nation's secret talks with the insurgency, the U.N.'s former envoy to Afghanistan said.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Hamid Karzai Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AP)
2010-03-19
Suicide attack in northwest Pakistan kills 13
SAIDU SHARIF, Pakistan - A suicide bomber driving a motorized rickshaw blew himself up at a security checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan on Saturday, officials said, killing at least 13 people, injuring 52 and underscoring the nation's relentless security threat.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AP)
2010-03-13
Al-Qaida calls on US Muslims to attack America
CAIRO - Al-Qaida's American-born spokesman on Sunday called on Muslims serving in the U.S. armed forces to emulate the Army major charged with killing 13 people in Fort Hood.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan U.S. Activities:U.S. War on Terror Source:(AP)
2010-03-08
Pakistan: American al-Qaida suspect nabbed
ISLAMABAD - An American member of al-Qaida was picked up in a raid in Pakistan's southern city of Karachi, Pakistani officials said Monday, but reversed earlier assertions that the detained man was the terror network's U.S.-born spokesman.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AP)
2010-03-08
Mullen: 'steady progress' in fight for Afghan town
WASHINGTON - The nation's top defense leaders said Monday that U.S.-led forces were making steady progress in their efforts in a Taliban stronghold in southern Afghanistan but faced stiffer resistance than expected and the operation would take longer than hoped.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Robert Gates Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2010-02-22
Outgunned Taliban mounting tough fight in Marjah
MARJAH, Afghanistan - Outnumbered and outgunned, Taliban fighters are mounting a tougher fight than expected in Marjah, Afghan officials said Sunday, as U.S.-led forces converged on a pocket of militants in a western section of the town.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:David Petraeus Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2010-02-21
Pakistan will not hand Taliban suspects to US
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will not turn over the Afghan Taliban's No. 2 leader and two other high-value militants captured this month to the United States, but may deport them to Afghanistan, a senior minister said Friday.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2010-02-19
Pakistan confirms arrest of top Taliban commander
ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Pakistan on Wednesday confirmed the capture of the Taliban's top military commander Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, whose removal could deal a heavy blow to the militia's eight-year war in Afghanistan.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan India People:Hillary Clinton David Petraeus Robert Gates Joseph Biden Barack Obama Activities:Anti-terror War in Pakistan Source:(AFP)
2010-02-17
Taliban leader's arrest a new blow to insurgents
ISLAMABAD - The capture of the Afghan Taliban's No. 2 commander by a joint CIA and Pakistani team dealt a fresh blow to insurgents under heavy U.S. attack and raised hopes that Pakistani security forces are ready to deny Afghan militant leaders a safe haven.
Nations:Pakistan Afghanistan People:John Kerry Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2010-02-16
Snipers harass US, Afghan troops moving in Marjah
MARJAH, Afghanistan - Sniper teams attacked U.S. Marines and Afghan troops across the Taliban haven of Marjah, as several gun battles erupted Monday on the third day of a major offensive to seize the extremists' southern heartland.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan U.S. People:Hamid Karzai Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2010-02-15
US Marines, Afghan troops attack Taliban-held town
NEAR MARJAH, Afghanistan - Helicopter-borne U.S. Marines and Afghan troops swooped down on the Taliban-held town of Marjah before dawn Saturday, launching a long-expected attack to re-establish government control and undermine support for militants in their southern heartland.
Nations:Afghanistan Pakistan People:Hamid Karzai Barack Obama Activities:Afghan Terror War Source:(AP)
2010-02-12
Olympics host Vancouver ranked world's most liveable city
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Vancouver has again topped a list of the top 10 most liveable cities in the world, giving the Canadian west coast city an extra boost as it opens the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Nations:Canada Australia South Africa Austria Nigeria Pakistan Source:(Reuters)
2010-02-12
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