Iraq: Stalled measures, killing of Maliki relative strain relations with US Three US "benchmark" proposals -- on opening the Iraqi petroleum industry to foreign investment and participation, holding provincial elections in Iraq, and a continued US military presence in...
Afghan President Hamid Karzai threatened to invade Pakistan Sunday in response to cross-border attacks by Taliban-affiliated Pakistani militants. Meanwhile, more than 1,100 prisoners --- including hundreds of Taliban fighters -- escaped from a Kandahar detention...
Citing terms that compromise his country's sovereignty, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki proclaimed security talks with the US "stalled" on Saturday. Nouri received support from the President Jalal Talabani and a unanimous Political Council on National Security...
Some Pakistani officials, including provincial chief Haider Khan Hoti, are calling for "reconsideration" of US-Pakistani relations after an ill-fated US airstrike allegedly killed 11 Pakistani government troops. Meanwhile, US defense officials continue to straddle the...
