Posts Tagged ‘ taliban ’

Josh Mull: Afghanistan: Has Hamid Karzai Already Joined the Taliban?

June 19, 2010
By Gulraiz

Here’s a new article from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com I am the Afghanistan Blogging Fellow for The Seminal and Brave New Foundation. You can read my work on The Seminal or at Rethink Afghanistan . The views expressed below are my own
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A surge of problems in Afghanistan

June 14, 2010
By Gulraiz
A surge of problems in Afghanistan

With a surge in Taliban attacks, the trend lines in Afghanistan do not look good.
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Karzai Is Said to Doubt West Can Defeat Taliban

June 11, 2010
By Gulraiz
Karzai Is Said to Doubt West Can Defeat Taliban

The Afghan president has been pressing to strike his own deal with the Taliban and Pakistan because he has lost confidence that the United States and NATO will win, officials said.
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The Inside Story On Marjah

June 11, 2010
By Gulraiz

Here’s a good post from The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Round-up of today’s AfPak news. Amnesty: Northwest Pakistan a “rights-free zone.” A new report by Amnesty International, titled “As if Hell Fell on Me: The Human Rights Crisis in Northwest Pakistan,” blasts the Pakistani government for neglecting the needs of nearly 4 million...
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‘Crime against humanity!’ Taliban hang 7-year-old boy

June 10, 2010
By Breaking News
‘Crime against humanity!’ Taliban hang 7-year-old boy

A 7-year-old boy accused of being a spy was hanged by Taliban militants, according to a report Wednesday.
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Mullen stresses Pakistan cooperation over US retaliation

May 31, 2010
By rajaali

Here’s an interesting article from GEO RSS Feeds – Pakistan News WASHINGTON: Admiral Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Sunday he is more focused on Pakistani cooperation to contain the Taliban insurgency in Afghanistan than weighing military action against militant targets in that country in retaliation for a terror...
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Gen. McChrystal: ‘Clear evidence’ Taliban trained in Iran

May 30, 2010
By rajaali
Gen. McChrystal: ‘Clear evidence’ Taliban trained in Iran

The commander of NATO and U.S. forces in Afghanistan said Sunday there is "clear evidence" that some Taliban fighters have trained ...
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Insurgents attack U.S.-run Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

May 19, 2010
By Gulraiz
Insurgents attack U.S.-run Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan

Insurgents launched a brazen pre-dawn assault Wednesday against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Base, the second Taliban strike ...
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