Khar calls Clinton to convey anger over NATO attack
November 27th, 2011 - 3:43 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Nov 27 (IANS) Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar Sunday spoke to US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and conveyed the "deep sense of rage" felt across the country ... Read more...
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Insurgents kill NATO soldier in southern Afghanistan
November 10th, 2011 - 12:23 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- A coalition service member was killed on Wednesday when he was attacked by insurgents in southern Afghanistan, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.ISAF said one of ... Read more...
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NATO to continue military pressure on Haqqani network
November 3rd, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Nov 3 (IANS) The NATO will continue applying pressure on the Haqqani network and stop it from launching attacks on the alliance's soldiers and on the Afghan population, ... 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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British, Estonian troops killed in southern Afghanistan
October 16th, 2011 - 7:14 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- Two British and Estonian soldiers serving with the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) were killed on Saturday as a result of two separate insurgent attacks in southern ... Read more...
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NATO denies offering missile cooperation to India
September 30th, 2011 - 10:17 pm ICT by IANS
Brussels, Sep 30 (IANS) NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen has denied recent media reports suggesting the 28-member Alliance offered India cooperation and sharing of technology in the field of missile ... Read more...
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Obama unveils deficit reduction plan
September 19th, 2011 - 11:15 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 19 (IANS) President Barack Obama Monday unveiled plans to reduce the US deficit and to kick-start economic growth."Washington has to live within its means," Obama said in ... Read more...
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Cheryl Cole in danger after Afghanistan visit?
September 18th, 2011 - 2:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 18 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole has become a "prime target" for jihadis after visiting British troops in Afghanistan, some Britain-based radicals have warned."I find it completely outrageous that ... Read more...
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Cheryl visits troops in Afghanistan
September 15th, 2011 - 3:08 am ICT by IANS
London, Sep 15 (IANS) Singer Cheryl Cole has made a secret trip to Afghanistan to boost British troops' morale.Cheryl flew to Camp Bastion, the main British military base in ... Read more...
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Al Qaeda weaker but still committed: US intelligence chiefs
September 14th, 2011 - 12:33 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 14 (IANS) Ten years after 9/11, the Al Qaeda is weaker and the US intelligence community more effective, according to top intelligence officials who also caution that ... Read more...
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US lauds UAE troops’ mission in Afghanistan
September 5th, 2011 - 12:13 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, Sep 4 (IANS/WAM) The US has praised the humanitarian mission being carried out by the UAE's troops in Afghanistan.Richard Olson, the coordinating director for development and ... Read more...
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19 NATO tankers torched in Pakistan
August 22nd, 2011 - 8:50 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 22 (IANS) Nineteen NATO oil tankers went up in flames Monday afternoon after gunmen opened fire at the vehicles in southwest Pakistan.The attack occurred around 2.30 p.m. in ... Read more...
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Bomb blast kills 5 more NATO troops in southern Afghanistan
August 11th, 2011 - 10:20 pm ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- A roadside bomb killed five more coalition service members in southern Afghanistan on Thursday, the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said.ISAF said five of its service members ... Read more...
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New York jihadist faces life term
July 8th, 2011 - 10:56 am ICT by IANS
New York, July 8 (IANS) A US-born jihadi, who wanted to attack US soldiers in Afghanistan and Iraq, was convicted here Wednesday.Betim Kaziu, a 23-year-old Brooklyn man, was convicted by ... Read more...
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British PM on Afghanistan visit
July 5th, 2011 - 8:05 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 5 (IANS) British Prime Minister David Cameron has arrived in Afghanistan for an official visit, a government official said.Cameron arrived in the country Monday, the official told ... Read more...
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Barack Obama to withdraw troops from Afghanistan
June 23rd, 2011 - 8:59 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington, June 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US President Barack Obama has unveiled his plans to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan. There are more than 100,000 US troops in Afghanistan and according to the ... Read more...
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Obama announces US troop pullout from Afghanistan
June 23rd, 2011 - 8:17 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 23 (IANS/RIA Novosti) US President Barack Obama has announced plans to withdraw 10,000 American troops from Afghanistan this year.The first US soldiers will begin returning home next ... Read more...
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Three American troops killed in eastern Afghanistan
June 1st, 2011 - 2:35 am ICT by BNO News
KABUL (BNO NEWS) -- A bomb blast killed three American service members in eastern Afghanistan on Saturday, the U.S. military confirmed on Tuesday.The U.S. military said three United States Forces-Afghanistan (USFOR-A) service ... Read more...
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Taliban denies Mullah Omar is dead (Night Lead)
May 23rd, 2011 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul/Islamabad, May 23 (IANS) The Taliban's legendary one-eyed leader Mullah Omar has been killed in Pakistan, Afghan officials and media said Monday, only to backtrack hours later. The Pakistani ... Read more...
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US brands Haqqani network commander as terrorist
May 11th, 2011 - 11:44 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 11 (IANS) In a crackdown on terrorists operating in Afghanistan and Pakistan, the US has designated the commander of a Pakistan-based insurgent group as a terrorist and ... Read more...
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Osama’s death will encourage war: Afghan Taliban
May 7th, 2011 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 7 (IANS) The death of Al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden will boost morale of insurgents to seek martyrdom and encourage them in the war against US ... Read more...
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Karzai wishes NATO would chase terrorists out of Afghanistan (Lead)
May 2nd, 2011 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, May 2 (IANS) Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said Monday that following Osama bin Laden's killing in neighbouring Pakistan, the world should now realise that his country was "not the ... 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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Imran Khan sets 30 days deadline over US drone strikes
April 25th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Apr 25(ANI): Tehreek-e-Insaf chief Imran Khan has said that if the Pakistan People's Party (PPP)-led federal government fails to stop US drone strikes within 30 days, protesters will block all NATO ... Read more...
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Pak re-opens NATO supply route in Peshawar
April 25th, 2011 - 1:04 pm ICT by ANI
Peshawar, Apr 25(ANI): A road in Peshawar, which acts as the main supply route for NATO troops in Afghanistan, has been re-opened after the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) lifted a blockade.The PTI had ... Read more...
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Sit-in against U.S. drone attacks begins in Pakistan
April 24th, 2011 - 1:35 am ICT by BNO News
PESHAWAR, PAKISTAN (BNO NEWS) -- Thousands of people are expected to gather for a two-day sit-in over U.S. drone attacks in Pakistan's tribal areas, Ary news television reported Saturday.Supporters of cricket hero-turned-politician ... Read more...
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US escalating airdrops to troops in Afghanistan
April 22nd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Waza Khwa (Afghanistan), Apr. 22 (ANI): The U.S. military, using Google Earth and disposable parachutes, is escalating its airdrops to troops in isolated outposts, to avoid exposing ground convoys to ambushes ... Read more...
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US to supply 85 drones to Pakistan
April 22nd, 2011 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 22(ANI): The United States will supply 85 small drones to Pakistan to help it fight militants in the country's tribal areas, according to a TV report.A local English TV ... Read more...
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ISI’s links with Haqqani network at core of US-Pak differences: Mullen
April 21st, 2011 - 10:47 am ICT by ANI
Islamabad, April 21(ANI): The US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman, Admiral Mike Mullen, has categorically stated that the Inter-Services Intelligence's continued links with the Haqqani network are at the core of Pakistan's ... 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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Predator drone attack may have killed US troops in Afghanistan
April 13th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr.13 (ANI): The US military is investigating whether a missile fired by a US drone killed two American service members last week in Afghanistan.The investigation is looking into the deaths of ... Read more...
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British troops in Afghanistan hit out against ‘ironed uniforms policy’
April 13th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by ANI
Kabul, Apr.13 (ANI): British troops fighting the Taliban in Afghanistan have hit out at the 'ironed uniforms policy' saying that they have enough to worry about without being forced to press ... Read more...
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Brit troops to get stunglasses to resist shotgun blast at point-blank range
April 10th, 2011 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Baghdad, Apr 10 (ANI): Stunglasses, fitted with special lenses that can resist a shotgun blast at almost point-blank range, would be issued to British troops in Afghanistan.The Sawfly glasses and Bullet ... Read more...
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Now blast resistant goggles for British troops
April 10th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 10 (IANS) Protective sunglasses and goggles that can withstand a shotgun blast from just 16 feet away will be issued to British troops in Afghanistan, a media report ... Read more...
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