The Independent is reporting tonight that British military commanders are privately condemning plans to use Helmand Province, the embattled province in which the bulk of the British military force operates, into a launching pad for a broad NATO war against drug...
Shi’ite Clerics Slam US Response on Iraq Pact
Yesterday, the United States officially responded to the proposed amendments to the Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) submitted by the Iraqi government. The exact terms of the response were never made public, but officials have said the US accepted some amendments...
US Blames Taliban as Afghan Report says 37 Civilians Killed
The Afghan government has issued an official report on the US air strike earlier this week that hit a wedding party in Kandahar Province. Initial indications from the scene said 40 civilians were killed, and the final report says that 37 civilians were killed, in...
Obama: Iran’s Pursuit of Nukes Is Unacceptable
At his first press conference in his new status, US President-elect Barack Obama hit out at the Iranian government today, accusing them of "development of a nuclear weapon" and vowing "to mount an international effort to prevent that from happening." The Bush...
Is Obama’s Iraq Timetable Dead Before It Starts?
From its earliest stages the Obama campaign made a timetable for Iraq's pullout a top priority promise. With another 74 days until he even takes office and the current administration's rational for keeping the troops in place faltering fast, what he assured the voters...
Pressure Grows on Saakashvili as Observers Suggest Georgia Started War
Growing doubts about the government's actions in the August war with Russia, which destroyed much of Georgia's military, as well as residual anger over last year's anti-opposition crackdown seem palpable today as over 10,000 members of the opposition rallied in the...
US Drone Strike Kills at Least 13 in North Waziristan
US drones launched yet another unilateral air strike into Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency today, hitting what was described as a "suspected al-Qaeda compound" with multiple missiles and killing at least 13 inside. Information travels slowly in this remote part of...
Bush: Terrorists May Attack During Transition
President Bush has vowed to make an "unprecedented effort" to help with the transition to an Obama Administration. But as the outgoing and incoming administrations prepare for as-orderly-as-possible a handover of America's assorted wars and other foreign policy...
At Least Seven Civilians Among 20 Killed in Latest US Strike in Afghanistan
Just a day after reports emerged that a US air strike against a wedding party in Kandahar earlier in the week killed at least 40 civilians, another US strike in Badghis Province killed at least another 20 people, with at least seven of them reportedly civilians....
Suicide Bombing Kills 22, Wounds Over 100 at Bajaur Jirga
A suicide bomber attacked a tribal jirga earlier today in Pakistan's restive Bajaur Agency, killing 22 and wounding over 100 including the tribal head who convened the meeting. The jirga was discussing how to deal with the growing militancy in the region, which has...