Militant training camps bombed in South Waziristan

11 militants killed in latest pakistan offensive.

By: akhtar

Pakistani fighter jets have pounded the militants hideouts in south wiziristan, killing at least 11 insurgents, as the security forces began a fresh offensive against the taliban in the area.

about 1 month ago

Bodies of deployed U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan return back in their ...

By: spike-breaker08

At least five bodies out of eight deployed soldiers in Afghanistan return home in coffins after an attack. The military said this is the largest number of U.S. soldiers killed in a single attack in more than a year. Last Saturday, Taliban militants attacked both American and Afghan troops in the province of Nuristan, Afghanistan. Opening fire from ...

about 1 month ago

Who are the Taliban?

By: intellectual

Recent years have seen the re-emergence of the hardline Islamic Taliban movement as a fighting force in Afghanistan and a major threat to its government. They are also threatening to destabilise Pakistan, where they control areas in the north-west and are blamed for a wave of suicide bombings and other attacks. The Taliban emerged in the ...

14 days ago

Hillary pledges to turn a new page in Pak-US ties

By: arboofti

Thursday, October 29, 2009 ISLAMABAD: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday echoed the confusion and frustration of the Obama administration and sent out a fresh signal, saying it was ready to do business with some Taliban and called out to the“good” Taliban to come forward and get involved in a peaceful and ...

about 1 month ago