Has Mitt Romney chosen David Petraeus as his VP?
August 8th, 2012 - 6:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Aug 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was rumored that Gen. David Petraeus has being chosen by Mitt Romney as his running mate. General David is the one who guided the American ... Read more...
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Kyrgyz activists demand closure of US airbase
March 16th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
Bishkek, March 15 (IANS) Social activists in Kyrgyzstan plan to block the entrance to a US airbase next week in a bid to demand its early closure, a media report ... Read more...
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Taliban hub to host peace meet
October 20th, 2011 - 3:36 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 20 (IANS) A peace conference will be held in the Pakistani city of Quetta, a known Taliban hub, with a view to promote religious harmony.
Interior Minister Rehman ... Read more...
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American troops mass near Pakistani border
October 17th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 17 (IANS) American troops in Afghanistan are massing along the border with Pakistan's North Waziristan tribal region where insurgents hold swamy, a tribal elder said Monday.Malik Muhammad Mumtaz ... Read more...
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Petraeus’ selection as CIA chief can further strain US-Pak relations
April 30th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 30(ANI): The appointment of General David H. Petraeus as Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director could further incense relations between Islamabad and Washington, which are already strained over drone strikes in ... Read more...
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Oscar-nominated documentary director killed in Libya
April 21st, 2011 - 9:32 am ICT by IANS
Washington, April 21 (IANS) Tim Hetherington, an award-winning photographer and Oscar-nominated documentary film director, has been killed in Libya while covering the conflict between government and rebel forces, media reports ... Read more...
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ISI-nurtured Lashkar-e-Taiba extends jihad campaign from India to US, Europe: Report
March 13th, 2011 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 13(ANI): Pakistan's security establishment nurtured militant organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba for years as a proxy force to attack targets and enemies in India, but US officials, who earlier dismissed it as ... Read more...
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2014 Afghan victory not a sure thing: Petraeus
December 7th, 2010 - 7:27 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec.7 (ANI): Top US commander General David Petraeus has said that while he is encouraged by the progress made by American troops in Afghanistan, he is not ready to go ... Read more...
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LeT biggest threat to US after al-Qaeda: US envoy
November 27th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov 27 (ANI): Assistant Secretary, US Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs Robert O Blake Jr has said that following the attack on Indian parliament in 2001, the US ... Read more...
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‘Taliban schools’ in Karachi promising kids ‘heaven’ if they turn suicide bombers
October 26th, 2010 - 4:22 pm ICT by ANI
Karachi, Oct 26 (ANI): The Taliban have set up "schools" on the outskirts of the city, where they deliver lectures and sermons in an attempt to brainwash innocent youngsters and convince ... Read more...
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Jolie Denounces The Quran Burning Plan By Christian Church
September 9th, 2010 - 7:24 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
September 9, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Angelina Jolie condemned the decision of a Florida Church to burn copies of the holy Quran as a way of marking the ninth ... Read more...
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US military exchanges ban video game allowing Taliban to take pot shots at US soldiers
September 4th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 4 (ANI): The "Medal of Honor" video game, which reportedly allows players to assume the role of Taliban fighters to kill US soldiers, will not be stocked at military ... Read more...
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Pak deluge disrupts US supply lines to forces in Afghanistan
August 25th, 2010 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug.24 (ANI): The catastrophic floods in Pakistan, which have affected nearly 20 million people, have disrupted the main supply lines for the US and NATO forces stationed in Afghanistan, as ... Read more...
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John Kerry Does Not Attach Too Much Significance To The Leaked Documents Of The American Military On The Afghanistan War
July 27th, 2010 - 10:20 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
Washington, July 27, 2010 (Just Flashed): Confidential papers of the American military had seeped out over the weekend that illustrated, in a detailed manner, the difficulties and the obstacles that the American ... Read more...
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Mentor Mullen Says McChrystal Is ‘crushed’ over his sacking
July 3rd, 2010 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 3 (ANI): The Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, has revealed that former NATO commander General Stanley A. McChrystal is "crushed" about his sacking following ... Read more...
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US troops in Afghanistan outnumber those in Iraq
May 25th, 2010 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 25 (ANI): American troops in Afghanistan outnumber their counterparts in Iraq, new Pentagon figures show.According to officials, there are currently around 94,000 troops in Afghanistan compared to 92,000 ... Read more...
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Arrested US men were en route to Pak based Taliban sanctuary for ‘jihad’ training
December 11th, 2009 - 12:42 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Dec. 11 (ANI): Five of the 'missing' young US Muslim men, who were apprehended in Pakistan's Sargodha on Wednesday, were on their way to the Taliban sanctuary being operated ... Read more...
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No plan for a U.S. Exit from Afghanistan for now
December 7th, 2009 - 1:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.7 (ANI): The Obama administration has reportedly told American military forces to remain in Afghanistan for as long as required, and added that it is wrong to assume that an early ... Read more...
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Pakistan would not be ‘prodded into any military action by outsiders’: Qureshi
November 17th, 2009 - 12:00 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Nov.17 (ANI): A day after the Obama administration warned Islamabad not to 'undercut' its fight against the Taliban and Al-Qaeda and urged it to expand its fight against the banned ... Read more...
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US warns Pak not to undercut fight against Taliban, Al Qaeda
November 16th, 2009 - 7:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.16 (ANI): The Obama administration has warned Pakistan not to undercut the fight against the Taliban and Al Qaeda, and to expand and reorient its fight against both.Officials have said ... Read more...
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US asks Pakistan to step up pressure on Taliban, Al Qaeda
November 16th, 2009 - 2:27 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 16 (IANS) As President Barack Obama prepares to announce his new strategy for Afghanistan, his administration is stepping up pressure on Pakistan to expand and reorient its fight against ... Read more...
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Obama writes to Zardari to step up fight against Taliban and al-Qaeda
November 16th, 2009 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 16 (ANI): US President Barack Obama has written a letter to his Pakistani counterpart Asif Ali Zardari, asking him to step up the offensive against the Taliban and al ... Read more...
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Obama says he will not rush more troops to Afghanistan
October 27th, 2009 - 6:36 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 27 (IANS) President Barack Obama has said he would not rush into a decision over whether to send more US troops to Afghanistan.
"I will never rush the solemn decision ... Read more...
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Pak offensive in South Waziristan not going to help US in Afghanistan
October 19th, 2009 - 12:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 19 (ANI): The Pakistan Army's offensive against the Taliban in South Waziristan is not going to help US forces in Afghanistan, as none of the three terror groups singled ... Read more...
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Mehsud’s death may mean more trouble in Afghanistan: US commander
August 10th, 2009 - 11:46 am ICT by ANI
Kabul (Afghanistan), Aug.10 (ANI): General Stanley McChrystal, the commander of American troops in Afghanistan has warned that the reported death of Tehreek-e-Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud could mean more trouble for Afghanistan ... Read more...
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Russia, US to sign military cooperation pacts
July 3rd, 2009 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 3 (RIA Novosti) Moscow and Washington will sign deals expanding bilateral military ties and on transit of military supplies via Russia to the American troops in Afghanistan during President ... Read more...
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US, NATO losing in Afghanistan, says former British diplomat
July 1st, 2009 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 1 (IANS) The foreign troops in Afghanistan are losing the battle against militants because their leaders don't know how to handle the war, a former British diplomat has said.
"We're ... Read more...
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Weve joined hands to fight the US: Talibans Wana chief (Re-issue)
February 27th, 2009 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Feb.26 (ANI): A tribal elder has disclosed that three top Taliban groups in Pakistan have joined hands to the counter the offensive of the United States.
The Daily Times quoted the ... Read more...
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We’ve joined hands to fight the US: Taliban’s Wana chief
February 26th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by admin
Peshawar, Feb.26 (ANI): A tribal elder has disclosed that three top Taliban groups in Pakistan have joined hands to the counter the offensive of the United States.The Daily Times quoted the chief ... Read more...
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‘US secret unit training Pakistan Army to fight Al Qaeda, Taliban’
February 24th, 2009 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
New York, Feb 23 (IANS) Over 70 US military advisers and technical specialists are secretly working in Pakistan to help its armed forces battle Al Qaeda and Taliban militants in the country's ... Read more...
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Secret U.S. unit training commandos in Pakistan
February 23rd, 2009 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Bara (Pakistan), Feb.23 (ANI): Over 70 United States military advisers and technical specialists are secretly training Pakistani commandos to battle Al Qaeda and the Taliban in the countrys lawless tribal areas ... Read more...
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‘Rival Taliban leaders unite as US widens Pakistan attacks’
February 22nd, 2009 - 12:28 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Feb 21 (DPA) Pakistan's top three Taliban commanders have set aside their rivalries and decided to cooperate as the US expands its covert drone attacks against militants on Pakistani soil, a ... Read more...
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Four steps US needs to do to achieve success in Afghanistan
February 2nd, 2009 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 2 (ANI): Pakistan has long viewed the various Islamic ilitias it created and helped fund -- including the Taliban -- as useful eapons in its arsenal, low-cost ways to ... Read more...
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Extra US troops for Afghanistan no threat to Pak: Pentagon
January 31st, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 31 (ANI): The US Defence Department has said that deployment of additional American troops in Afghanistan is not a threat to Pakistan.Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell said Defence Secretary ... Read more...
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Pentagon activates troops `Surge” for Afghanistan
December 11th, 2008 - 11:59 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec.11 (ANI): The United States Government and the Pentagon have confirmed that they will be sending thousands of soldiers to war-ravaged Afghanistan to bolster the 8,000-strong British contingent which has ... Read more...
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