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The Long Life of the Frontier Mullah
I read somewhere recently that while everyone is talking about the US withdrawing from Iraq, nobody is talking about the ongoing impacts of US presence in Afghanistan - and Pakistan is caught up in this too.This...
Mullah accidently blows up self, sons
"A LANDMINE blew up in the home of a religious cleric in southern Afghanistan, killing the mullah, two of his sons and two other men who had been preparing an attack, police said today.
The cleric's wife was... 
Pakistan Is An Interesting Country
In Pakistan, the Hamoodur Rahman Commission clearly named the people who had a role in East Pakistan [that broke the country into two parts]. But the result? Some of the culprits silently retired. Some...
Afghan Officials: Taliban Leader Behind South Korean Kidnappings Killed
KABUL, Afghanistan — U.S. airstrikes targeting a meeting of Taliban leaders killed a high-ranking commander involved in the kidnappings of 23 South Koreans two months ago, Afghan officials said...
Protest at United Nations on September 18th against Iranian President Ahmadin...
People were setting up shop today at 47th and 2nd Avenue in anticipation for a rally across from United Nations on Tuesday September 18th, 2007 to protest Iranian President Ahmadinejad, wanted for crimes against... 
Afghanistan: Well Meaning Futility
About the Author"Tony Clifton worked for Newsweek for 30 years and covered the wars in Biafra and Vietnam, the Lebanon civil war, the Israeli invasion of Lebanon, the 1971 Bangladesh war and subsequent India-Pakistan...
It's just war, isn't it?
There really isn't much use in paying much need to stories like this is there? I mean, death in Arabia is just so commonplace that hey, who cares?I mean, more than a dozen American soldiers were killed just... 
Taleban Commander Killed in Afghanistan
The Taleban's top leader in Afghanistan is reported as killed. The actual effect that this will have on the Taleban's ongoing campaign is as yet unclear."The Taleban's top military commander in Afghanistan, Mullah...
Pakistan harbouring Taliban Mullah Omar, Karzai tells US daily
"NEW YORK : Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai in an interview published Sunday accused Pakistan's intelligence agencies of sheltering fugitive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar. Karzai said Omar, who has been on the run since being toppled by a US-led coalition some five...
Taliban deploy thousands of suicide bombers: commander
"Afghanistan (Reuters) - Thousands of Taliban suicide bombers have been deployed across Afghanistan to attack Western troops and the government, the group's military chief said on Monday. Following last year's violence, the worst since the Taliban's ouster in 2001, this year...Pakistan makes a deal with the Taliban
From our wonderful ally in the War on Terror. No wonder we can't find Bin Laden." Page 1 of 2 Pakistan makes a deal with the Taliban By Syed Saleem Shahzad KARACHI - The Pakistani establishment has made a deal with the Taliban through a leading Taliban commander that will...Bold move by Afghan assembly: Immunity to all Afghans
It's either that, or a fool's errand. I have seen nothing from the taliban that would make me think that an offer of peace and reconciliation is even desirable to them. If anything, it reminds me of the early days of the war, and the fall of Konduz. The...Mullah Omar 'hiding in Pakistan'
"Taleban leader Mullah Omar is living in Pakistan under the protection of its ISI intelligence agency, a captured Taleban spokesman has said. The spokesman, Muhammad Hanif, made the apparent confession to Afghan agents who videotaped the questioning.h/t n2l"I don't think this...Between Iraq and a hard spot
Or, is President Bush finally getting the advice that he needs? Melanie Phillips offers this to ponder: "Those who said, when the Democrats routed the Republicans in the US mid term elections, that the celebrations by the surrender brigade were premature and that President...
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