Siraj Haqqani: Warlord of Haqqani Network Has Captured US Soldier

On Thursday, July 2, 2009, a U.S. soldier was captured in Afghanistan for the first time since the war started in 2001. At the same time Operation Khanjar is being rolled out, the "low-level" Afghani soldiers who caught the U.S. private sold him to a militant insurgent group...

Taliban Still Holding Canadian Hostage Beverly Giesbrecht

    Toronto's Globe and Mail reports that the Taliban has shelved their plans to behead Canadian hostage Beverly Giesbrecht (aka Khadija Abdul Qahaar), but she is still being held in an unknown tribal...

Canadian Journalist held by Taliban Phones Toronto's 'The Globe'

Toronto's Globe and Mail published an exclusive Monday night, on Beverly Giesbrecht, the Canadian being held held hostage by Taliban.  They claim to have spoken to her briefly by satellite telephone today." “Please tell me what the Canadian embassy and the Pakistani...

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