Security forces kill three militants in Swat

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 ...

13 days ago

TheTaliban: In Their Own Words

By: amalgam80

To better understand the situation in Afghanistan, one needs to understand what has happened up until this point in the war. There are many news stories about what the NATO and American forces are trying to accomplish in Afghanistan, but there are not too many about what the Taliban is doing, has done or how they feel. This Monda

2 months ago

Pakistan: Countering Militancy in FATA

By: chnarendra

The military operation in South Waziristan is unlikely to succeed in curbing the spread of religious militancy in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), unless the Pakistan government implements political reforms in that part of the country.   Pakistan: Countering Militancy in FATA, the latest policy

about 1 month ago

Patterson says Quetta Shura high on US list

By: jelly

WASHINGTON: The United States has now turned its focus to Quetta, claiming that it has now become a major Taliban base from where Mullah Omar and his commanders plan and launch cross-border strikes into Afghanistan.   On Tuesday, The Washington Post quoted US Ambassador to Pakistan Anne W. Patterson as saying that Quetta was high on ...

2 months ago