Achin (Afghanistan), Nov. 22 (ANI): Hoping to spur-up a large-scale tribal rebellion against the Taliban in Afghanistan, American and local officials have started supporting independent militias which are defending their neighbourhoods ...

By Smita Prakash Geneva, Nov.21 (ANI): India is to get state of the art surveillance gear as part of its counter-terror cooperation with US. Both countries are expected to move forward on counter-terrorism ...

Islamabad, Nov.21 (ANI): Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that it is important to follow the military action in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with an 'aggressive' development programme ...

London, Nov. 21 (ANI): The former governor of Afghanistan's Helmand province, Sher Mohammed Akhundzada, has admitted that he encouraged up to 3,000 of his followers to join the Taliban following his ...

Peshawar, Nov.21 (ANI): North West Frontier Province (NWFP) Chief Minister Ameer Haider Hoti has blamed 'foreign powers' for the recent wave of terror attacks in the region. Interacting with journalists after a ...

Lahore, Nov 20 (IANS) The Human Rights Committee of the Lahore High Court Bar Association has condemned suicide attacks and the use of violence against innocent lives, saying there is no ...

Islamabad, Nov 20 (ANI): Pakistan Foreign Office has denied reports regarding the presence of Taliban supreme leaders Mullah Omar in Pakistan. Spokesman Abdul Basit told Geo News that the reports published in ...

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New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Emphasising the threat of civil war in Afghanistan if the US withdrew its forces, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has warned of "catastrophic consequences for the world, ...

Islamabad, Nov.20 (ANI): At least eight persons were killed in a suspected US drone attack in North Waziristan on Friday. According to reports, two missiles were fired from an unmanned Predator aircraft ...

By Arun Kumar Washington, Nov 20 (IANS) Noting that a "cross border fertilisation of terrorism" is preventing both Pakistan and Afghanistan to defeat the forces threatening them, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton ...

By Ravi Shankar Kabul, Nov 15 (ANI): Indian External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said here on Thursday that international forces should continue to stay in Afghanistan to bring about a balance ...

Washington, Nov.19 (ANI): The United States should not think of vacating Afghanistan until the Al-Qaeda leadership, which is supposedly based in Pakistan, is eliminated, a former NATO commander-in-chief has said. Speaking at ...

Peshawar, Nov 19 (IANS) At least 13 people were killed and several wounded Thursday in a powerful explosion close to the judicial complex in this main city of northwestern Pakistan. The blast ...

Islamabad, Nov.19 (ANI): Pakistan Interior Minister Rehman Malik has challenged media reports that claim that SwatTaliban commander Mullah Fazlullah is alive and has sneaked into Afghanistan. Addressing a function at the police ...

Islamabad, Nov.19 (ANI): The Taliban has rejected the Pakistan Army's claims of capturing strategic locations in South Waziristan, saying they have 'voluntarily withdrawn' into the mountains as part of a well ...

Berlin, Nov 19 (IANS) Germany has decided to extend its military mission in Afghanistan for another year. The current mandate will expire Dec 13. Germany has deployed over 4,000 soldiers in Afghanistan, ...

Islamabad, Nov 18 (IANS) The Pakistan government Wednesday announced a 15-day special package ahead of Eid under which a total subsidy of Rs.300-400 million would be given on more than 400 ...

Islamabad, Nov 17 (IANS) Pakistani security forces have cleared the Taliban stronghold of Srarogha in South Waziristan after an intense five-day battle in which 180 militants and seven soldiers were killed, ...

Peshawar, Nov 17 (IANS) Unidentified militants blew up a girls school in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber tribal region Tuesday, the third such attack in the area bordering Afghanistan this month. There were ...

London, Nov. 16 (ANI): The helicopter of Germany's new Defence Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg was almost hit by the Taliban in Afghanistan, where he had gone to visit German troops. On Friday, ...

London, Nov. 16 (ANI): The first batch of RAF helicopters has arrived in Afghanistan for British troops stationed there. The RAF Merlin helicopters have been dispatched to address the acute shortage ...

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 ...

Lahore, Nov 16 (ANI): Former Pakistan Army Chief General (retired) Mirza Aslam Beg has alleged that the US has shifted the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakimullah Mehsud and the other Taliban ...

Islamabad, Nov 16 (ANI): Pakistani intelligence agencies have captured a top leader of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) from a major city of Punjab after tracking him for a week. The leader who ...

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Washington, Nov.15 (ANI): US Central Command chief General David Petraeus has said that while the Pakistan Army has gained substantial success against the Taliban in South Waziristan, it should make serious ...

Islamabad, Nov 15 (IANS) The Taliban ordered that 25 vehicles should be packed with explosives for suicide bombings before the Pakistani military launched its offensive in South Waziristan, a media report ...

Islamabad, Nov.15 (ANI): The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has warned of carrying out more suicide attacks across the country in protest against the government's policies. Taking the responsibility for Friday's suicide attack outside ...

London, Nov 13 (IANS) British officials have proposed the Afghan government reconcile with senior Taliban leaders and have them removed from an international sanctions list, the BBC reported Friday. The leaked ...