Infrastructure an Inhibitor to Rapid U.S. Deployment /Afhanistan

General James Conway, Commandant USMC, told Marines in Afghanistan, that 9000 Marines will start final preparations for deployment to Afghanistan days after President Obama's address to West Point cadets and the...

Gen McChrystal to Lawmakers - Obama engaged in Thoughtful Process

General McChrystal was appointed as the Commander of ISAF and the Senior Commander of American troops in Afghanistan in March of this year.  President Obama announced his new strategy for Afghanistan along...

Kandahar Governor Tooryalai Wesa Unhurt in Assassination Attempt

Tooryalai Wesa left Afghanistan in 1991 after serving as Kandahar University's first president.  He worked at the University of British Columbia's agricultural expert in Canada. Hamid Karzai asked him to...

No decison on Troop Surge before Thanksgiving

Senior aides of President Obama announced today that there will be no decision on a new Afghanistan strategy prior to the Thanksgiving weekend. President Obama recently rejected all options presented to...

ISAF under Command of General McChrystal (The March Strategy)

General McKiernan commanded ISAF until he was replaced by the Obama Administration in March of this year by General McChrystal. White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel alleged on the Sunday talk shows that...

Nepal's Special Security Plan: Political Stunt?

By Krishna Hari Pushkar Nepal is a one of the most leading domiciles of many ethno-political insurgents. Since longtime, the country has lost its normalcy of law and order, good governance, civil supremacy, and democratic practices due to fast growing ratio of institutional...

More Troops needed in Afghanistan -Admiral Mullen

As the security situation has deteriorated in Afghanistan, there has been much debate on the pros and cons of the Afghanistan conflict.  Many believe that security in Afghanistan is dependent on well...

Taliban Insurgency Stronger than Realized-General McChrystal

General McChrystal, handpicked by Secretary Gates and tasked by President Obama to implement a new strategy has completed an initial assessment of the situation in Afghanistan.  In his report he has...

Afghanistan - More violence on eve of Election Day

Insurgent attacks continued the attempt to discourage voters from taking part in tomorrow's second Presidential election in Afghanistan.   The increased violence seems to have some effect on the...

Karzai says he will win Afghan presidential election

Afghanistan will have its second ever election next Thursday (20th of August  2009).  More than 100,000 and 175,000 Afghan security forces have been deployed to provide security. In a statement today,...

Baluch protests to mark Pak birthday as black day

An internationally known fighter against the exploitation of Barrick Gold will join Baluch freedom lovers in Washington DC to expose the injustices perpetrated against Baluchistan since its forced annexation by...

Injured Canadian soldier dies in hospital-122nd soldier killed

A Canadian soldier critically injured by an Improvised Explosive Device in Afghanistan last month died in hospital in Quebec on Saturday.Master Corporal Phillip-Charles Michaud served with the 2nd Battalion of...

Two US soldiers Killed in Eastern Afghanistan

  This is Day 3 of the biggest assault of the eight year war in Afghanistan.  Two US soldiers and up to 32 militants died in fighting in eastern Afghanistan today.  The US military said that two...

New Rules of Engagement issued to NATO Forces by Gen McChrystal

Canadian troops in Afghanistan received new Rules of Engagment on Thursday.  The new rules, issued by General McChrystal (ISAF Commander) will prevent troops from shooting at theTaliban, if there is a risk of...

Profile Baitullah Mehsud

Background. Baitullah is from the Broomikhel branch of the Shabikhel sub-tribe of Mehsuds. Son of the late Muhammad Haroon. Baitullah was born in the early 1970s in village Landi Dhok in Bannu. Baitullah Mehsud who primarily hails from South Waziristan has spent major portion...

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