5 US troops die in blasts in southern Afghanistan

Saturday bombings in southern Afghanistan caused five US troops to die. Four of those five American troops died in a separate roadside bombs. The US military spokesman confirmed the deaths of the service members. The NATO -led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) said that the five American soldiers died in two separate blasts but they [...]

Afghan soldier kills two US civilian

Two U.S. civilians and an Afghan soldier by another Afghan soldier were among the dead in a shooting in the northern city of Mazar-e-Shariq Tuesday. The shooter also has died in the incident. The Defense Ministry said that an Afghan soldier opened fire on U.S. civilian trainers at any army base in northern Afghanistan that [...]

Key Pakistani counterterrorism official resigns amid turf battle

The head of a federal group who meant to coordinate with the fight against terrorism in Pakistan had resigned Tuesday. The counterterrorism official is said to resign amid bureaucratic turf battle that waged as the country continues to suffer militant attacks according to officials. Tariq Pervez a former police officer and head of the Federal [...]

Hillary Clinton Lands in Pakistan on Key Mission

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has arrived in Pakistan today to being a tour of South Asia aimed at refining the goals of the nearly 9-year-old war in Afghanistan. Her mission is to push neighboring countries of Afghanistan to cooperate in the fight against al-Qaida and Taliban extremists. Clinton landed in Islamabad, the [...]

Series of attacks killed 6 US troops and 6 Afghans

A series of attacks caused to kill many people in Afghanistan which includes six U.S. troops and also include at least dozen civilians in Afghanistan’s volatile south and east. Attacks is said to be raining since American reinforcements moving into Taliban-dominated areas. On Saturday, there were two U.S. troops reported to die in the south [...]

Pakistan suicide bombing death toll raises

Two suicide bombers killed about 102 people in a village in Pakistan. This also wounded 168 people in the village of Yakaghund in Pakistani tribal area of Mohmand. A suicide bomber struck outside a government office in a tribal region where the army of Pakistan has fought over Taliban forces who had been a cause [...]

NATO airstrikes accidentally kills Afghan troops

Five Afghan army allies were said to be killed mistakenly by NATO airstrike Wednesday. Officials said that this happened while they were attacking insurgents in the country’s east. Gen. Mohammad Zahir Azimi, the Afghan Defense Ministry spokesman said that the Afghan soldiers were launching an ambush before dawn against insurgents reportedly on the move in [...]

Afghanistan: USAID compound attacked; 4 killed

A four-story house was attacked by Taliban suicide attackers Friday in Afghanistan. The house which was used by an American aid organization is located in north Afghanistan. The attack of the Talibans has killed four people before they die in a fierce battle with the Afghan security force that took about five hours. According to [...]

CIA seems un-happy with Afghan war strategies

CIA director, Leon Panetta, has said that Afghan war is harder and slower than it was expected. He made this comment while speaking to US television. He accepted that progress had been made in Afghanistan but said that problems with governance and Taliban problems remained. He also pointed out the major corruption problem of Afghanistan [...]

UK troops, not going to stay in Afghanistan after 2015!!

David Cameron, the current UK PM in his recent statement made clear that he wants UK troop’s home by 2015. He said this in response to a question asked from him at G8 and G20 summits that are going on now days in Canada. According to different reports, Cameron wants to see his troop’s home [...]

Osama bin Laden’s hunter, dying from disease

Al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden’s would-be hunter is dying from kidney disease. Bin Laden’s hunter which is an American construction worker was detained in northern Pakistan on an armed solo mission to kill Osama bin Laden. He has been examined by a doctor after his relatives warned that he had kidney problems, needed dialysis and [...]

117 killed in the ethnic violence in Kyrgyzstan

A "well-known person" which was suspected of fomenting the worst ethnic riots for about 20 years now, was arrested Monday by the Kyrgyzstan’s interim government. The Health Ministry said that 117 had been killed in the clash. Ninety-three in Osh and twenty four in Jalalabad and many more has been wounded in the violence which [...]

Suicide bomber kills 40 at Afghan Wedding

A suicide attack at a packed wedding party in southern Afghanistan killed at least 40 people and left 77 other injured, officials said on Thursday. “A suicide bomber went inside the party where hundreds of people were sitting and blew himself up,” a police official said of the blast. The blast he said took place [...]

NATO convoy attacked by militants, 7 killed

Dozens of trucks ferrying vehicles for Western troops in Afghanistan was attacked by militants early Wednesday. This happened near the Pakistani capital. The attack was a bold assault which cost seven people’s lives and has illustrated the vulnerability of a crucial U.S. supply line. Shells of trucks were charred Wednesday and were jumbled together at [...]

Attack on convoy in Pakistan kills 5

Cargo trucks holding oil and other supplies for NATO troops in Afghanistan went on fire due to a gunmen attack on Tuesday near Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. Five people were killed and five others were wounded, the police said. At least 12 gunmen on motorcycles and in pickup trucks attacked the trucks at [...]

Afghanistan War: US death toll reaches 1,000

Death toll of U.S. military has reached 1,000 in the 10 months of Afghan war. Casualties are expected to rise since the war focus its greatest challenge and kicks to win over a population in the Taliban’s southern heartland. This conflict has become “Obama’s war” which still continues for nearly nine years now and has [...]

7 arrests in 6 NATO troops death

Seven people were captured and taken into custody according t Saeed Ansari, spokesman for Afghanistan’s intelligence service and one of the seven included one school teacher. It is not known and intelligence service did not specify what specific roles each of the seven played in several attack and it was unclear what will be the [...]

Taliban bombing kills 18 NATO troops, including 5 U.S. troops in Afghanistan

A Taliban suicide car bomber blasted upon a NATO convoy in Kabul, leading to the deaths of six of its service members, out of which five were American, on Tuesday, officials said. Along with these six deaths, twelve Afghan civilians also died who were in a public bus in rush hour traffic. At least forty-seven people were [...]

NATO: 6 service members killed in Kabul attack

Six service members have been killed in suicide car bombing Tuesday in Afghan’s capital,Kabul. The said  suicide car bombing also killed at least 12 Afghan civilians and have injured 47 people according to Afghan officials. It also includes five foreigners. The military alliance did not give details on the nationalities of the dead but NATO [...]

Search for crashed Afghan plane resume at dawn

Rescuers searching for the wreckage of an Afghan plane was hindered by dense fog in the mountainous terrain on Monday. The plane was carrying 44 passengers on board and was traveling form Kunduz in northern Afghanistan going to Kabul International Airport. The Afghan plane is operated by Pamir Airways which is a private Afghan airline [...]

14 militants killed from suspected U.S. drones

14 militants were killed and several others injured when 5 suspected U.S. drones fired missiles in Pakistan’s tribal region on Tuesday, officials said. 18 missiles were fired by the suspected drones at two vehicles and many compounds which are believed to be used by militants in the Data Khel area in North Waziristan, the officials [...]

Pressure on Pakistan Amid Fresh Terror links

Alleged links between the times square plot and extremists network are adding to perceptions of Pakistan as a global exporter of terror and increasing pressure on its military to crack down on Extremists along the Afghan border. While a failed attempt of car bombing in New York could affect the improvise relation between Pakistan and [...]

12 civilians killed by roadside bomb in Afghanistan

12 civilians were killed by a roadside bomb which struck a passenger van in southeast Afghanistan, a local official said on Wednesday. Among the dead were many women and children Dawlat Khan Yaqubi, head of the Tani district of Khost province near the Pakistan border, said. He added further that as the vehicle caught fire, the bodies [...]

NATO troops fired in bus killed Afghan civilians

NATO troops fired on a bus in Afghanistan killing four Afghan civilians and eighteen (18) were wounded Monday morning according to officials. The shooting occurred particularly in Kandahar province. According to Zalmai Ayoubi, a spokesman for Kandahar province, the wounded victims in the bus included women and children. The provincial government in Kandahar province said [...]

4 killed in U.S. aircraft crash in Afghanistan

A U.S. aircraft crashed in southern Afghanistan on Friday, which led to the deaths of three U.S. service members and one civilian employee, a statement from NATO-led forces. The aircraft was an Air Force CV-22 Osprey, and the cause of the crash is not yet known. The aircraft conducts long-range infiltration and resupply operations for [...]

Kyrgyzstan to honor deals

The Kyrgyzstan’s interim leader has pledged to honor security agreements after she came into power, this is according to the US source. Roza Otunbayeva, the interim leader in Kyrgyzstan, pledged not to stop the operations of the US. The operations are about the military base in which the US uses to supply troops and materials [...]

Kyrgyzstan opposition sets up ‘people’s government’

The opposition in Kyrgyzstan says it is setting up a “people’s government” after deadly clashes left some 65 dead. An opposition leader and former foreign minister, Roza Otunbayeva, informed  that the new defence and interior ministers had been appointed. The whereabouts of President Bakiyev are not clear but reports say that he has flown out [...]

Taliban Commander Released

A Taliban commander who had been jailed due to the abduction of foreigner in Kabul, Afghanistan was released. Taliban Commander, Akbar Agha, was sentenced for 16 years in prison due to the abduction of the three UN workers in Kabul in 2004. Late last year, he was released from prison. The commander had been pardoned [...]

Gunbattle in Pakistan leaves 30 militants, 6 soldiers dead

A gunbattle in Pakistan’s tribal region killed thirty militants and six Pakistani soldiers on Sarurday, Pakistani military officials said. The battle took place in Orakzai Agency, which is a tribal region bordering Afghanistan. 10 soldiers and several militants were also injured in the fighting, military officials said. After a tough resistance from the militants in [...]

Prince Charles visits troops in Afghanistan

On Thursday, Britain’s Prince Charles made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan to see the troops in the Taliban infested province, Helmand. The province was the region where earlier his younger son, Harry, served for 10 weeks till he was deployed. While visiting the province, he recalled how much he worried about Harry at that time, and he [...]

Pakistan Army Talked with US Leaders

Gen. Ashfaq Kayani, Pakistani’s army chief, has met the defense leaders in Washington for one week strategic talk. Robert Gates, defense secretary, and Admiral Mike Mullen, joint chief of staff, were those to hold the talks. On Wednesday, Hillary Clinton, the US secretary, is going to meet Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Pakistani Foreign Minister. In their [...]

Arrest Of Taliban Leaders By Pakistan

Pakistan is a major partner of Us in waragainst terror. US is very cautious about the performance of Pakistani government and army in war against terror. Recently Pakistan army has captured many of the main leaders of Taliban. US special envoy Richard Halbrook said that United states is extremely gratified over Pakistan’s performance. In his [...]

British Prime Minister visits troops in Afghanistan

The British Prime Minister made an unannounced visit on Saturday to southern Afghanistan to meet with the British troops. Gordon Brown made the trip to Camp Bastion in southern Helmand province to thank some of the 4,000 British soldiers who are involved in a 3-week-old NATO offensive to wrest control of the Taliban haven of Marjah from the insurgents. “We will do everything we can [...]

13 detained in Indonesia for connections with militant training

Thirteen suspects believed to have been from a group taking part in an Islamic militant training camp in a remote part of Aceh Province in Indonesia on Wednesday, a national police spokesman said. Police from the anti-terrorism unit were still searching for dozens more suspects who had fled during a raid on the camp last [...]

Charges submitted against Americans by Pakistani police

Pakistani police submitted the charges of plotting terrorism against five young Americans detained last year on Tuesday, a lawyer said. The young students are from the U.S. state of Virginia. They were detained in December in the town of Sargodha, 190 km (120 miles) southeast of Islamabad, and accused of contacting militants over the Internet [...]

US Marines and Afghan troops to stay in Marjah

As a part of a major North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) offensive against a resurgent Taliban group, more than 2,000 U.S. Marines and about a thousand Afghan troops were deployed in Marjah and will remain there for several months to control insurgencies and restore order. On the other hand, according to the Marines’ statement last [...]

British bomb-sniffing dog honored with military medal

A British Labrador, who helped save many lives in Afghanistan with his bomb-sniffing exploits, was honored for ‘canine courage’ in a ceremony held at London’s Imperial War Museum on Wednesday. The eight year-old dog, Treo, joined a menagerie as the Dicken medal, including 32 pigeons, three horses and a cat. The black Labrador’s handler, Sgt. [...]

Taliban in Northwest Pakistan Kill 2 Alleged U.S. Spies

Two bodies of alleged U.S. spies, wounded with bullets, were found on Wednesday in a Taliban stronghold in northwest Pakistan, the latest victims of an intelligence war that a top American general indicated is tilting in Washington and Islamabad’s favor. The men’s bodies were found together in Mir Ali town in North Waziristan tribal region. Each had a note attached accusing [...]

Tora Bora commander killed: Afghan police

Police say a suicide bomber has killed 15 people in eastern Afghanistan, including a key tribal leader who played a major role in a failed attempt to capture al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden at Tora Bora in 2001. Police Gen. Mohammad Ayub Salangi says the bomber set off his explosives in Khogyani district next to a small [...]

Airstrike kills 21 civilians: Afghan government

A NATO airstrike in southern Afganistan killed at least 21 civilians, the Afghan Interior Ministry said Monday, in an incident that could inflame already heightened sensitivities over noncombatant casualties. NATO forces confirmed in a statement that its planes fired Sunday on what it believed was a group of insurgents in southern Uruzgan province on their way to [...]

US to spread training to Pakistan

Now days US is  extending its efforts to complete and wipe away the war against terror as soon as possible and in this regard they have decided to set up new training centers within Pakistan where US special operation trainers will help Pakistani military near the Afghan border, a senior defense official said. These special [...]

Former Texas Rep. Charlie Wilson dies at 76

The late Rep. Charlie Wilson worked tenaciously to funnel millions of dollars in weapons to Afghan rebels who fought off the Soviet Union, only to watch Afghanistan plunge into chaos and eventually harbor al-Qaida terrorists. The course of events greatly saddened the rakish Texan, who died Wednesday at age 76, and he believed it could have been [...]

Pakistan democracy- an emerging concern for US

Democratic government in Pakistan is now an emerging concern for US government and officials. In a latest interview, he was of the view that neither Afghanistan nor Iraq but Pakistan is a major emerging concern for him. In an interview with CNN, US vice president said that “Pakistan is a big country, it has nuclear [...]

7 dead, including 3 U.S. soldiers, in Pakistan blast

Seven people, including 3 U.S. soldiers, were killed in a roadside bomb attack on Wednesday in northwest Pakistan, Pakistani security officials said. The three U.S. soldiers were travelling with Pakistan security force members. The three soldiers were in the region as part of a small, little-publicized U.S. mission to train members of the paramilitary Frontier Corps to better [...]

China backs trilateral cooperation between Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan

China on Tuesday said that it supports the trilateral cooperation among Turkey, Afghanistan and Pakistan in their efforts to address the issue of Afghanistan. Yang Jiechi, the special representative of the Chinese President Hu Jintao made the statement at the regional summit on Afghanistan held in Istanbul, Turkey. Yang said that Afghanistan has gradually recovered [...]

Afghanistan bans the use of chemical used to make bombs

On Friday, Afghanistan banned the use of a fertilizer chemical which is also used to make bombs. The government gave the farmers and other holders of the dangerous chemical a month to turn in their supplies. Afghanistan’s President Hamid Karzai’s office issued a decree banning the use, production, storage, purchase or sale of ammonium nitrate. [...]

A year since Obama took office

It’s been a year since the U.S. President Barack Obama took office, and the stack of various domestic and international issues surrounding him has increased. The economy, health care, two wars, and national security are a few of the issues still at hand. Although the president recognized these challenges at the time he took office [...]

Taliban leader escapes drone strike

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — Pakistani Taliban leader Hakimullah Mehsud escaped a US drone strike on a militant camp Friday that killed 10 people, the militia said after reports he may have been among the dead. Hakimullah Mehsud, who has led the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) since August, had been in the lawless tribal area bordering Afghanistan where [...]

Obama’s Approval Rating Decreases

President Obama’s job aprroval rating has hit a new low, according to the latest national opinion poll released Monday, January 11, 2010. A CBS News poll conducted last January 6, 2019 found that 46 percent approve of how Obama is handling his job while 41 percent say they disapprove of the president’s performance governing United [...]

U.S. Marine, UK reporter & Afghan soldier killed in blast in Afghanistan

A blast in southern Afghanistan killed a U.S. marine, a British journalist, and an Afghan soldier, Britain’s military said on Sunday. The Sunday Mirror’s defense correspondent Rupert Hamer, 39, and photographer Philip Coburn, 43, were accompanying a U.S. Marine patrol Saturday when the vehicle they were traveling in was hit by a makeshift bomb in [...]

US media reports – CIA was Al Qaeda double agent

The suicide bomber who killed seven CIA agents in Afghanistan was an al-Qaeda double agent, US media reports say. He is said to have been a doctor from Jordan, arrested there a year ago. He was then reportedly recruited by the Jordanians and CIA, who wrongly thought they had turned him, and given a mission [...]

Captured U.S. soldier’s family pleads Taliban for release

The family of the U.S soldier who was kidnapped by the Afghan Taliban in June 2009 from eastern Afghanistan pleaded the release of his son. Lt. Col Tim Marsano of the Idaho National Guard issued a statement on Friday from the family of Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl, a U.S. airborne infantryman who was taken by the Afghan Taliban [...]

Another video released of captured U.S. soldier

A new video was released on Friday of the U.S. soldier who has been kidnapped by the Afghan Taliban for over five months. The soldier was kidnapped in Pakitika province in eastern Afghanistan on June 30th. The U.S. soldier, Pfc. Bowe Bergdahl is the only known American serviceman in captivity. “This is a horrible act [...]

Eight Afghans killed in bomb blast

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan: Eight people were killed on Thursday when a suicide bomber in a horse-drawn cart set off his explosives outside a guest house in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar. The guest house, according to deputy provincial police chief Fazl Ahmad Sherzai, is often visited by foreigners. He told journalists in Kandahar: “Police spotted [...]

12 Guantanamo detainees sent to home countries by the U.S.

The U.S. Justice Department said on Sunday that twelve inmates from the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were sent back to their homelands, which included Afghanistan, Yemen, and the breakaway Somali enclave of Somaliland. Out of the twelve detainees, six were Yemeni, four were Afghani, and two were Somalis. The Yemeni and the Afghani detainees were sent [...]

Taliban attack police in eastern Afghan city

Five Taliban militants wearing suicide vests and carrying guns clashed with the police in an eastern Afghan city early Monday, officials said, after they attacked a building. At least three of the attackers are reported to be dead. The attack took place at central Gardez, the capital province of eastern Paktia province, and with the [...]

Suicide bomber kills eight in Kabul

A suicide car bombing struck Kabul, capital of the war-ravaged Afghanistan, killing at least eight people and injuring 40 others on Tuesday. The attacker blew himself up outside the gate of a hotel in Wazir Akbar Khan district, which is home to many aid agencies and embassies. The district is one of the most heavily-guarded [...]