76 Killed in Pakistan Mosque Bombing
76 Killed in Pakistan Mosque Bombing | Suicide Blast Pulverized Mosque, Hospitals Flooded With Wounded
Pakistani Military Kills At Least 52 in Khyber Attack
Pakistani military helicopters, troops and artillery attacked several militant hideouts in the Khyber Agency today, killing at least 52 militants. The attack also destroyed an ammunition dump and eight vehicles. The strike came hours after an attack on a Khyber checkpoint injured six people. The attack was also aimed at restoring some level of control [...]
Petraeus: US Has Permission to Use Russian Land Route for Afghan Supplies
The Khyber Pass closed briefly again yesterday after a grenade attack on a Pakistani army camp, just the latest in a long string of closings which have threatened NATO’s ability to use the route, through which roughly three quarters of all supplies for the war in Afghanistan pass. According to General David Petraeus, the United [...]
Pakistan Closes Khyber Pass
In addition to announcing a massive military offensive in the Khyber Agency, the Pakistani government today proclaimed the Khyber Pass, the source of nearly three quarters of the supplies to NATO forces in Afghanistan, closed until further notice. The military imposed a curfew in the area as tanks, helicopters and artillery poured in to the [...]
Securing the Khyber Pass: Who Pays?
It has been over a week since the Pakistani government promised to deploy its paramilitary Frontier Corps to protect supply trucks being delivered to NATO forces in Afghanistan. The attacks continue, but shipments have crawled to a virtual halt. While all the sides agree that more protection is needed to secure goods being ferried across [...]
Pakistani Opposition Party to Start Blocking NATO Supplies to Afghanistan
Pakistan’s oldest religious party plans to stop NATO supplies from entering Afghanistan
