This morning NATO issued a statement saying that Pakistani forces opened fire on two US helicopters near the border between Afghanistan's Khost Province and Pakistan's North Waziristan Agency. A US military spokesman confirmed the incident, and insisted that they did...
US Says Pakistani Troops Fired on Helicopters
Updated 9/25 3:55 PM EST NATO has issued a statement today saying that Pakistan troops opened fire on two helicopters near the Afghan border. This is the third such incident reported in the past two weeks, with the other two reports involving US helicopters in South...
North Korea Expels IAEA From Nuclear Facility
North Korea has expelled IAEA monitors from its deactivated Yongbyon reactor today, as part of a reported plan to reactivate the facility. This follows a Monday announcement that North Korea had asked the agency to remove seals and surveillance equipment from the...
Pakistan: Whose Drone is it Anyway?
Following up on yesterday's myriad of reports regarding what did or didn't happen to a US Predator Drone near the South Waziristan border, Pakistan's military has officially admitted to recovering the wreckage of a downed US drone near the border which suffered a...
35 Security Forces Killed in Ambush Near Baquba
Iraqi police and members of the Awakening Council fighters conducting a raid in a village south of Baquba in Diyala Province were ambushed by gunmen, and 35 have been reported killed. At least three of the dead were high-ranking officers, according to one report. The...
Gates Pessimistic on Pakistani Support, Insists Strikes Will Continue
When Secretary of Defense Robert Gates spoke to the Senate Armed Services Committee yesterday, he claimed that "it is essential for Pakistan to be a willing partner in any strategy" in the troubled border region. However when asked about the prospects for Pakistan...
EU Comments for IAEA Claim Iran Pursuing Nuclear Weapons
With the IAEA set to discuss Iran during today's session of the Board of Governors meeting, the European Union has made available to reporters the comments that it intends to deliver to the IAEA's board members. The comments describe Iran's defiance of the Security...
Reports: US Drone Downed in or Around South Waziristan
Several reports have emerged today that an unmanned US spy drone was downed in Pakistan's South Waziristan Agency. A remarkably diverse set of explanations for the event have emerged, leaving what if anything really happened clouded in mystery. One report has Pashtun...
“Grim” NIE on Afghanistan to Remain Classified
With the Bush Administration reportedly conducting a major review of Afghanistan policy, a soon-to-be-finished National Intelligence Estimate on Afghanistan will remain classified and unavailable to the general public. Officials say that a draft version of the report...
Georgia Claims to Have Shot Down a Russian Drone
With tensions between the two nations still high after last month's brief war, Georgian Interior Minister Shota Utiashvili claimed today that his nation has shot down a Russian reconnaissance drone. He said the incident occurred near the town of Gori, and speculated...